Azithromycin belongs to a group of medications known as macrolide antibiotics and is utilized to treat several bacterial infections, including but not limited to bronchitis, pneumonia, sexually transmitted diseases, and infections affecting the ears, lungs, sinuses, skin, throat, and reproductive organs. Furthermore, it is used to cure or prevent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection, which is a type of lung infection that primarily impacts people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The drug functions by inhibiting bacterial growth.