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Amoxicillin (Amoxil; Biomox; Polymox) Forum
Amoxicillin is a penicillin-like antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia; bronchitis; venereal disease (VD); and ear, lung, nose, urinary tract, and skin infections.
Azithromycin (Zithromax) Forum
Azithromycin is an antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia; venereal disease (VD); and ear, lung, skin, and throat infections. In acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, azithromycin is used to prevent pneumonia, called disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection.
Cefaclor (Ceclor) Forum
Cefaclor is a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as pneumonia and ear, lung, skin, throat, and urinary tract infections.
Cefamandole (Mandol) Forum
Cefamandole belongs to a group of drugs called cephalosporins. These are antibiotics and work by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria (germs) which are causing the infection.
Cefotaxime (Claforan) Forum
Cefotaxime is a member of the cephalosporin antibiotic class of drugs that has a rather wide spectrum of activity and is also useful as a pre-surgery antibiotic.
Cefprozil Forum
Cefprozil is effective against susceptible bacteria causing infections of the middle ear, tonsillitis, throat infections, laryngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, and skin and soft tissue infections.
Cefuroxime (Ceftin) Forum
Cefuroxime is a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat infections caused by bacteria such as bronchitis and lung, skin, throat, and urinary tract infections.
Cephalexin (Biocef; Keflex; Keftab) Forum
Cephalexin is an antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as pneumonia and bone, ear, skin, and urinary tract infections.
Clarithromycin (Biaxin) Forum
Clarithromycin is an antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia; bronchitis; and ear, lung, sinus, stomach, skin, and throat infections.
Clavulanate Forum
Clavulanate is a beta-lactamase inhibitor sometimes combined with penicillin group antibiotics to overcome certain types of antibiotic resistance. Specifically, it is used to overcome resistance in bacteria that secrete beta-lactamase enzymes, which otherwise inactivate most penicillins.
Clinafloxacin Forum
Clinafloxacin is in clinical development and not currently available. It is a new fourth generation quinolone that belongs to the antibacterial fluoroquinolone group.
Fluconazole (Diflucan Oral)
Fluconazole is used to treat pneumonia, meningitis, and fungal infections of the mouth, throat, liver, kidneys, heart, urinary tract and abdomen.
Kanamycin (Kantrex) Forum
Kanamycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic, available in both oral and intravenous forms, and used to treat a wide variety of infections.
Levofloxacin (Levaquin Oral) Forum
Levofloxacin is used treat infections such as pneumonia; chronic bronchitis; and sinus, urinary tract, kidney, and skin infections.
Metronidazole (MetroCream, MetroGel) Forum
Metronidazole (MetroCream, MetroGel) is used to treat acne rosacea (adult acne), a chronic condition in which the facial skin is inflamed and sores develop.
Mupirocin (Bactroban; Centany) Forum
Mupirocin is used to treat impetigo as well as other skin infections caused by bacteria. It is not effective, however, against fungal or viral infections.
Ofloxacin (Floxin) Forum
Ofloxacin is an antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia; bronchitis; venereal disease (VD); and prostate, skin, and urinary tract infections.
Pefloxacin (Pefbid; Pefocin; Pefran; Pelox) Forum
This medicine is used for the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis in males and for gram-negative-bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal system and the genitourinary tract.
Rifampin (Rifadin; Rimactane; Rofact) Forum
Rifampin (rifampicin) is a bacteriocidal antibiotic drug used to treat mycobacterium infections, including tuberculosis and leprosy.
Tobramycin (Nebcin, Tobi, Tobradex, Tobrex) Forum
Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat various types of bacterial infections such as infections of the eye, Pseudomonas or Gram-negative infections.
Trimethoprim (Proloprim; Trimpex; Bactrim; Septra) Forum
Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole blocks the production of folic acid, a necessary chemical for both bacteria and humans, and each is an effective antibiotic when used alone.
Trovafloxacin (Trovan) Forum
This medication is used to treat serious infections including life-or-limb- threatening infections, pneumonia, complicated abdominal infections, gynecologic and pelvic infections, and skin infections.
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