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Penicillin family

AmpicillinBacampicillinCarbenicillin IndanylMezlocillinPiperacillinTicarcillin Amoxicillin-Clavulanic AcidAmpicillin-SulbactamBenzylpenicillinCloxacillinDicloxacillinMethicillinOxacillinPenicillin GPenicillin VPiperacillin TazobactamTicarcillin Clavulanic AcidNafcillin

Penicillins - one of the oldest type of broad spectrum antibiotics, share common chemical structure with Cephalopsorins. They are classified as B e t a - l a c t a m a n t i b i o t i c s . Aminopenicillins such as Ampicillin and Amoxicillin have extended spectrum of action.

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.

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CephalosporinsCefadroxilCefazolinCephalexinCephalothinCephapirinCephradine CefaclorCefamandolCefonicidCefotetanCefoxitinCefprozilCeftmetazoleCefuroximeLoracarbef CefdinirCeftibutenCefoperazoneCefiximeCefotaximeCefpodoxime proxetilCeftazidimeCeftizoximeCeftriaxoneCefepime

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Aminoglycosides family

AmikacinGentamicinKanamycinNeomycinNetilmicinStreptomycinTobramycinParomomycin

Aminoglycos ides ant ib iot ics are specifically used to target aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria. Generally u s e f u l a g a i n s t P s e u d o m o n o s , Ac inetobacter and Enterobacter amongst others. Streptomycin is effective to control tuberculosis causing mycobacteria.

Macrolides and LincosaminesAzithromycinClarithromycinClindamycinDirithromycinErythromycinLincomycinTroleandomycin

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 . Erythromycin and the newer antibiotics belonging to this broad spectrum class - Azithromycin and Clarithromycin are widely used for their higher level of lung penetration.

Quinolones and Fluoroquinolones CinoxacinCiprofloxacinEnoxacinGatifloxacinGrepafloxacinLevofloxacinLomefloxacinMoxifloxacinNalidixic acidNorfloxacinOfloxacinSparfloxacinTrovafloxacinOxolinic acidGemifloxacinPerfloxacin

Fluoroquinolones are synthetically m a n u f a c t u re d b ro a d s p e c t r u m Antibiotics.

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Tetracyclines

DemeclocyclineDoxycyclineMethacyclineMinocyclineOxytetracyclineTetracyclineChlortetracycline

Sulfonamides

MafenideSilver SulfadiazineSulfacetamideSulfadiazineSulfamethoxazoleSulfasalazineSulfisoxazoleTrimethoprim-SulfamethoxazoleSulfamethizole

Other Antibiotics

BacitracinChloramphenicolFosfomycinIsoniazidMethenamineMetronidazolMupirocinNitrofurantoinNitrofurazoneNovobiocinPolymyxinSpectinomycinTrimethoprimColistinCycloserineCapreomycinEthionamidePyrazinamidePara-aminosalicyclic acidErythromycin ethylsuccinate RifabutinRifampinRifapentine LinezolidStreptograminsQuinopristin Dalfopristin

Antibiotic interactions

Some drug combinations are contraindicated, like in the case of penicillin and birth control pills. Penicillin and methotrexate, used in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases is another combination that can produce serious side effects. Cephalosporins are contraindicated with blood thinners. Tetracyclines are contraindicated with retinoids, blood thinning medications, diuretics, antacids and insulin.