Common Antibiotics

GROUP I: Ample Spectrum Penicillins



Generic Name................. Trade Name



Amoxicillin >>>>>>>>>>> Amoxil®

Ampicillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Omnipen®

Bacampicillin >>>>>>>>>>>Spectrobid®

Carbenicillin Indanyl >>>>>> Pyopen®, Geogen®, Geocillin®

Mezlocillin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mezlin®

Piperacillin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Pipracil®

Ticarcillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Ticar®



GROUP II: Penicillins and Beta Lactamase Inhibitors



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name



Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid >>>>>>Augmentin®

Ampicillin-Sulbactam* >>>>>>>Unasyn®

Benzylpenicillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Benpen®

Cloxacillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Tegopen®, Coxapen®

Dicloxacillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Dycill®, Dynapen®, Pathocil®

Methicillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Staphcillin®

Oxacillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Prostaphilin®, Bactocil®

Penicillin G >>>>>>>>>>>>(Benzathine, Potassium,

Procaine)

Bicillin® C-R/L-A, Pfizerpen®, Wycellin®

Penicillin V >>>>>>>>>>>> Pen-Veek®, Beepen-VK®

Piperacillin+Tazobactam* >>>>>>>>>>>> Zozyn®

Ticarcillin+Clavulanic Acid >>>>>>>>>>>>Timentin®

Nafcillin >>>>>>>>>>>>Unipen®, Nafcil®



GROUP III: Cephalosporins



Cephalosporin I Generation



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name



Cefadroxil >>>>>>>>>>>>Duricef®

Cefazolin >>>>>>>>>>>>Ancef®, Kefzol®, Zolicef®

Cephalexin >>>>>>>>>>>>Keflex®, Keftal®, Cefanox®

Cephalothin >>>>>>>>>>>>Keflin®, Seffin®

Cephapirin >>>>>>>>>>>>Cefadyl®

Cephradine >>>>>>>>>>>>Velocef®

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Cephalosporin II Generation



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name

Cefaclor >>>>>>>>>>>>Ceclor®, Ceclor CD®

Cefamandol >>>>>>>>>>>> Mandol®

Cefonicid >>>>>>>>>>>> Monocid®

Cefotetan >>>>>>>>>>>> Cefotan®

Cefoxitin >>>>>>>>>>>> Mefoxin®

Cefprozil >>>>>>>>>>>>Cefzil®

Ceftmetazole >>>>>>>>>>>> Zefazone®

Cefuroxime >>>>>>>>>>>>Kefurox®, Zinacef®

Cefuroxime >>>>>>>>>>>>axetil Ceftin®

Loracarbef >>>>>>>>>>>> Lorabid®



Cephalosporin III Generation



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>> Trade Name

Cefdinir >>>>>>>>>>>>Omnicef®

Ceftibuten >>>>>>>>>>>> Cedax®

Cefoperazone >>>>>>>>>>>>Cefobid®

Cefixime* >>>>>>>>>>>>Suprax®

Cefotaxime* >>>>>>>>>>>>Claforan®

Cefpodoxime >>>>>>>>>>>>proxetil Vantin®

Ceftazidime* >>>>>>>>>>>> Ceptaz®, Fortaz®, Tanicef®

Ceftizoxime* >>>>>>>>>>>> Cefizox®

Ceftriaxone* >>>>>>>>>>>>Rocephin®



Cephalosporin IV Generation



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name

Cefepime >>>>>>>>>>>> Maxipime®



GROUP IV: Macrolides and Lincosamines



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name

Azithromycin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Zithromax®

Clarithromycin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Biaxin®

Clindamycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Cleocin®

Dirithromycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Dynabac®

Erythromycin >>>>>>>>>>>>E-mycin®, Ery-tab®, Benzamycin®

Lincomycin >>>>>>>>>>>> Lincocin®

Troleandomycin Tao®

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GROUP V: Quinolones and Fluoroquinolones



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name



Cinoxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Cinoxacin®

Ciprofloxacin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Cipro®

Enoxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Penetrex®

Gatifloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Tequin®

Grepafloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Raxar®, Out of Market in USA

Levofloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Levaquin®, Quixin®

Lomefloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>> Maxaquin®

Moxifloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>> Avelox®

Nalidixic acid >>>>>>>>>>>>NegGam®

Norfloxacin* >>>>>>>>>>>> Noroxin®

Ofloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Floxin®

Sparfloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Zagam®

Trovafloxacin >>>>>>>>>>>>Trovan®

Oxolinic acid Not licensed in USA

Gemifloxacin Not licensed in USA

Perfloxacin Not licensed in USA



GROUP VI: Carbepenems



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name

Imipenem-Cilastatin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Primaxin®

Meropenem >>>>>>>>>>>> Merrem®



GROUP VII: Monobactams



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>> Trade Name

Aztreonam* >>>>>>>>>>>>Azactam®



GROUP VIII: Aminoglycosides



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name



Amikacin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Amikin®

Gentamicin >>>>>>>>>>>>Garamycin®

Kanamycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Kantrex®

Neomycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Mycifradin®, Neo-Fradin®

Netilmicin >>>>>>>>>>>> Netromycin®

Streptomycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Streptomycin®

Tobramycin* >>>>>>>>>>>> Tobrex®, Nebcin®

Paromomycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Humatin®

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GROUP IX: Glycopeptides



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name

Teicoplanin >>>>>>>>>>>> Targocid®

Vancomycin* >>>>>>>>>>>>Vancocyn®, Lyphocin®





GROUP X: Tetracyclines



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name



Demeclocycline >>>>>>>>>>>>Declomycin®

Doxycycline >>>>>>>>>>>> Doxy®, Vibra®, Vibramycin®

Methacycline >>>>>>>>>>>> Rondomycin®

Minocycline >>>>>>>>>>>>Minocin®

Oxytetracycline >>>>>>>>>>>>Terramycin®

Tetracycline >>>>>>>>>>>>Sumycin®

Chlortetracycline



GROUP XI: Sulfonamides



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>> Trade Name

Mafenide >>>>>>>>>>>> Sulfamylon®

Silver Sulfadiazine >>>>>>>>>>>> SSD®, Silvadene®

Sulfacetamide >>>>>>>>>>>> Sultrim®

Sulfadiazine >>>>>>>>>>>>Sulfadiazine

Sulfamethoxazole >>>>>>>>>>>> Gantanol®

Sulfasalazine >>>>>>>>>>>>Sulfasalazine®,Azulfidine®

Sulfisoxazole >>>>>>>>>>>>Sulfisoxazole

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole >>>>>>>>>>>>Bactrim®, Septra®, Cofatrim®, Primsol®

Sulfamethizole >>>>>>>>>>>>Thiosulfil Forte®



GROUP XII: Rifampin



Generic Name Trade Name



Rifabutin Mycobutin®

Rifampin Rifadin®

Rifapentine Priftin®

GROUP XIII: Oxazolidonones

Generic Name Trade Name

Linezolid* Zyvox®

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GROUP XIV: Streptogramins



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>> Trade Name



Quinopristin+Dalfopristin* >>>>>>>>>>>> Synercid®



GROUP XV: Others



Generic Name >>>>>>>>>>>>Trade Name



Bacitracin >>>>>>>>>>>>Baci-IM

Chloramphenicol* >>>>>>>>>>>> Chloromycetin®

Colistemetate >>>>>>>>>>>>Coly-Mycin® M & S

Fosfomycin >>>>>>>>>>>> Monurol®

Isoniazid >>>>>>>>>>>> Rifamate®

Methenamine >>>>>>>>>>>>Hiprex®, Mandelamine®

Metronidazol >>>>>>>>>>>>Flagyl®

Mupirocin >>>>>>>>>>>> Bactroban®

Nitrofurantoin >>>>>>>>>>>>Macrobid®, Macrodantin®, Furantoin®

Nitrofurazone >>>>>>>>>>>>Furacin®

Novobiocin >>>>>>>>>>>>Albamycin®

Polymyxin B >>>>>>>>>>>> Aerospin®

Spectinomycin >>>>>>>>>>>>Trobicin®

Trimethoprim >>>>>>>>>>>> Proloprim®, Trimpex®

Colistin

Cycloserine

Capreomycin

Ethionamide

Pyrazinamide

Para-aminosalicyclic acid

Erythromycin ethylsuccinate +

sulfisoxazole


By / Dr.Mohsen Nabil