ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Drug Grouping with Trade Names and Route of Administration

GENERIC NAME	TRADE NAMES	ROUTE
Antituberculous Agents
Capreomycin	Capastat	i.m.
Cycloserine	Seromycin	Oral
Ethambutol	Myambutol	Oral
Ethionamide	Tecator-SC	Oral
Isoniazid	INH, Nydrazid	Oral, i.m.
Para-aminosalicylic acid		Oral
Pyrazinamide		Oral
Rifampin	Rifadin, Rimactane	Oral, i.v.
Streptomycin		i.m.
Antifungal Agents
Amphotericin B	Fungizone	i.v.
Miconazole	Monistat	i.v.
Ketoconazole	Nizoral	Oral
Fluconazole	Diflucan	Oral, i.v.
Itraconazole	Sporanox	Oral
Flucytosine	Ancobon	Oral, i.v.
Antiviral Agents
Acyclovir	Zovirax	Oral, i.v.
Ganciclovir	Cytovene	i.v.
Amantadine	Symmetrel	Oral
Rimantidine	Flumadine	Oral
Antibacterial Agents
Aminoglycosides
Amikacin	Amikin	i.m., i.v.
Gentamicin	Garamycin	i.m., i.v.
Tobramycin	Nebcin	i.m., i.v.
Netilmicin	Netromycin	i.m., i.v.
Cephalosporins
1st Generation
Cefadroxil	Duricef	Oral
Cefazolin	Ancef, Kefzol	i.m., i.v.
Cephalexin	Keflex	Oral
2nd Generation
Cefaclor	Ceclor	Oral
Cefamandole	Mandol	i.m., i.v.
Cefmetazole	Zefasone	i.v.
Cefonicid	Monocid	i.m., i.v.
Cefotetan	Cefotan	i.m., i.v.
Cefoxitin	Mefoxin	i.m., i.v.
Cefprozil	Cefzil	Oral
Loracarbef	Lorabid	Oral
Cefuroxime	Zinacef	i.m., i.v.
	Ceftin	Oral
3rd Generation
Cefepime	Axepim	i.v.
Cefixime	Suprax	Oral
Cefoperazone	Cefobid	i.m., i.v.
Cefotaxime	Claforan	i.m., i.v.
Cefpodoxime	Vantin	Oral
Ceftazidime	Fortaz, Tazidime, Tazicef	i.m., i.v.
Ceftizoxime	Cefizox	i.v.
Ceftriaxone	Rocephin	i.m., i.v.
Penicillins
Penicillin G potassium	Pfizerpen	i.m., i.v.
Penicillin G tablets		Oral
Penicillin V	Pen-Vee K	Oral
Ampicillin	Omnipen	i.m., i.v., Oral
Ampicillin/Sulbactam	Unasyn	i.v.
Amoxicillin	Amoxil	Oral
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate	Augmentin	Oral
Oxacillin	Bactocil	Oral
Nafcillin	Unipen	i.m., i.v., Oral
Cloxacillin	Tegopen	Oral
Dicloxacillin	Pathocil	Oral
Ticarcillin	Ticar	i.m., i.v.
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate	Timentin	i.v.
Mezlocillin	Mezlin	i.m., i.v.
Piperacillin	Pipracil	i.m., i.v.
Piperacillin/Tazobactam	Zosyn	i.v.
Other Beta-lactams
Aztreonam	Azactam	i.m., i.v.
Imipenem-cilastatin	Primaxin	i.v.
Tetracyclines
Tetracycline HCI	Achromycin	Oral, i.v.
Doxycycline	Vibramycin	Oral, i.v.
Trimethoprim-Sulfonamides
Sulfisoxazole	Gantrisin	Oral, i.v.
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole	Septra, Bactrim	Oral, i.v.
Trimethoprim	Proloprim	Oral
Macrolides
Erythromycin	many	Oral, i.v.
Clarithromycin	Biaxin	Oral
Azithromycin	Zithromax	Oral
Quinolones
Norfloxacin	Noroxin	Oral
Ciprofloxacin	Cipro	Oral, i.v.
Ofloxacin	Floxin	Oral, i.v.
Enoxacin	Penetrex	Oral
Lomefloxacin	Maxaquin	Oral
Others
Clindamycin	Cleocin	Oral, i.v.
Chloramphenicol	Chloromycetin	Oral, i.v.
Vancomycin	Vancocin, Vancoled	i.v.

ABBREVIATIONS

i.m. = intramuscular

i.v. = intravenous

REFERENCES

Murray, P.R.1996. ASM Pocket Guide to Microbiology , ASM Press, Washington, D.C