Use of azithromycin for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of noninfectious inflammatory diseases.

摘要

"Use of azithromycin for the preparation of a drug for the treatment of non-infectious inflammatory diseases". The invention relates to the use of 9-deoxo-9-dihydro-9a-methyl-9a-aza-9a-homoerythromycin A (generic name: azithromycin) in the therapy of neutrophil-dominated non-infectious inflammatory diseases, to azithromycin-containing pharmaceutical compositions for enteral or parenteral administration and processes for producing such pharmaceutical compositions.