Penicillin family
Penicillins - one of the oldest type of broad spectrum antibiotics, share common chemical structure with
Ampicillin Bacampicillin
B e t a - l a c t a m a n t i b i o t i c s .
Carbenicillin Indanyl
Aminopenicillins such as Ampicillin and Amoxicillin have extended spectrum of
Mezlocillin Piperacillin Ticarcillin Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid Ampicillin-Sulbactam Benzylpenicillin Cloxacillin Dicloxacillin Methicillin Oxacillin Penicillin G Penicillin V Piperacillin Tazobactam Ticarcillin Clavulanic Acid Nafcillin
This table is excerpted from the main Antibiotics page - full list of general Antibiotics, drug information, antibiotics resistance and possible complications arising out of the use of antibiotics.
Cephalosporins Cefadroxil Cefazolin Cephalexin Cephalothin Cephapirin Cephradine Cefaclor Cefamandol Cefonicid Cefotetan Cefoxitin Cefprozil Ceftmetazole Cefuroxime Loracarbef Cefdinir Ceftibuten Cefoperazone Cefixime Cefotaxime Cefpodoxime proxetil Ceftazidime Ceftizoxime Ceftriaxone Cefepime Aminoglycosides family
Aminoglycosides antibiotics are specifically used to target aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria. Generally
Amikacin
u s e f u l a g a i n s t P s e u d o m o n o s ,
Gentamicin Kanamycin
amongst others. Streptomycin is effective to control tuberculosis causing
Neomycin Netilmicin Streptomycin Tobramycin Paromomycin Macrolides and Lincosamines
Macrolide Antibiotics have macrocyclic l a c t o n e c h e m i c a l s t r u c t u r e .
Azithromycin Clarithromycin
belonging to this broad spectrum class -
Clindamycin Dirithromycin
widely used for their higher level of lung penetration. Erythromycin Lincomycin Troleandomycin Quinolones and Fluoroquinolones Fluoroquinolones are synthetically
m a n u f a c t u r e d b r o a d s p e c t r u m
Cinoxacin Ciprofloxacin Enoxacin Gatifloxacin Grepafloxacin Levofloxacin Lomefloxacin Moxifloxacin Nalidixic acid Norfloxacin Ofloxacin Sparfloxacin Trovafloxacin Oxolinic acid Gemifloxacin Perfloxacin
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Tetracyclines Demeclocycline Doxycycline Methacycline Minocycline Oxytetracycline Tetracycline Chlortetracycline Sulfonamides Mafenide Silver Sulfadiazine Sulfacetamide Sulfadiazine Sulfamethoxazole Sulfasalazine Sulfisoxazole Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Sulfamethizole Other Antibiotics Bacitracin Antibiotic interactions Chloramphenicol Fosfomycin Isoniazid
Some drug combinations are contraindicated, like
Methenamine
in the case of penicillin and birth control pills.
Metronidazol
Penicillin and methotrexate, used in the treatment
of cancer and autoimmune diseases is another
Mupirocin
combination that can produce serious side effects.
Nitrofurantoin
Cephalosporins are contraindicated with blood
thinners. Tetracyclines are contraindicated with
Nitrofurazone
retinoids, blood thinning medications, diuretics,
Novobiocin Polymyxin Spectinomycin Trimethoprim Colistin Cycloserine Capreomycin Ethionamide Pyrazinamide Para-aminosalicyclic acid Erythromycin ethylsuccinate Rifabutin Rifampin Rifapentine Linezolid Streptogramins Quinopristin Dalfopristin
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Penicillin family
Tetracyclines
Other Antibiotics