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Mechanism of
Generic name Common uses Possible side effects
action
Aminoglycosides
Spectinomycin
Gonorrhea
(Bs)
Ansamycins
Geldanamycin
Experimental, as antitumor antibiotics
Herbimycin
prevents bacterial
cell division by
Loracarbef Discontinued
inhibiting cell wall
synthesis.
Carbapenems
Cefadroxil Gastrointestinal
upset and Same mode of
action as other beta-
Cefazolin diarrhea
lactam antibiotics:
Good coverage against Gram- Nausea (if disrupt the synthesis
Cefalotin or Cefaloth
positive infections. alcohol taken of
in
concurrently) thepeptidoglycan lay
er of bacterial cell
Allergic
Cefalexin walls.
reactions
Cefaclor
Same mode of
Gastrointestinal action as other beta-
Cefamandole
upset and diarrhea lactam antibiotics:
Less Gram-positive cover,
disrupt the synthesis
Cefoxitin improved Gram-negative Nausea (if alcohol
of
cover. taken concurrently)
thepeptidoglycan lay
Cefprozil
Allergic reactions er of bacterial cell
walls.
Cefuroxime
Cefotaxime
Cefpodoxime
Ceftazidime [Unlike
most third-
generation agents,
ceftazidime is active
against Pseudomona
s aeruginosa]
Ceftibuten
Ceftizoxime
Same mode of
Gastrointestinal action as other beta-
upset and diarrhea lactam antibiotics:
Covers pseudomonal disrupt the synthesis
Cefepime Nausea (if alcohol
infections. of
taken concurrently)
thepeptidoglycan lay
Allergic reactions er of bacterial cell
walls.
Glycopeptides
Teicoplanin
Oritavancin
Lincosamides(Bs)
Lipopeptide
Bind to the
membrane and
Daptomycin Gram-positive organisms cause rapid
depolarization,
resulting in a loss of
membrane potential
leading to inhibition
of protein, DNA and
RNA synthesis
Macrolides(Bs)
Monobactams
Same mode of
action as other beta-
lactam antibiotics:
disrupt the synthesis
Aztreonam Gram-negative bacteria
of
thepeptidoglycan lay
er of bacterial cell
walls.
Nitrofurans
Bacterial
Furazolidone or protozoal diarrhea or ent
eritis
Thrombocytopenia
Peripheral
Linezolid VRSA
neuropathy
Radezolid
Torezolid
Penicillins
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Azlocillin
Carbenicillin
Cloxacillin
Gastrointestinal Same mode of
Dicloxacillin
upset and diarrhea action as other beta-
Wide range of infections;
lactam antibiotics:
Flucloxacillin penicillin used Allergy with
disrupt the synthesis
forstreptococcal seriousanaphylactic
of
Mezlocillin infections, syphilis, reactions
thepeptidoglycan lay
and Lyme disease
Brain and kidney er of bacterial cell
Methicillin
damage (rare) walls.
Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Penicillin G
Penicillin V
Piperacillin
Penicillin G
Temocillin
Ticarcillin
Penicillin combinations
Both
Amoxicillin/clavulanate and
Ampicillin/sulbactam are
effective against non-
Amoxicillin/clavula recurrent acute Otitis
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nate media[5] Only a few oral-
antibiotics active for skin
and soft tissue infections, The second
one of it is component prevents
Amoxicillin/clavulanate bacterialresistance t
o the first
Ampicillin/sulbacta component
m
Piperacillin/tazoba
ctam
Ticarcillin/clavulan
ate
Polypeptides
Polymyxin B
Quinolones/Fluoroquinolone
Ciprofloxacin
Enoxacin
Gatifloxacin
Urinary tract
inhibit the
Gemifloxacin infections, bacterial
bacterial DNA
prostatitis, community-
Nausea (rare), irreversible gyrase or
Levofloxacin acquired pneumonia, ba
damage to central nervous thetopoisomerase IV
cterial
system (uncommon), enzyme, thereby
Lomefloxacin diarrhea, mycoplasmal
tendinosis (rare) inhibiting DNAreplic
infections, gonorrhea
ation and
Moxifloxacin
transcription.
Nalidixic acid
Norfloxacin
Ofloxacin
Trovafloxacin Withdrawn
Grepafloxacin Withdrawn
Sparfloxacin Withdrawn
Temafloxacin Withdrawn
Sulfonamides(Bs)
Mafenide
Folate
synthesis inhibition.
Sulfacetamide
They
are competitive
Sulfadiazine
inhibitors of the
enzyme dihydropter
Silver sulfadiazine
Nausea, vomiting, and oate synthetase,
diarrhea DHPS. DHPS
Sulfadimethoxine
catalyses the
Urinary tract Allergy (including skin
conversion of PABA
Sulfamethizole infections (except rashes)
(para-
sulfacetamide, used
Crystals in urine aminobenzoate)
Sulfamethoxazole for eye infections, and
todihydropteroate, a
mafenide and silver Kidney failure key step
Sulfanilimide (arch sulfadiazine, used
in folate synthesis.
aic) topically for burns) Decrease in white
Folate is necessary
blood cell count
for the cell to
Sulfasalazine
Sensitivity to sunlight synthesizenucleic
acids (nucleic acids
Sulfisoxazole
are essential
building blocks
Trimethoprim-
of DNA and RNA),
Sulfamethoxazole(
and in its absence
Co-trimoxazole)
cells cannot divide.
(TMP-SMX)
Sulfonamidochryso
idine(archaic)
Tetracyclines(Bs)
Clofazimine Antileprotic
Dapsone Antileprotic
Capreomycin Antituberculosis
Antituberculosis, urinary
Cycloserine
tract infections
Ethambutol(Bs) Antituberculosis
Inhibits peptide
Ethionamide Antituberculosis
synthesis
Isoniazid Antituberculosis
Pyrazinamide Antituberculosis
Binds to the
mostly Gram-
Rifampicin (Rifampi Reddish-orange sweat, tears, subunit of RNA
positive and mycobacteri
n in US) and urine polymerase to
a
inhibit transcription
Rifapentine Antituberculosis
Others
Spirochaetal infections
Arsphenamine
(obsolete)
Meningitis, MRSA,
Inhibits bacterial
topical use, or for low-
protein synthesis by
Chloramphenicol(B cost internal treatment.
Rarely: aplastic anemia. binding to the 50S
s) Historic: typhus, cholera.
subunit of the
Gram-negative, Gram-
ribosome
positive, anaerobes
Inactivates enolpyru
This antibiotic is not
vyl transferase,
Fosfomycin Acute cystitis in women recommended for children and
thereby blocking cell
75 up of age
wall synthesis
Fusidic acid
Inhibits isoleucine t-
RNA synthetase
Ointment for impetigo, c
Mupirocin (IleRS) causing
ream for infected cuts
inhibition of protein
synthesis
Platensimycin
Quinupristin/Dalfo
pristin
Slowly Intravenous.
Indicated for
complicated skin/skin
structure infections, soft
tissues infections and
complicated intra-
abdominal infections. Teeth discoloration and same
Effective for gram side effects asTetracycline. Not Similar structure
positive and negative to be given for children and with tetracycline,
and also anaerob pregnant or lactate women. but 5 times stronger,
Tigecycline(Bs)
antibiotics, against Relatively safe and no need big volume
multi-resistant dose adjusted when be given distribution and long
antibiotics bacteries for mild to moderate liver half-time in the body
such asStaphylococcus function or renal patients
aureus (MRSA)
andAcinetobacter
baumannii, but not
effective for
Pseudomonas spp and
Proteus spp
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