List of Antibiotics



New Antibiotics
Generic Brand Name
Lipopeptides Daptomycin (Cubicin)
Fluoroquinolone Gemifloxacin (Factive)
Ketolide Telithromycin (Ketek)
Tetracyclines (glycylcyclines) Tigecycline (Tygacil)


Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
Generic Brand Name
Amikacin Amikin
Gentamicin Garamycin, G-Mycin, Jenamicin
Kanamycin Kantrex
Neomycin Mycifradin, Myciguent
Netilmicin Netromycin
Paromomycin  
Streptomycin  
Tobramycin Nebcin


Cephalosporins
Generic Brand Name
Cefaclor Ceclor, Ceclor CD, Ranicor
Cefadroxil Duricef, Ultracef
Cefamandole Mandol
Cefazolin Ancef, Kefzol
Cefdinir Omnicef
Cefepime Maxipime
Cefonicid Monocid
Cefoperazone Cefobid
Cefotaxime Claforan
Cefotetan Cefotan
Cefoxitin Mefoxin
Cefpodoxime Vantin
Cefprozil Cefzil
Ceftazidime Ceptaz, Fortaz, Tazicef, Tazidime
Ceftibuten Cedax
Ceftizoxime Cefizox
Ceftriaxone Rocephin
Cefuroxime Ceftin, Kefurox, Zinacef
Cephalexin Keflex, Keftab
Cephapirin Cefadyl
Cephradine Velosef
Cefditoren Cefditoren


Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Generic Brand Name
Ciprofloxacin Cipro, Cipro XR
Enoxacin Penetrex
Gatifloxacin Tequin
Gemifloxacin Factive
Levofloxacin Levaquin
Lomefloxacin Maxaquin
Moxifloxacin Avelox
Norfloxacin Noroxin
Ofloxacin Floxin
Sparfloxacin Zagam
Trovafloxacin Trovan


Macrolide Antibiotics
Generic Brand Name
Azithromycin Zithromax
Erythromycin  
Clarithromycin Biaxin
Dirithromycin Dynabac
Roxithromycin Rulid, Surlid
Telithromycin Ketek


Penicillins
Generic Brand Name
Amoxicillin Amoxil, Polymox, Trimox, Wymox
Ampicillin Omnipen, Polycillin, Polycillin-N, Principen, Totacillin
Bacampicillin Spectrobid
Carbenicillin Geocillin, Geopen
Cloxacillin Cloxapen,
Dicloxacillin Dynapen, Dycill, Pathocil
Flucloxacillin Flopen, Floxapen, Staphcillin
Mezlocillin Mezlin
Nafcillin Nafcil, Nallpen, Unipen
Oxacillin Bactocill, Prostaphlin
Penicillin G Bicillin L-A,
Crysticillin 300 A.S., Pentids, Permapen, Pfizerpen, Pfizerpen-AS, Wycillin
Penicillin V Beepen-VK, Betapen-VK, Ledercillin VK, Pen Vee K,
V-Cillin K, Veetids
Piperacillin Pipracil
Pivampicillin  
Pivmecillinam  
Ticarcillin Ticar


Sulfonamides
Generic Brand Name
Sulfamethizole Thiosulfil Forte
Sulfamethoxazole Gantanol, Urobak
Sulfisoxazole Gantrisin
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Cotrim, Cotrim DS, Septra, Septra DS, Sulfatrim, Sulfatrim-DS,


Tetracycline Antibiotics
Generic Brand Name
Demeclocycline Declomycin
Doxycycline Doryx, Vibramycin
Minocycline Dynacin, Minocin, Monodox
Oxytetracycline Terramycin
Tetracycline Achromycin


Other Antibiotics
Generic Brand Name
Clindamycin Cleocin
Metronidazole Flagyl, Helidac, Metizol, Metric 21, Metro Cream, Metrogel, Neo-Metric, Noritate, Novonidazol
Vancomycin Vancocin