Drugs used to treat a range of bacterial infections
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| Generic Name |
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| Trade Name |
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| Drug Type |
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| oral, topical, or injection |
|
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| Amikacin |
Amikin |
aminoglycoside |
I |
| Gentamicin |
Garamycin |
aminoglycoside |
I/T |
| Kanamycin |
Kantrex |
aminoglycoside |
I/O |
| Netilmicin |
Netromycin |
aminoglycoside |
I |
| Tobramycin |
Nebcin |
aminoglycoside |
I/T |
| Ertapenem |
Invanz |
carbapenem |
I |
| Imipenem + cilastatin |
Primaxin |
carbapenem |
I |
| Meropenem |
Merrem |
carbapenem |
I |
| Cefadroxil |
Duricef, Ultracef |
1st Gen. Cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefazolin |
Ancef |
1st Gen. Cephalosporin |
I |
| Cephalexin |
Keflex |
1st gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cephradine |
Velosef |
1st gen. cephalosporin |
I/O |
| Cefaclor |
Ceclor |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefamandole |
Mandol |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefmetazole |
Zefazone |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefonicid |
Monocid |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefotetan |
Cefotan |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefoxitin |
Mefoxin |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefprozil |
Cefzil |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefuroxime |
Kufurox, Zinacef |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
I/O |
| Laracarbef |
Lorabid |
2nd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefixime |
Suprax |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefdinir |
Cefdinir |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefditoren |
Spectracef |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Cefoperazone |
Cefobid |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefotaxime |
Claforan |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefpodoxime |
Vantin |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Ceftazidime |
Fortaz, Tazicef, Tazidime |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Ceftibuten |
Cedax |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
O |
| Ceftizoxime |
Cefizox |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Ceftriaxone |
Rocephin |
3rd gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Cefepime |
Maxipime |
4th gen. cephalosporin |
I |
| Azithromycin |
Zithromax |
macrolide |
I/O |
| Clarithromycin |
Biaxin |
macrolide |
O |
| Dirithromycin |
Dynabac |
macrolide |
O |
| Erythromycin |
E-Mycin, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, Ilosone |
macrolide |
I/O/T |
| Cloxacillin |
Cloxapen |
narrow-spectrum penicillin |
O |
| Dicloxacillin |
Dycill, Dynapen, Pathocil |
narrow-spectrum penicillin |
O |
| Nafcillin |
Unipen |
narrow-spectrum penicillin |
I/O |
| Oxacillin |
Bactocil |
narrow-spectrum penicillin |
I |
| Penicillin G |
Bicillin, Wycillin |
narrow-spectrum penicillin |
I |
| Penicillin V |
Veetids |
narrow-spectrum penicillin |
O |
| Ampicillin |
Principen |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
I/O |
| Amoxicillin |
Amoxil, Trimox |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
O |
| Amoxicillin + clavulanate |
Augmentin |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
O |
| Carbenicillin |
Geocillin |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
O |
| Piperacillin |
Pipracil |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
I |
| Piperacillin + tazobactam |
Zosyn |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
I |
| Ticarcillin |
Ticar |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
I |
| Ticarcillin +clavulante |
Timentin |
broad-spectrum penicillin |
I |
| Ciprofloxacin |
Cipro |
quinolone |
I/O |
| Gatifloxacin |
Tequin |
quinolone |
I/O |
| Levofloxacin |
Levaquin |
quinolone |
I/O/T |
| Lomefloxacin |
Maxaquin |
quinolone |
O |
| Moxifloxacin |
Avelox |
quinolone |
I/O |
| Norfloxacin |
Noroxin |
quinolone |
O/T |
| Ofloxacin |
Floxin |
quinolone |
I/O/T |
| Trovafloxacin + alatrofloxacin |
Trovan |
quinolone |
I/O |
| Mafenide |
Sulfamylon |
sulfonamide |
T |
| Sulfacetamide |
Sodium sulamyd |
sulfonamide |
T |
| Sulfamethizole |
Thiosulfil |
sulfonamide |
O |
| Sulfamethoxazole |
Gantanol |
sulfonamide |
O |
| Sulfasalazine |
Azulfidine |
sulfonamide |
O |
| Sulfisoxazole |
Gantrisin |
sulfonamide |
O/T |
| Trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) |
Bactrim, Septra |
sulfonamide |
I/O |
| Demeclocyline |
Declomycin |
tetracycline |
O |
| Doxycycline |
Vibramycin |
tetracycline |
I/O |
| Minocycline |
Minocin |
tetracycline |
I/O |
| Oxytetracycline |
Terramycin |
tetracycline |
I |
| Tetracycline |
Sumycin |
tetracycline |
O |
| Cinoxacin |
Cinobac |
UT aniseptic |
O |
| Fosfomycin |
Monurol |
UT aniseptic |
O |
| Methenamine |
Mandelamine |
UT aniseptic |
O |
| Nalidixic Acid |
NegGram |
UT aniseptic |
O |
| Nitrofurantoin |
Furadantin, Macrodantin |
UT aniseptic |
O |
| Aztreonam |
Azactam |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
I |
| Chloramphenicol |
Chloromycetin |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
I/O/T |
| Clindamycin |
Cleocin |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
I/O/T |
| Linezolid |
Zyvox |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
I/O |
| Metronidazole |
Flagyl |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
I/O |
| Mupirocin |
Bactrobam |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
T |
| Vancomycin |
Vancocin |
miscellaneous antibacterial |
I/O |
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