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| Brand | Generic | Category | Indication | Side Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meropenem (IV) | Merrem | Carbapenem | Meningitis, HAP, DFI, IAI Activity against: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae | diarrhea, hypersensitivity reactions, seizures with excessive doses |
| ertapenem (IV) | Invanz | Carbapenem | DFI, IAI Activity against: ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae | diarrhea, hypersensitivity reactions, seizures with excessive doses |
| ciprofloxacin (PO, IV) | Cipro | Fluoroquinolone antibiotic | Pyelonephritis, HAP Activity against: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, atypicals | QTc prolongation, tendon rupture, hepatic transaminases, photosens. Take 2 hrs before or 6 hrs after products w/ divalent/trivalent cations (dairy, Ca, multivits, minerals) Risk of aortic tear/rupture, dysglycemias, CNS effects: disorientation/delirium |
| levofloxacin (PO, IV) | Levaquin | Fluoroquinolone antibiotic | CAP, pyelonephritis Activity against: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, atypicals | QTc prolongation, tendon rupture, hepatic transaminases, photosens. Take 2 hrs before or 6 hrs after products w/ divalent/trivalent cations (dairy, Ca, multivits, minerals) Risk of aortic tear/rupture, dysglycemias, CNS effects: disorientation/delirium |
| moxifloxacin (ophthalmic, PO, IV) | Ophthalmic: Vigamox, PO, IV: Avelox | Fluoroquinolone antibiotic | Ophthalmic: bacterial conjunctivitis, PO, IV: CAP Activity against: Streptococcus pneumoniae, atypicals | QTc prolongation, tendon rupture, hepatic transaminases, photosens. Take 2 hrs before or 6 hrs after products w/ divalent/trivalent cations (dairy, Ca, multivits, minerals) Risk of aortic tear/rupture, dysglycemias, CNS effects: disorientation/delirium |
| azithromycin (PO, IV) | Zithromax, Z-Pak, Zmax | Macrolide antibiotic | CAP Activity against: Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia trachomatis, atypicals | diarrhea, QTc prolongation |
| clarithromycin (PO, IV) | Biaxin, Biaxin XL | Macrolide antibiotic | CAP Activity against: Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia trachomatis, atypicals | diarrhea, metallic taste, QTc prolongation |
| fidaxomicin (PO) | Dificid | Macrolide antibiotic | CDI Activity against: Clostridioides difficile | nausea Do not use for systemic infections (no systemic absorption). |
| doxycycline (PO, IV) | Vibramycin | Tetracycline antibiotic | SSTI, CAP, tickborne diseases Activity against: MRSA, atypicals | esophagitis, photosens. May cause permanent gray-brown discoloration of teeth and/or enamel hypoplasia when given to children; take PO 2 hrs before or 6 hrs after products w/ divalent/trivalent cations (dairy, calcium-fort juice, multivits, minerals) |
| minocycline (PO, IV) | Minocin | Tetracycline antibiotic | SSTI, acne Activity against: MRSA | photosensitivity. May cause permanent gray-brown discoloration of teeth and/or enamel hypoplasia when given to children; take PO 2 hrs before or 6 hrs after products w/ divalent/trivalent cations (dairy, calcium-fort juice, multivits, minerals) |