Classifications, Pharmacology 2022
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS
CLASSIFICATION EX. OF DRUGS
Penicillins amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin), amoxicillin (Amoxil),
ampicillin (Omnipen, D-Amp), peperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn),
ampicillin/sulbactam (Unasyn)
Cephalosporins cefadroxil (Duricef), cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol), ceftriaxone
(Rocephin)
Carbapenems imipenem (Primaxin), meropenem (Merrem)
Tetracyclines doxycycline (Vibramycin), minocycline (Minocin)
Macrolides azithromycin (Zithromax), clarithromycin (Biaxin), erythromycin
(E-Mycin)
Lincosamides clindamycin (Cleocin)
Aminoglycosides gentamicin (Garamycin), neomycin (Mycifradin), streptomycin
Sulfonamides sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra), sulfasalazine
(Azulfidine), silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
Fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ofloxacin (Floxin), levofloxacin (Levaquin),
moxifloxacin (Avelox)
Antimycobacterials
(TB agents)
isoniazid (INH), rifampin (Rifadin), ethambutol (Myambutol)
Antifungals clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin), fluconazole (Diflucan), miconazole
(Monistat), nystatin (Mycostatin), amphotericin B (Fungizone)
Antivirals acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), famciclovir (Famvir),
rimantadine (Flumadine), amantadine (Symmetrel), oseltamivir
(Tamiflu), ganciclovir (Cytovene)
Antiparasitics hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), lindane (Kwell)
*Macrolides are different from Aminoglycosides (both end in mycin)
