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doxycycline (systemic)
Antibacterial; semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic derived from oxytetracycline.
Source:AHFS
doxycycline (EENT)
Semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic.
Source:AHFS
penicillin G potassium injection
Penicillin G potassium is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
chloramphenicol
Antibacterial; broad-spectrum antibiotic used only in serious infections caused by susceptible bacteria when less hazardous anti-infectives are ineffective or contraindicated.
Source:AHFS
ciprofloxacin (oral)
Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. Ciprofloxacin fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
ciprofloxacin (systemic)
Antibacterial; fluoroquinolone.
Source:AHFS
clindamycin (systemic)
Antibacterial; broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from lincomycin.
Source:AHFS
clindamycin
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
gentamicin
Gentamicin is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
gentamicin (systemic)
Antibacterial; aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained from cultures of Micromonospora purpurea.
Source:AHFS
imipenem and cilastatin
Imipenem is an antibiotic that fights serious infections caused by bacteria.
Source:MULTUM
imipenem/cilastatin
Antibacterial; fixed combination of imipenem (a carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic) and cilastatin (prevents renal metabolism of imipenem by dehydropeptidase I [DHP I]).
Source:AHFS
metronidazole
Metronidazole is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
metronidazole (systemic)
Antibacterial and antiprotozoal;. nitroimidazole derivative.
Source:AHFS
penicillin V
Penicillin V is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
penicillin v
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin.
Source:AHFS
Penicillins
Penicillins are a group of closely related antibiotics that kill bacteria. There are several types of penicillins, each used to treat different kinds of infections, such as skin infections, dental infections, ear infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and other infections caused by bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Penicillin
The first of the first-generation antibiotics, Penicillium notatum is naturally produced by a mold. It was discovered serendipitously by British bacteriologist Alexander Fleming in 1928, and later developed successfully as a powerful therapeutic weapon by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
penicillin g
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin. Available as penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin G procaine, and penicillin G sodium.
Source:AHFS
doxycycline
Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
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