List of Antibiotics New Antibiotics Class Lipopeptides Fluoroquinolone Lipoglycopeptides Cephalosporin (5th generation) Macrocyclics Generic/Brand Daptomycin (Cubicin)

Gemifloxacin (Factive) Telavancin (Vibativ), 2009 Ceftaroline (Teflaro), 2010

Fidaxomicin (Dificid), 2011

Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Generic Amikacin Gentamicin Brand Name Amikin Garamycin, G-Mycin, Jenamicin Kantrex Mycifradin, Myciguent Netromycin

Kanamycin Neomycin Netilmicin Paromomycin Streptomycin Tobramycin

Nebcin

Cephalosporins Generic Brand Name

First Generation Cefacetrile (cephacetrile) Cefadroxil (cefadroxyl) Cefalexin (cephalexin) Cefaloglycin (cephaloglycin) Cefalonium (cephalonium) Cefaloridine (cephaloradine) Cefalotin (cephalothin) Cefapirin (cephapirin) Cefatrizine Cefazaflur Cefazedone Cefazolin (cephazolin) Cefradine (cephradine) Cefroxadine Ceftezole Second Generation Cefaclor Ceclor, Ceclor CD, Distaclor, Keflor, Ranicor Mandol Ancef, Kefzol Velosef Keflin Cefadyl Celospor, Celtol, Cristacef

Duricef, Ultracef Keflex, Keftab Kefglycin

Cefamandole

Cefmetazole Cefonicid Cefotetan Cefoxitin Cefprozil (cefproxil) Cefuroxime Cefuzonam Third Generation Cefcapene Cefdaloxime Cefdinir Cefditoren Cefetamet Cefixime Cefmenoxime Cefodizime Cefotaxime Cefpimizole Cefpodoxime Cefteram Ceftibuten Ceftiofur Cedax Excede Vantin Claforan Suprax Cefmax Omnicef, Cefdiel Spectracef Monocid Cefotan Mefoxin Cefzil Ceftin, Kefurox, Zinacef, Zinnat

Ceftiolene Ceftizoxime Ceftriaxone Cefoperazone Ceftazidime Cefizox Rocephin Cefobid Ceptaz, Fortum, Fortaz, Tazicef, Tazidime

Fourth Generation Cefclidine Cefepime Cefluprenam Cefoselis Cefozopran Cefpirome Cefquinome Not Classified Cefaclomezine Cefaloram Cefaparole Cefcanel Cefedrolor Cefempidone Cefetrizole Cefivitril Cefrom Maxipime

Cefmatilen Cefmepidium Cefovecin Cefoxazole Cefrotil Cefsumide Cefuracetime Ceftioxide

Carbapenems Generic Imipenem, Imipenem/cilastatin Doripenem Meropenem Ertapenem Brand Name Primaxin

Doribax Merrem Invanz

Quinolone Antibiotics Generic First Generation Flumequine Nalidixic acid Oxolinic acid Flubactin NegGam, Wintomylon Uroxin Brand Name

Piromidic acid Pipemidic acid Rosoxacin Second Generation Ciprofloxacin

Panacid Dolcol Eradacil

Cipro, Cipro XR, Ciprobay, Ciproxin Enroxil, Penetrex Maxaquin Acuatim, Nadoxin, Nadixa Lexinor, Noroxin, Quinabic, Janacin Floxin, Oxaldin, Tarivid Peflacine Uroflox

Enoxacin Lomefloxacin Nadifloxacin Norfloxacin

Ofloxacin Pefloxacin Rufloxacin Third Generation Balofloxacin Gatifloxacin Grepafloxacin Levofloxacin Moxifloxacin Pazufloxacin Sparfloxacin Temafloxacin

Baloxin Tequin, Zymar Raxar Cravit, Levaquin Avelox, Vigamox Pasil, Pazucross Zagam Omniflox

Tosufloxacin Fourth Generation Besifloxacin Clinafloxacin Gemifloxacin Sitafloxacin Trovafloxacin Prulifloxacin

Ozex, Tosacin

Besivance

Factive Gracevit Trovan Quisnon

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

Penicillins Generic Amoxicillin Brand Name Amoxil, Polymox, Trimox, Wymox

Ampicillin

Omnipen, Polycillin, PolycillinN, Principen, Totacillin Spectrobid Geocillin, Geopen Cloxapen Dynapen, Dycill, Pathocil Flopen, Floxapen, Staphcillin Mezlin Nafcil, Nallpen, Unipen Bactocill, Prostaphlin Bicillin L-A, Crysticillin 300 A.S., Pentids, Permapen, Pfizerpen, Pfizerpen-AS, Wycillin Beepen-VK, Betapen-VK, Ledercillin VK, V-Cillin K Pipracil

Bacampicillin Carbenicillin Cloxacillin Dicloxacillin Flucloxacillin Mezlocillin Nafcillin Oxacillin Penicillin G

Penicillin V

Piperacillin Pivampicillin Pivmecillinam Ticarcillin

Ticar

Sulfonamides Generic Sulfamethizole Sulfamethoxazole Brand Name Thiosulfil Forte Gantanol, Urobak

Sulfisoxazole TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole

Gantrisin Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Cotrim, Cotrim DS, Septra, Septra DS, Sulfatrim, Sulfatrim-DS

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

Other Antibiotics Generic Vancomycin Metronidazole Brand Name Vancocin Flagyl, Helidac, Metizol, Metric 21, Neo-Metric, Noritate, Novonidazol Tindamax Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin Chloromycetin

Tinidazole Nitrofurantoin

Chloramphenicol

Oxazolidinones Linezolid Rifamycins Rifampin Rifabutin Rifapentine Lincosamides Clindamycin Lincomycin Streptogramins Pristinamycin Pyostacine Cleocin Lincocin Rifadin Mycobutin Priftin Zyvox

Quinupristin/dalfopristin Synercid Last reviewed: May 09, 2012