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ch 7 drugs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| penicillin v (PC PVEN VK, Pen V) | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indicaiton: Bacterial infections, 1st choice for oral infections (abscess and periocoronitis) |
| amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox) | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indication: bacterial infections, 1st choice for prophylaxis endocarditis, necrotizing periodontitis, periodontal abscess |
| amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (Augmentin) | Class: Penicillin antibiotic, Beta-lactamase inhibitor Indication: Bacterial infections, aggressive forms of periodontitis/Grade C |
| clindamycin (Cleocin) | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indication: Bacterial infections, 1st choice for oral infections in pts with penicillin allergies |
| nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indication: Bacterial infections |
| mupirocin (Bactroban) | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indication: Bacterial infection, 2nd choice for angular cheilitis |
| neomycin/polymyxin/bacitracin (Neosporin, triple antibiotic ointment) | Class: Antibacterial Drug Indication Bacterial infections |
| erythromycin (E.E.S) | Class: macrolide antibacterial Indication: bacterial infections |
| clarithromycin (Biaxin) | Class: Macrolide antibacterial Indication: bacterial infections, alternate for pt allergic to amoxicillin for prophylaxis endocarditis |
| azithromycin (Zithromax, Z-Pak) | Class: Macrolide antibacterial Indication: bacterial infection, alternate for pt allergic to amoxicillin for prophylaxis endocarditis |
| cephalexin (Keflex) | Class: Cephalosporin Indication: Bacterial infection, alternate for pt allergic to amoxicillin for prophylaxis endocarditis |
| cefdinir (Omnicef) | Class: cephalosporin Indication: bacterial infections |
| tetracycline (Sumycin, Ala-Tet, Brodspec) | Class: Tetracycline drug Indication: bacterial infections including periodontitis |
| doxycycline (Vibramycin) | Class: Tetracycline drug Indication: bacterial infections including periodontitis |
| doxycycline gel (Atridox) | Class: Tetracycline drug Indication: bacterial infections including periodontitis |
| doxycycline capsules (Periostat) | Class: Tetracycline drug Indication: bacterial infections including periodontitis |
| minocycline microspheres (Arestin) | Class: Tetracycline drug Indication: bacterial infections including periodontitis |
| metronidazole (Flagyl) | Class: antibacterial drug, antiprotozoal drug Indication: bacterial infections, fungal infections |
| levofloxacin (Levaquin) | Class: Fluoroquinolone Indication: Bacterial infections |
| ciprofloxacin (Cipro) | Class: Fluoroquinolone Indication: Bacterial infections |