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Chapter 7
Drug classifications and indication
| Drug name | class/indication |
|---|---|
| penicillin v (PC PEN VK, Pen V) | antibacterial drug-bacterial infections |
| amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox) | antibacterial drug-bacterial infections |
| amoxicillin/clavulcanic acid (Augmentin) | penicillin antibiotic, beta-lactamase inhibitor-bacterial infections |
| clindamycin (Cleocin) | antibacterial drug-bacterial infections |
| nitrofurantoin (Macrobid, Macrodantin) | antibacterial drug-bacterial infections |
| mupirocin (Bactroban) | antibacterial drug-bacterial infections |
| Neomycin/polymyxin/bacitracin (Neosporin, triple antibiotic ointment) | antibacterial drug-bacterial infections |
| cephalexin (Keflex) | cephalosporin-bacterial infections |
| cefdinir (Omnicef) | cephalosporin-bacterial infections |
| cefuroxime (Ceftin) | cephalosporin-bacterial infections |
| erythromycin (E.E.S.) | macrolide antibacterial-bacterial infections |
| clarithromycin (Biaxin) | macrolide antibacterial-bacterial infections |
| azithromycin (Zithromax, Z-Pak) | macrolide antibacterial-bacterial infections |
| tetracycline (Sumycin, Ala-Tet, Brodspec) | tetracycline drug-bacterial infections |
| doxycycline (Vibramycin, Adoxa) | tetracycline drug-bacterial infections |
| doxycycline gel (Atridox) | tetracycline drug-bacterial infections |
| doxycycline capsules (Periostat) | tetracycline drug-bacterial infections |
| minocycline microspheres (Arestin) | tetracycline drug-bacterial infections |
| metronidazole (Flagyl) | antibacterial drug, antiprotozoal drug- bacterial infections, fungal infections |
| levofloxacin (Levaquin) | Fluoroquinolone-bacterial infections |
| ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Proquin) | Fluoroquinolone-bacterial infections |
| moxifloxacin (Avelox) | Fluoroquinolone-bacterial infections |
| chlorhexidine (Betasept, Chloraprep) | disinfectant/antispetic-bacterial infections |