Antimicrobial Drugs
SULFONAMIDES & COTRIMOXAZOLE - 1. Short acting (4-8hr): Sulfadiazine
2. Intermediate acting (8 - 12 hr): Sulfamethoxazole , Sulfamoxole
3. Long acting (7days): Sulfadoxine , Sulfamethopyrazine
4. Special purpose sulfonamides: Sulfacetamide sod , Sulfasalazine , Mafenide , Silver Sulfadiazine
QUINOLONES- First generation fluoroquinolones: Norfloxacin , Ciprofloxacin , Ofloxacin , Pefloxacin
Second generation fluoroquinolones: Levofloxacin , Gatifloxacin , Lomefloxacin , Sparfloxacin , Moxifloxacin
BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS - 1. Acid resistant alternative to penicillin G: Penicillin V
2. Penicillinase resistant penicillins: Methicillin , Oxacillin , Cloxacillin
3. Extended spectrum penicillins:
(a) Aminopenicillins: Ampicillin , Bacampicillin , Amoxicillin
(b) Carboxypenicillins: Carbenicillin ,
(c) Ureidopenicillins: Piperacillin , Mezlocillin
(d) Mecillinam:
4. Beta Lactamase inhibitors: Clavulanic acid , Sulbactam
CEPHALOSPORINS- First Generation - Oral: Cephalexin , Cephradine , Cefadroxil
Parenteral: Cephalothin , Cefazolin
Second Generation - Oral: Cefaclor , Cefuroxime axetil
Parenteral: Cefuroxime , Cefoxitin
Third Generation - Oral: Cefixime , Cefpodoxime proxetil , Cefdinir , Ceftibuten
Parenteral: Cefotaxime , Ceftizoxime , Ceftriaxone , Ceftazidime , Cefoperazone
Fourth Generation - Oral:
Parenteral: Cefepime , Cefpirome
MONOBACTAMS - Aztreonam
CARBAPENEMS - Imipenem
TETRACYCLINES - Group I: Tetracycline , Chlortetracycline , Oxytetracycline
Group II: Demeclocycline , Methacycline , Lymecycline
Group III: Doxycycline , Minocycline
AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS: Streptomycin , Gentamicin , Kanamycin , Tobramycin , Amikacin , Neomycin
MACROLIDES: Erythromycin , Azithromycin , Roxithromycin , Clarithromycin
MISCELLANEOUS ANTIBIOTICS: Clindamycin , Vancomycin , Teicoplanin , Linezolid , Fusidic acid , Polymixin B & Colistin , Bacitracin , Nitrofurantoin , Methenamine.
ANTITUBERCULAR DRUGS: First line drugs - isoniazid , Rifampicin , Pyrazinamide , Ethambutol , Streptomycin
Second line drugs - Thiacetazone , Paraaminosalicylic acid , Ethionamide , Cycloserine , Kanamycin , Amikacin , Capreomycin , Ciprofloxacin , Clarithromycin , Azithromycin , Rifabutin.
ANTILEPROTIC DRUGS- Sulfone: Dapsone
Phenazine derivative: Clofazimine
Antitubercular drugs: Rifampicin , Ethionamde
Other antibiotics: Ofloxacin , Minocycline , Clarithromycin
ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS - Antibiotics: (A) Polyenes: Amphotericin B , Nystatin , Hamycin , Natamycin
(B) Heterocyclic benzofuran: Griseofulvin
Antimetabolite: Flucytosine (5-FC)
Azoles: (A) Imidazoles(Topical): Clotrimazole , Econazole , Miconazole
(Systemic): Ketoconazole
(B) Triazoles (Systemic): Fluconazole , Itraconazole
Allylamine: Terbinafine
Other Topical Agents: Tolnaftate , Undecylenic acid , Benzoic acid , Quiniodochlor , Ciclopirox olamine , Sod Thiosulfate
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS - Anti-Herpes virus:Idoxuridine , Acyclovir , Famciclovir , Ganciclovir , Foscarnet Anti-Retro Virus: (A) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs): Zidovudine , Didanosine , Zalcitabine , Stavudine , Lamivudine , Abacavir (B) Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs): Nevirapine , Efavirenz , Delavirdine (C) Protease Inhibitors: Ritonavir , Indinavir , Nelfinavir , Saquinavir , Amprenavir , Lopinavir Anti-Influenza virus: Amantadine , Rimantadine Nonselective Antiviral Drugs: Ribavirin , Lamivudine , Interferon alphaANTIMALARIAL DRUGS - 4-Aminoquinolines: Chloroquine , Amodiaquine
Quinoline-methanol: Mefloquine
Acridine: Mepacrine
Cinchona alkaloid: Quinine
Biguanides: Proguanil
Diaminopyrimidines: Pyrimethamine
8-Aminoquinoline: Primaquine , Bulaquine
Sulfonamides and Sulfone: Sulfadoxine , Sulfamethopyrazine , Dapsone
Tetracyclines: Tetracycline , Doxycycline
Sesquiterpine lactones: Artesunate , Artemether , Arteether
ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUGS - Tissue amoebicides:
(a) For both intestinal and extraintestinal amoebiasis-
Nitroimidazoles: Metronidazole , Tinidazole , Secnidazole , Ornidazole , Satranidazole
Alkaloids: Emetine ,
(b) For extraintestinal amoebiasis only:
Luminal amoebicides:
(a) Amide:
(b) 8-Hydroxyquinolines:
(c) Antibiotics:
DRUGS FOR LEISHMANIASIS - ANTHELMINTICS - Albendazole