The Department of Pharmacology of the University of Utah has developed some study aids available at their website. Below is the summary of the file on antibiotics and related drugs, and the link to the original file.
Antibacterial Drugs
Sulfonamides: Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), Sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol), Sulfadiazine, Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), Sulfacetamide sodium (Sulamyd Sodium)
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin)
Tetracyclines: Tetracycline (Achromycin V)
Penicillins: Penicillin V & G, Nafcillin (Nafcil), Methicillin (Staphcillin), Oxacillin (Bactocill), : Ampicillin (Omnipen, Polycillin, Amoxicillin (Amoxil), Ticarcillin (Ticar)
B-Lactamase Inhibitors: Clavulanic acid
First generation cephalosporins: Cephalothin (Keflin), Cephalexin (Keflex),
Second generation: Cefoxitin (Mefoxin), Cefaclor (Ceclor)
Third generation: Cefotaxime (Claforan), Cefixime (Suprax)
Carbapenem: Imipenem
Monobactam: Aztreonam (Azactam)
UTI agents: Methenamine, Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)
Quinolones: Cinoxacin (Cinobac)
Fluorated quinolones: Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Norfloxacin (Noroxin),
Aminoglycosides: Streptomycin, Neomycin (Mycifradin), Gentamicin (Garamycin), Tobramycin (Nebcin), Amikacin (Amikin)
Macrolides:Erythromycin, Azithromycin (Zithromax)
Lincosamide: Clindamycin (Cleocin)
Vancomycin (Vancocin)
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Antivirals
Acyclovir (Zovirax), Ganciclovir (Cytovene), Foscarnet (Foscavir), Trifluridine (Viroptic),Interferon alpha 2b (Intron A), Amantadine (Symmetrel), Ribavirin (Virazole)
Antiretrovirals:
– Reverse transcriptase inhibitors: Azidothymidine (Zidovudine, AZT); Dideoxyinosine (Didanosine, Videx, DDI), Dideoxycytosine (Zalcitabine, Hivid, DDC))
– Protease inhibitors: Indinavir (Crixivan), Ritonavir (Norvir), Saquinavir (Invirase)
Antitubercular drugs
Isoniazid (INH), Rifampin (Rifadin), Ethambutol (Myambutol), Pyrazinamide
Antifungal drugs
Amphotericin B (Fungizone), Nystatin, Flucytosine (Ancobon), Ketoconazole (Nizoral), Itraconazole (Sporanox), Fluconazole (Diflucan),
Griseofulvin (Grifulvin), Miconazole (Monistat, OTC=Micatin), Clortrimazole (Lotrimin), : Ciclopirox (Loprox), Tolnaftate (Aftate, Tinactin)