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ID 3
Generic | Brand | Pharmacologic Category | Indication | Side Effects |
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Clindamycin (PO, IV) | Cleocin | Lincosamide antibiotic | SSTI, pharyngitis Activity against: MRSA | diarrhea, Clostridioides difficile diarrhea Boxed Warnings: Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported w/ use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including clindamycin |
Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim (PO, IV) | Bactrim, Bactrim DS | Sulfonamide antibiotic | SSTI Activity against: MRSA | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash (rare SJS/ TEN), hyperkalemia, increased SCr hypersensitivity rxns Notes: fixed ratio (5:1) of sulfamethoxazole & trimethoprim; dosing based on trimethoprim |
Nitrofurantoin (PO) | Macrobid | Urinary antibiotic | Cystitis Activity against: E. coli | nausea, pulmonary fibrosis (chronic use) |
Gentamicin (IV) | Aminoglycoside antibiotic | HAP, pyelonephritis, neonatal sepsis Activity against: E. coli | nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity | |
Vancomycin (IV, PO) | Vancocin | Glycopeptide antibiotic | IV: SSTI, HAP, meningitis, endocarditis, CRBSI PO: CDI Activity against: MRSA, Clostridioides difficile | nephrotoxicity, vancomycin infusion rxn |
Metronidazole (PO, IV) | Flagyl | Antibiotic | Anaerobic infections, CDI Activity against: Bacteroides species, Clostridioides difficile | nausea, metallic taste, alcohol intolerance, peripheral neuropathy (long-term use) |
Mupirocin (topical) | Bactroban | Antibiotic | MRSA decolonization | no major side effects |