J01A
Tetracyclines Tetracyclines are a group of broad-spectrum antibiotic compounds that have a common basic structure and are either isolated directly from several species of ''Streptomyces'' bacteria or produced semi-synthetically from those isolated compounds. T ...

J01AA Tetracyclines

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Demeclocycline Demeclocycline (International Nonproprietary Name, INN, British Approved Name, BAN, United States Adopted Name, USAN, brand name Declomycin) is a tetracycline antibiotic which was derived from a mutant strain of ''Streptomyces aureofaciens''. Use ...

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Doxycycline Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline class antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. It is used to treat bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, Lyme disease, cholera, typhus, an ...

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Chlortetracycline Chlortetracycline (trade name Aureomycin, Lederle Laboratories) is a tetracycline antibiotic, the first tetracycline to be identified. It was discovered in 1945 at Lederle Laboratories under the supervision of scientist Yellapragada Subbarow and B ...

:J01AA04 Lymecycline :J01AA05 Metacycline :J01AA06

Oxytetracycline Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, the second of the group to be discovered. Oxytetracycline works by interfering with the ability of bacteria to produce essential proteins. Without these proteins, the bacteria cannot g ...

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Tetracycline Tetracycline, sold under various brand names, is an oral antibiotic in the tetracyclines family of medications, used to treat a number of infections, including Acne vulgaris, acne, cholera, brucellosis, plague (disease), plague, malaria, and sy ...

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Minocycline Minocycline, sold under the brand name Minocin among others, is a tetracycline antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections such as pneumonia. It is generally less preferred than the tetracycline doxycycline. It is also ...

:J01AA09 Rolitetracycline :J01AA10 Penimepicycline :J01AA11 Clomocycline :J01AA12

Tigecycline Tigecycline, sold under the brand name Tygacil, is an tetracycline antibiotic medication for a number of bacterial infections. It is a glycylcycline administered intravenously. It was developed in response to the growing rate of antibiotic resist ...

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Eravacycline Eravacycline (TP-434, Xerava) is a synthetic halogenated tetracycline class antibiotic by Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals. It is closely related to tigecycline. It has a broad spectrum of activity including many multi-drug resistant strains of bacteri ...

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Sarecycline Sarecycline is a narrow-spectrum tetracycline-derived antibiotic. It is specifically designed for the treatment of acne, and was approved by the FDA in October 2018 for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acn ...

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Omadacycline Omadacycline, sold under the brand name Nuzyra, is a broad spectrum antibiotic medication belonging to the aminomethylcycline subclass of tetracycline antibiotics. In the United States, it was approved in October 2018, for the treatment of commu ...

:J01AA20 Combinations of tetracyclines :QJ01AA53 Chlortetracycline, combinations :J01AA56 Oxytetracycline, combinations

J01B Amphenicols

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Amphenicol Amphenicols are a class of antibiotics with a phenylpropanoid structure. They function by blocking the enzyme peptidyl transferase on the 50S ribosome subunit of bacteria. Examples of amphenicols include chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol Thiamphe ...
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Chloramphenicol Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes use as an eye ointment to treat conjunctivitis. By mouth or by injection into a vein, it is used to treat meningitis, plague, cholera, a ...

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Thiamphenicol Thiamphenicol (also known as thiophenicol and dextrosulphenidol) is an antibiotic. It is the methyl- sulfonyl analogue of chloramphenicol and has a similar spectrum of activity, but is 2.5 to 5 times as potent. Like chloramphenicol, it is insolub ...

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Florfenicol Florfenicol (marketed by Schering-Plough Animal Health under the trade name Nuflor) is a fluorinated synthetic analog of thiamphenicol, mainly used in veterinary medicine. As a generic, it is now available worldwide. Indications In the United ...

:QJ01BA99 Amphenicols, combinations

J01C
Beta-lactam A beta-lactam (β-lactam) ring is a four-membered lactam. A ''lactam'' is a cyclic amide, and ''beta''-lactams are named so because the nitrogen atom is attached to the β-carbon atom relative to the carbonyl. The simplest β-lactam possible is ...
antibacterials,
penicillin Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from ''Penicillium'' moulds, principally '' P. chrysogenum'' and '' P. rubens''. Most penicillins in clinical use are synthesised by P. chrysogenum using ...
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J01CA Penicillins with
extended spectrum Extension, extend or extended may refer to: Mathematics Logic or set theory * Axiom of extensionality * Extensible cardinal * Extension (model theory) * Extension (predicate logic), the set of tuples of values that satisfy the predicate * E ...

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Ampicillin Ampicillin is an antibiotic used to prevent and treat a number of bacterial infections, such as respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, meningitis, salmonellosis, and endocarditis. It may also be used to prevent group B strepto ...

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Pivampicillin Pivampicillin is a pivaloyloxymethyl ester of ampicillin. It is a prodrug, which is thought to enhance the oral bioavailability of ampicillin because of its greater lipophilicity compared to that of ampicillin. Adverse effects Prodrugs that relea ...

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Carbenicillin Carbenicillin is a bactericidal antibiotic belonging to the carboxypenicillin subgroup of the penicillins. It was discovered by scientists at Beecham and marketed as Pyopen. It has Gram-negative coverage which includes ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' ...

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Amoxicillin Amoxicillin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. These include middle ear infection, strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, and urinary tract infections among others. It is taken by mouth, or less c ...

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Carindacillin Carindacillin (INN), also known as carbenicillin indanyl (USAN), is a penicillin antibiotic. It is a prodrug of carbenicillin. It is administered orally, as the sodium salt. It was formerly marketed in the United States by Pfizer under the bran ...

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Bacampicillin Bacampicillin (INN) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is a prodrug of ampicillin with improved oral bioavailability. It was sold under the brand names Spectrobid (Pfizer) and Penglobe (AstraZeneca).In 2015, Pfizer discontinued Spectrobid, and no g ...

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Epicillin Epicillin (INN) is a penicillin antibiotic. It is not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. It is an aminopenicillin The aminopenicillins are a group of antibiotics in the penicillin family that are structural analogs of ampicilli ...

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Pivmecillinam Pivmecillinam (INN) or amdinocillin pivoxil (USAN, trade names Selexid, Penomax and Coactabs) is an orally active prodrug of mecillinam, an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. Pivmecillinam is the pivaloyloxymethyl ester of mecillinam. Pivm ...

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Azlocillin Azlocillin is an acyl ampicillin antibiotic with an extended spectrum of activity and greater ''in vitro'' potency than the carboxy penicillins. Azlocillin is similar to mezlocillin and piperacillin. It demonstrates antibacterial activity again ...

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Mezlocillin Mezlocillin is a broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. It is active against both Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. Unlike most other extended spectrum penicillins, it is excreted by the liver, therefore it is useful for biliary tract i ...

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Mecillinam Mecillinam (INN) or amdinocillin (USAN) is an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic of the amidinopenicillin class that binds specifically to penicillin binding protein 2 (PBP2), and is only considered to be active against Gram-negative bacteria ...

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Piperacillin Piperacillin is a broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic of the ureidopenicillin class. The chemical structure of piperacillin and other ureidopenicillins incorporates a polar side chain that enhances penetration into Gram-negative bacteria and redu ...

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Ticarcillin Ticarcillin is a carboxypenicillin. It can be sold and used in combination with clavulanate as ticarcillin/clavulanic acid. Because it is a penicillin, it also falls within the larger class of beta-lactam antibiotics. Its main clinical use is as an ...

:J01CA14 Metampicillin :J01CA15 Talampicillin :J01CA16 Sulbenicillin :J01CA17

Temocillin Temocillin is a beta-lactamase, β-lactamase-resistant penicillin introduced by Beecham (pharmaceutical company), Beecham, marketed by Eumedica Pharmaceuticals as Negaban. It is used primarily for the treatment of multiple drug-resistant, Gram-neg ...

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Hetacillin Hetacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family. It is a prodrug and has no antibacterial activity itself, but quickly splits off acetone in the human body to form ampicillin, which is active against a variety of ...

:J01CA19 Aspoxicillin :J01CA20 Combinations :J01CA51 Ampicillin, combinations

J01CE
Beta-lactamase Beta-lactamases, (β-lactamases) are enzymes () produced by bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, monobactams and carbapenems (ertapenem), although carbapenems ...
-sensitive penicillins

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Benzylpenicillin Benzylpenicillin, also known as penicillin G (PenG) or BENPEN, and in military slang "Peanut Butter Shot" is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. This includes pneumonia, strep throat, syphilis, necrotizing enterocolitis ...

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin Phenoxymethylpenicillin, also known as penicillin V (PcV) and penicillin VK, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used for the treatment of strep throat, otitis media, and cellulitis. ...

:J01CE03 Propicillin :J01CE04 Azidocillin :J01CE05 Pheneticillin :J01CE06 Penamecillin :J01CE07 Clometocillin :J01CE08

Benzathine benzylpenicillin Benzathine benzylpenicillin, also known as benzathine penicillin G, is an antibiotic medication useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used to treat strep throat, diphtheria, syphilis, and yaws. It is a ...

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Procaine benzylpenicillin Procaine benzylpenicillin also known as penicillin G procaine, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used for syphilis, anthrax, mouth infections, pneumonia, diphtheria, cellulitis, and a ...

:J01CE10 Benzathine phenoxymethylpenicillin :J01CE30 Combinations :QJ01CE90 Penethamate hydroiodide :QJ01CE91 Benethamine penicillin

J01CF Beta-lactamase-resistant penicillins

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Dicloxacillin Dicloxacillin is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. It is used to treat infections caused by susceptible (non-resistant) Gram-positive bacteria.Product Information: DICLOXACILLIN SODIUM-dicloxacillin sodium capsule. T ...

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Cloxacillin Cloxacillin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes impetigo, cellulitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis, and otitis externa. It is not effective for methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus ...

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Methicillin Methicillin (USAN), also known as meticillin (INN), is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. Methicillin was discovered in 1960. Medical uses Compared to other penicillins that face antimicrobial resistance due ...

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Oxacillin Oxacillin (trade name Bactocill) is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class developed by Beecham. It was patented in 1960 and approved for medical use in 1962. Medical uses Oxacillin is a penicillinase-resistant β-la ...

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Flucloxacillin Flucloxacillin, also known as floxacillin, is an antibiotic used to treat skin infections, external ear infections, infections of leg ulcers, diabetic foot infections, and infection of bone. It may be used together with other medications to t ...

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Nafcillin Nafcillin sodium is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. As a beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin, it is used to treat infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, in particular, species of staphylococci that are res ...

J01CG
Beta-lactamase inhibitor Beta-lactamases, (β-lactamases) are enzymes () produced by bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, monobactams and carbapenems ( ertapenem), although carbapenems ...
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Sulbactam Sulbactam is a β-lactamase inhibitor. This drug is given in combination with β-lactam antibiotics to inhibit β-lactamase, an enzyme produced by bacteria that destroys the antibiotics. It was patented in 1977 and approved for medical use in 19 ...

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Tazobactam Tazobactam is a pharmaceutical drug that inhibits the action of bacterial β-lactamases, especially those belonging to the SHV-1 and TEM groups. It is commonly used as its sodium salt, tazobactam sodium. In simple terms, it is an ingredient t ...

J01CR Combinations of penicillins, including beta-lactamase inhibitors

:J01CR01 Ampicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01CR02 Amoxicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01CR03 Ticarcillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01CR04

Sultamicillin Sultamicillin, sold under the brand name Unasyn among others, is an oral form of the penicillin antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam. It is used for the treatment of bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, the kidne ...

:J01CR05 Piperacillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01CR50 Combinations of penicillins

J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials

J01DB First-generation cephalosporins

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Cefalexin Cefalexin, also spelled cephalexin, is an antibiotic that can treat a number of bacterial infections. It kills gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria by disrupting the growth of the bacterial cell wall. Cefalexin is a beta-lactam antibi ...

:J01DB02 Cefaloridine :J01DB03

Cefalotin Cefalotin (INN) or cephalothin (USAN) is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used. It is an intravenously administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spec ...

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Cefazolin Cefazolin, also known as cefazoline and cephazolin, is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used to treat cellulitis, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, endo ...

:J01DB05 Cefadroxil :J01DB06 Cefazedone :J01DB07 Cefatrizine :J01DB08

Cefapirin Cefapirin (INN, also spelled cephapirin) is an injectable, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is marketed under the trade name Cefadyl. Production for use in humans has been discontinued in the United States. It also has a role in ve ...

:J01DB09 Cefradine :J01DB10 Cefacetrile :J01DB11 Cefroxadine :J01DB12 Ceftezole

J01DC Second-generation cephalosporins

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Cefoxitin Cefoxitin is a second-generation cephamycin antibiotic developed by Merck & Co., Inc. from Cephamycin C in the year following its discovery, 1972. It was synthesized in order to create an antibiotic with a broader spectrum. It is often grouped w ...

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Cefuroxime Cefuroxime, sold under the brand name Zinacef among others, is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat and prevent a number of bacterial infections. These include pneumonia, meningitis, otitis media, sepsis, urinary tract infe ...

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Cefamandole Cefamandole (INN, also known as cephamandole) is a second-generation broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic. The clinically used form of cefamandole is the formate ester cefamandole nafate, a prodrug which is administered parenterally. Cef ...

:J01DC04 Cefaclor :J01DC05

Cefotetan Cefotetan is an injectable antibiotic of the cephamycin type for prophylaxis and treatment of bacterial infections. It is often grouped together with second-generation cephalosporins and has a similar antibacterial spectrum, but with additional ...

:J01DC06 Cefonicide :J01DC07 Cefotiam :J01DC08 Loracarbef :J01DC09

Cefmetazole Cefmetazole is a cephamycin antibiotic, usually grouped with the second-generation cephalosporins. __TOC__ Adverse effects The chemical structure of cefmetazole, like that of several other cephalosporins, contains an ''N''-methylthiotetrazole ( ...

:J01DC10 Cefprozil :J01DC11

Ceforanide Ceforanide is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. See also * Cefotiam References External links * * * Cephalosporin antibiotics Enantiopure drugs Tetrazoles {{antibiotic-stub ...

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Cefminox Cefminox (INN Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also ...

:J01DC13 Cefbuperazone :J01DC14

Flomoxef Flomoxef is an oxacephem antibiotic that was developed by Shionogi is a Japanese pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses katakana (シオノギ). Shionogi has business roots that dat ...

J01DD Third-generation cephalosporins

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Cefotaxime Cefotaxime is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections in human, other animals and plant tissue culture. Specifically in humans it is used to treat joint infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, meningitis, pneumonia, urin ...

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Ceftazidime Ceftazidime, sold under the brand name Fortaz among others, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used for joint infections, meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, ...

:J01DD03 Cefsulodin :J01DD04

Ceftriaxone Ceftriaxone, sold under the brand name Rocephin, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. These include middle ear infections, endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia, bone and joint ...

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Cefmenoxime Cefmenoxime is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic me ...

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Latamoxef Latamoxef (or moxalactam) is an oxacephem antibiotic usually grouped with the cephalosporins. In oxacephems such as latamoxef, the sulfur atom of the cephalosporin core is replaced with an oxygen atom. Latamoxef has been associated with prolo ...

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Ceftizoxime Ceftizoxime is a third-generation cephalosporin available for parenteral administration. Unlike other third-generation cephalosporins, the whole C-3 side chain in ceftizoxime has been removed to prevent deactivation by hydrolytic enzymes. It rath ...

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Cefixime Cefixime, sold under the brand name Suprax among others, is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. These infections include otitis media, strep throat, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and Lyme ...

:J01DD09 Cefodizime :J01DD10 Cefetamet :J01DD11 Cefpiramide :J01DD12

Cefoperazone Cefoperazone is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, marketed by Pfizer under the name Cefobid. It is one of few cephalosporin antibiotics effective in treating ''Pseudomonas'' bacterial infections which are otherwise resistant to these ...

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Cefpodoxime Cefpodoxime is an oral, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is active against most Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Notable exceptions include ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', ''Enterococcus'', and ''Bacteroides fragilis''. Current ...

:J01DD14 Ceftibuten :J01DD15

Cefdinir Cefdinir, sold under the brand name Omnicef among others, is an antibiotic used to treat pneumonia, otitis media, strep throat, and cellulitis. It is a less preferred option for pneumonia, otitis media, and strep throat which may be used in thos ...

:J01DD16 Cefditoren :J01DD17 Cefcapene :J01DD18

Cefteram Cefteram (INN Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also ...

:J01DD51 Cefotaxime and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01DD52 Ceftazidime and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01DD54 Ceftriaxone, combinations :J01DD62 Cefoperazone and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01DD63 Ceftriaxone and beta-lactamase inhibitor :J01DD64 Cefpodoxime and beta-lactamase inhibitor :QJ01DD90

Ceftiofur Ceftiofur is an antibiotic of the cephalosporin type (third generation), licensed for use in veterinary medicine. It was first described in 1987. It is marketed by pharmaceutical company Zoetis as Excenel, Naxcel, and Excede and is also the active ...

:QJ01DD91 Cefovecin :QJ01DD99 Ceftiofur, combinations

J01DE Fourth-generation cephalosporins

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Cefepime Cefepime is a fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. Cefepime has an extended spectrum of activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, with greater activity against both types of organism than third-generation agents. A 2007 ...

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Cefpirome Cefpirome is a fourth-generation cephalosporin. Trade names include Cefrom, Keiten, Broact, and Cefir. Cefpirome is considered highly active against Gram-negative bacteria, including ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', and Gram-positive bacteria. Spectr ...

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Cefozopran Cefozopran (INN Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they als ...

:QJ01DE90 Cefquinome

J01DF
Monobactam Monobactams are monocyclic and bacterially-produced β-lactam antibiotics. The β-lactam ring is not fused to another ring, in contrast to most other β-lactams. Monobactams are effective only against aerobic Gram-negative bacteria (e.g., ''Nei ...
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Aztreonam Aztreonam, sold under the brand name Azactam among others, is an antibiotic used primarily to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria such as ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa''. This may include bone infections, endometritis, intra abdominal ...

:J01DF02 Carumonam

J01DH
Carbapenem Carbapenems are a class of very effective antibiotic agents most commonly used for the treatment of severe bacterial infections. This class of antibiotics is usually reserved for known or suspected multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. ...
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Meropenem Meropenem, sold under the brand name Merrem among others, is an intravenous β-lactam antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Some of these include meningitis, intra-abdominal infection, pneumonia, sepsis, and anthrax. Comm ...

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Ertapenem Ertapenem, sold under the brand name Invanz, is a carbapenem antibiotic medication used for the treatment of infections of the abdomen, the lungs, the upper part of the female reproductive system, and the diabetic foot. The most common side eff ...

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Doripenem Doripenem (Doribax, Finibax) is an antibiotic drug in the carbapenem class. It is a beta-lactam antibiotic drug able to kill ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa''. Doripenem can be used for bacterial infections such as: complex abdominal infections, pneumon ...

:J01DH05 Biapenem :J01DH06 Tebipenem pivoxil :J01DH51 Imipenem and cilastatin :J01DH52 Meropenem and vaborbactam :J01DH55 Panipenem and betamipron :J01DH56 Imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam

J01DI Other cephalosporins and penems

:J01DI01 Ceftobiprole medocaril :J01DI02

Ceftaroline fosamil Ceftaroline fosamil (INN) , brand name Teflaro in the US and Zinforo in Europe, is a cephalosporin antibiotic with anti-MRSA activity. Ceftaroline fosamil is a prodrug of ceftaroline. It is active against methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococc ...

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Faropenem Faropenem is an orally active beta-lactam antibiotic belonging to the penem group. It is resistant to some forms of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. It is available for oral use. Forms Faropenem was developed by Daiichi Sankyo, Daiichi Asubio ...

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Cefiderocol Cefiderocol, sold under the brand name Fetroja among others, is an antibiotic used to treat complicated urinary tract infections when no other options are available. It is indicated for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacter ...

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Ceftolozane Ceftolozane/tazobactam, sold under the brand name Zerbaxa, is a combination antibiotic medication used for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults. Ceftolozane is a cephalospo ...

and beta-lactamase inhibitor

J01E
Sulfonamide In organic chemistry, the sulfonamide functional group (also spelled sulphonamide) is an organosulfur group with the structure . It consists of a sulfonyl group () connected to an amine group (). Relatively speaking this group is unreactive. ...
s and
trimethoprim Trimethoprim (TMP) is an antibiotic used mainly in the treatment of bladder infections. Other uses include for middle ear infections and travelers' diarrhea. With sulfamethoxazole or dapsone it may be used for ''Pneumocystis'' pneumonia in peop ...

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J01EA Trimethoprim and derivatives

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Trimethoprim Trimethoprim (TMP) is an antibiotic used mainly in the treatment of bladder infections. Other uses include for middle ear infections and travelers' diarrhea. With sulfamethoxazole or dapsone it may be used for ''Pneumocystis'' pneumonia in peop ...

:J01EA02 Brodimoprim :J01EA03

Iclaprim Iclaprim is an antibiotic drug candidate that is active against Gram positive organisms. It is administered intravenously. ''In vitro'', iclaprim is active against methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant '' ...

J01EB Short-acting sulfonamides

:J01EB01 Sulfaisodimidine :J01EB02

Sulfamethizole Sulfamethizole is a sulfonamide antibiotic An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are wi ...

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Sulfadimidine Sulfadimidine or sulfamethazine is a sulfonamide (medicine), sulfonamide antibacterial. There are non-standardized abbreviations for it as "sulfadimidine" (abbreviated SDI and more commonly but less reliably SDD) and as "sulfamethazine" (abbrevia ...

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Sulfapyridine Sulfapyridine (INN; also known as sulphapyridine) is a sulfanilamide antibacterial medication. At one time, it was commonly referred to as M&B 693. Sulfapyridine is no longer prescribed for treatment of infections in humans. However, it may be ...

:J01EB05 Sulfafurazole :J01EB06

Sulfanilamide Sulfanilamide (also spelled sulphanilamide) is a sulfonamide antibacterial drug. Chemically, it is an organic compound consisting of an aniline derivatized with a sulfonamide group. Powdered sulfanilamide was used by the Allies in World War II ...

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Sulfathiazole Sulfathiazole is an organosulfur compound used as a short-acting sulfa drug. Formerly, it was a common oral and topical antimicrobial, until less toxic alternatives were discovered. Sulfathiazole exists in various forms ( polymorphs). The imine ...

:J01EB08 Sulfathiourea :J01EB20 Combinations

J01EC Intermediate-acting sulfonamides

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Sulfamethoxazole Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ or SMX) is an antibiotic. It is used for bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, bronchitis, and prostatitis and is effective against both gram negative and positive bacteria such as ''Listeria monocytogenes' ...

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Sulfadiazine Sulfadiazine is an antibiotic. Used together with pyrimethamine, a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, it is the treatment of choice for toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a protozoan parasite. It is a second-line treatment for otitis media, p ...

:J01EC03 Sulfamoxole :J01EC20 Combinations

J01ED Long-acting sulfonamides

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Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadimethoxine (or sulphadimethoxine, trade names Di-Methox or Albon) is a long-lasting sulfonamide antimicrobial medication used in veterinary medicine. It is used to treat many infections, including respiratory, urinary tract, enteric, and so ...

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Sulfalene Sulfalene (INN, USAN) or sulfametopyrazine ( BAN) is a long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial used for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, urinary tract infections and malaria. As of 2014 there were only two countries in which it is currently st ...

:J01ED03 Sulfametomidine :J01ED04 Sulfametoxydiazine :J01ED05

Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine is a sulfonamide antibacterial. It is prescribed for vaginal irritation, and severe acute thrush. It is also used in the treatment of Dermatitis herpetiformis, where it is an alternative therapy to Dapsone Dapsone, a ...

:J01ED06 Sulfaperin :J01ED07 Sulfamerazine :J01ED08 Sulfaphenazole :J01ED09 Sulfamazon :J01ED20 Combinations

J01EE Combinations of sulfonamides and
trimethoprim Trimethoprim (TMP) is an antibiotic used mainly in the treatment of bladder infections. Other uses include for middle ear infections and travelers' diarrhea. With sulfamethoxazole or dapsone it may be used for ''Pneumocystis'' pneumonia in peop ...
, including derivatives

:J01EE01 Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim :J01EE02 Sulfadiazine and trimethoprim :J01EE03 Sulfametrole and trimethoprim :J01EE04 Sulfamoxole and trimethoprim :J01EE05 Sulfadimidine and trimethoprim :J01EE06 Sulfadiazine and tetroxoprim :J01EE07 Sulfamerazine and trimethoprim

QJ01EQ Sulfonamides

:QJ01EQ01 Sulfapyrazole :QJ01EQ02 Sulfamethizole :QJ01EQ03 Sulfadimidine :QJ01EQ04 Sulfapyridine :QJ01EQ05 Sulfafurazole :QJ01EQ06 Sulfanilamide :QJ01EQ07 Sulfathiazole :QJ01EQ08 Sulfaphenazole :QJ01EQ09

:QJ01EQ10 Sulfadiazine :QJ01EQ11 Sulfamethoxazole :QJ01EQ12 Sulfachlorpyridazine :QJ01EQ13

Sulfadoxine Sulfadoxine (also spelled sulphadoxine) is an ultra-long-lasting sulfonamide used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria.

:QJ01EQ14 Sulfatroxazol :QJ01EQ15 Sulfamethoxypyridazine :QJ01EQ16 Sulfazuinoxaline :QJ01EQ17 Sulfamerazine :QJ01EQ18 Sulfamonomethoxine :QJ01EQ19 Sulfalene :QJ01EQ21

Sulfacetamide Sulfacetamide is a sulfonamide antibiotic. Uses Sulfacetamide 10% topical lotion, sold under the brand name Klaron or Ovace, is approved for the treatment of acne and seborrheic dermatitis. When combined with sulfur, it is sold under the bran ...

:QJ01EQ30 Combinations of sulfonamides :QJ01EQ59 Sulfadimethoxine, combinations

QJ01EW Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, including derivatives

:QJ01EW03 Sulfadimidine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW09 Sulfadimethoxine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW10 Sulfadiazine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW11 Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprime :QJ01EW12 Sulfachlorpyridazine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW13 Sulfadoxine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW14 Sulfatroxazol and trimethoprim :QJ01EW15 Sulfamethoxypyridazine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW16 Sulfaquinoxaline and trimethoprim :QJ01EW17 Sulfamonomethoxine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW18 Sulfamerazine and trimethoprim :QJ01EW19 Sulfadimethoxine and ormetoprim :QJ01EW30 Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim

J01F
Macrolide The Macrolides are a class of natural products that consist of a large macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached. The lactone rings are usually 14-, 15-, or 16-membered. Macrol ...
s,
lincosamide Lincosamides are a class of antibiotics, which include lincomycin, clindamycin, and pirlimycin. Structure Lincosamides consist of a pyrrolidine ring linked to a pyranose moiety (methylthio-lincosamide) via an amide bond. Hydrolysis of lincos ...
s and streptogramins

J01FA Macrolides

:J01FA01

Erythromycin Erythromycin is an antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes respiratory tract infections, skin infections, chlamydia infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, and syphilis. It may also be used duri ...

:J01FA02

Spiramycin Spiramycin is a macrolide antibiotic and antiparasitic. It is used to treat toxoplasmosis and various other infections of soft tissues. Although used in Europe, Canada and Mexico, spiramycin is still considered an experimental drug in the United ...

:J01FA03

Midecamycin Midecamycin is a macrolide antibiotic that is synthesized from ''Streptomyces mycarofaciens''. Physical Properties Its melting point may vary depending on the compound type and the source consulted. For example, the Merck Index gives a melting ...

:J01FA05

Oleandomycin Oleandomycin is a macrolide antibiotic. It is synthesized from strains of ''Streptomyces antibioticus''. It is weaker than erythromycin. It used to be sold under the brand name Sigmamycine, combined with tetracycline, and made by the company Ro ...

:J01FA06

Roxithromycin Roxithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat respiratory tract, urinary and soft tissue infections. Roxithromycin is derived from erythromycin, containing the same 14-membered lactone ring. However, an N-oxime side ...

:J01FA07

Josamycin Josamycin is a macrolide antibiotic. It was isolated by Hamao Umezawa was a Japanese scientist who discovered several antimicrobial agents and enzyme inhibitors. Umezawa was born in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, as the second son in a famil ...

:J01FA08

Troleandomycin Troleandomycin (TAO for short) is a macrolide antibiotic. It was sold in Italy (branded Triocetin) and Turkey (branded Tekmisin). It is no longer sold in Italy as of 2018. The drug's mode of action is to bind to the ribosome, specifically in th ...

:J01FA09

Clarithromycin Clarithromycin, sold under the brand name Biaxin among others, is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. This includes strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, ''H. pylori'' infection, and Lyme disease, among others. Clarith ...

:J01FA10

Azithromycin Azithromycin, sold under the brand names Zithromax (in oral form) and Azasite (as an eye drop), is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes middle ear infections, strep throat, pneumon ...

:J01FA11 Miocamycin :J01FA12 Rokitamycin :J01FA13 Dirithromycin :J01FA14 Flurithromycin :J01FA15

Telithromycin Telithromycin is the first ketolide antibiotic to enter clinical use and is sold under the brand name of Ketek. It is used to treat community acquired pneumonia of mild to moderate severity. After significant safety concerns, the US Food and Drug ...

:J01FA16

Solithromycin Solithromycin (trade name Solithera) is a ketolide antibiotic undergoing clinical development for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and other infections. Solithromycin exhibits excellent ''in vitro'' activity against a broad spectru ...

:QJ01FA90

Tylosin Tylosin is a macrolide antibiotic and bacteriostatic feed additive used in veterinary medicine. It has a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive organisms and a limited range of Gram-negative organisms. It is found naturally as a ferme ...

:QJ01FA91

Tilmicosin Tilmicosin is a macrolide antibiotic. It is distributed under the brand name Micotil. It is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease and enzootic pneumonia caused by ''Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica'' in sh ...

:QJ01FA92 Tylvalosin :QJ01FA93

Kitasamycin Kitasamycin (INN) is a macrolide antibiotic The Macrolides are a class of natural products that consist of a large macrocycle, macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached. The ...

:QJ01FA94 Tulathromycin :QJ01FA95 Gamithromycin :QJ01FA96 Tildipirosin :QJ01FA99 Macrolides, combinations with other substances

J01FF Lincosamides

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Clindamycin Clindamycin is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections, including osteomyelitis (bone) or joint infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, strep throat, pneumonia, acute otitis media (middle ear infec ...

:J01FF02

Lincomycin Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that comes from the actinomycete ''Streptomyces lincolnensis''. A related compound, clindamycin, is derived from lincomycin by using thionyl chloride to replace the 7-hydroxy group with a chlorine atom with ...

:QJ01FF52 Lincomycin, combinations

J01FG Streptogramins

:J01FG01

Pristinamycin Pristinamycin ( INN), also spelled pristinamycine, is an antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections. It is a streptogramin group antibiotic, similar to virginiamycin, d ...

:J01FG02

Quinupristin/dalfopristin Quinupristin/dalfopristin, or quinupristin-dalfopristin, (pronunciation: kwi NYOO pris tin / dal FOE pris tin) (trade name Synercid) is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat infections by staphylococci and by vancomycin-resistant ''Entero ...

:QJ01FG90

Virginiamycin Virginiamycin is a streptogramin antibiotic similar to pristinamycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin. It is a combination of pristinamycin IIA (virginiamycin M1) and virginiamycin S1. Virginiamycin is used in the fuel ethanol Ethanol (a ...

J01G
Aminoglycoside Aminoglycoside is a medicinal and bacteriologic category of traditional Gram-negative antibacterial medications that inhibit protein synthesis and contain as a portion of the molecule an amino-modified glycoside (sugar). The term can also refer ...
antibacterials

J01GA
Streptomycin Streptomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex, endocarditis, brucellosis, ''Burkholderia'' infection, plague, tularemia, and rat bite fever. Fo ...
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:J01GA01

Streptomycin Streptomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex, endocarditis, brucellosis, ''Burkholderia'' infection, plague, tularemia, and rat bite fever. Fo ...

:J01GA02 Streptoduocin :QJ01GA90

Dihydrostreptomycin Dihydrostreptomycin is a derivative of streptomycin that has a bactericidal properties. It is a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It acts by irreversibly binding the S12 protein in the bacterial 30S r ...

:QJ01GA99 Combinations of streptomycins

J01GB Other aminoglycosides

:J01GB01

Tobramycin Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from '' Streptomyces tenebrarius'' that is used to treat various types of bacterial infections, particularly Gram-negative infections. It is especially effective against species of ''Pseudomonas ...

:J01GB03

Gentamicin Gentamicin is an antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections. This may include bone infections, endocarditis, pelvic inflammatory disease, meningitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and sepsis among others. It is not e ...

:J01GB04

Kanamycin Kanamycin A, often referred to simply as kanamycin, is an antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis. It is not a first line treatment. It is used by mouth, injection into a vein, or injection into a muscle. Kanamycin ...

:J01GB05

Neomycin Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that displays bactericidal activity against gram-negative aerobic bacilli and some anaerobic bacilli where resistance has not yet arisen. It is generally not effective against gram-positive bacilli and an ...

:J01GB06

Amikacin Amikacin is an antibiotic medication used for a number of bacterial infections. This includes joint infections, intra-abdominal infections, meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, and urinary tract infections. It is also used for the treatment of multi ...

:J01GB07

Netilmicin Netilmicin (1-N-ethylsisomicin) is a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, and a derivative of sisomicin, produced by '' Micromonospora inyoensis''. Aminoglycoside antibiotics have the ability to kill a wide variety of bacteria. Netilmicin is ...

:J01GB08 Sisomicin :J01GB09

Dibekacin Dibekacin (3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B) is an aminoglycoside antibiotic. It is a semisynthetic derivative of kanamycin developed by Hamao Umezawa and collaborators for Meiji Seika is a Japanese snack food company. It is the trade name of a pharm ...

:J01GB10 Ribostamycin :J01GB11 Isepamicin :J01GB12 Arbekacin :J01GB13 Bekanamycin :J01GB14

Plazomicin Plazomicin, sold under the brand name Zemdri, is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat complicated urinary tract infections. As of 2019 it is recommended only for those in whom alternatives are not an option. It is given by injection into ...

:QJ01GB90 Apramycin :QJ01GB91 Framycetin :QJ01GB92

Paromomycin Paromomycin is an antimicrobial used to treat a number of parasitic infections including amebiasis, giardiasis, leishmaniasis, and tapeworm infection. It is a first-line treatment for amebiasis or giardiasis during pregnancy. Otherwise it is g ...

J01M Quinolone antibacterials

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quinoxaline A quinoxaline, also called a benzopyrazine, in organic chemistry, is a heterocyclic compound containing a ring complex made up of a benzene ring and a pyrazine ring. It is isomeric with other naphthyridines including quinazoline, phthalazine and ...

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J01MA
Fluoroquinolone A quinolone antibiotic is a member of a large group of broad-spectrum bacteriocidals that share a bicyclic core structure related to the substance 4-quinolone. They are used in human and veterinary medicine to treat bacterial infections, as wel ...
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Ofloxacin Ofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. When taken Oral administration, by mouth or intravenous, injection into a vein, these include pneumonia, cellulitis, urinary tract infections, prost ...

:J01MA02

Ciprofloxacin Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. This includes bone and joint infections, intra abdominal infections, certain types of infectious diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, skin infec ...

:J01MA03

Pefloxacin Pefloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Pefloxacin has not been approved for use in the United States. History Pefloxacin was developed in 1979 and approved in France for human use in 1985. Licensed uses *U ...

:J01MA04

Enoxacin EnoxacinEnoxacin is sold under the following trade names: Almitil, Bactidan, Bactidron, Comprecin, Enoksetin, Enoxen, Enroxil, Enoxin, Enoxor, Flumark, Penetrex, Gyramid, Vinone. is an oral broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent used in ...

:J01MA05 Temafloxacin :J01MA06

Norfloxacin Norfloxacin, sold under the brand name Noroxin among others, is an antibiotic that belongs to the class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. It is used to treat urinary tract infections, gynecological infections, inflammation of the prostate gland, go ...

:J01MA07 Lomefloxacin :J01MA08 Fleroxacin :J01MA09

Sparfloxacin Sparfloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in the treatment of bacterial infections. It has a controversial safety profile. It was patented in 1985 and approved for medical use in 1993. Zagam is no longer available in the United States. ...

:J01MA10 Rufloxacin :J01MA11 Grepafloxacin :J01MA12

Levofloxacin Levofloxacin, sold under the brand name Levaquin among others, is an antibiotic medication. It is used to treat a number of bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis, pneumonia, H. pylori (in combination with other medications), ...

:J01MA13

Trovafloxacin Trovafloxacin (sold as Trovan by Pfizer and Turvel by Laboratorios Almirall) is a broad spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. It was w ...

:J01MA14

Moxifloxacin Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic, used to treat bacterial infections, including pneumonia, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, tuberculosis, and sinusitis. It can be given by mouth, by injection into a vein, and as an eye drop. Common side effects incl ...

:J01MA15

Gemifloxacin Gemifloxacin mesylate (trade name Factive, Oscient Pharmaceuticals) is an oral broad-spectrum quinolone antibacterial agent used in the treatment of acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and mild-to-moderate pneumonia. Vansen Ph ...

:J01MA16

Gatifloxacin Gatifloxacin (brand names Gatiflo, Tequin, and Zymar) is an antibiotic of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone family, that like other members of that family, inhibits the bacterial enzymes DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. It was patented in 19 ...

:J01MA17 Prulifloxacin :J01MA18

Pazufloxacin Pazufloxacin (International Nonproprietary Name, INN) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It is sold in Japan under the brand names Pasil and Pazucross. See also * Quinolones References

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics Cyclopropanes Carbo ...

:J01MA19 Garenoxacin :J01MA21 Sitafloxacin :J01MA22 Tosufloxacin :J01MA23 Delafloxacin :J01MA24 Levonadifloxacin :J01MA25 Lascufloxacin :QJ01MA90

Enrofloxacin Enrofloxacin (ENR) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic sold by the Bayer, Bayer Corporation under the trade name Baytril. It is sold by in a generic form by Bimeda Inc. under the name EnroMed 100. Enrofloxacin is currently approved by the Food and D ...

:QJ01MA92 Danofloxacin :QJ01MA93

Marbofloxacin Marbofloxacin is a carboxylic acid derivative third generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It is used in veterinary medicine under the trade names Marbocyl, Forcyl, Marbo vet and Zeniquin. A formulation of marbofloxacin combined with clotrimazole ...

:QJ01MA94 Difloxacin :QJ01MA95

Orbifloxacin Orbifloxacin (brand name Orbax) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic which is approved for use in dogs, marketed by Schering-Plough Animal Health. See also * Quinolone Quinolone may refer to: * 2-Quinolone * 4-Quinolone * Quinolone antibiotic ...

:QJ01MA96 Ibafloxacin :QJ01MA97 Pradofloxacin :QJ01MA98 Sarafloxacin

J01MB Other quinolones

:J01MB01 Rosoxacin :J01MB02

Nalidixic acid Nalidixic acid (tradenames Nevigramon, NegGram, Wintomylon and WIN 18,320) is the first of the synthetic quinolone antibiotics. In a technical sense, it is a naphthyridone, not a quinolone: its ring structure is a 1,8-naphthyridine nucleus that ...

:J01MB03 Piromidic acid :J01MB04 Pipemidic acid :J01MB05

Oxolinic acid Oxolinic acid is a quinolone antibiotic developed in Japan in the 1970s.JP Patent 49138244 Dosages 12–20 mg/kg orally administered for five to ten days. The antibiotic works by inhibiting the enzyme DNA gyrase. It also acts as a dopamine ...

:J01MB06

Cinoxacin Cinoxacin is a quinolone antibiotic that has been discontinued in the U.K. as well the United States, both as a branded drug or a generic. The marketing authorization of cinoxacin has been suspended throughout the EU. Cinoxacin was an older syn ...

:J01MB07

Flumequine Flumequine is a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. It is a first-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial that has been removed from clinical use and is no longer being marketed. The marketing authorization o ...

:J01MB08 Nemonoxacin

QJ01MQ Quinoxalines

:QJ01MQ01 Olaquindox

J01R Combinations of antibacterials

J01RA Combinations of antibacterials

:J01RA01 Penicillins, combinations with other antibacterials :J01RA02 Sulfonamides, combinations with other antibacterials (excluding trimethoprim) :J01RA03 Cefuroxime and metronidazole :J01RA04 Spiramycin and metronidazole :J01RA05 Levofloxacin and ornidazole :J01RA06 Cefepime and amikacin :J01RA07 Azithromycin, fluconazole and secnidazole :J01RA08 Tetracycline and oleandomycin :J01RA09 Ofloxacin and ornidazole :J01RA10 Ciprofloxacin and metronidazole :J01RA11 Ciprofloxacin and tinidazole :J01RA12 Ciprofloxacin and ornidazole :J01RA13 Norfloxacin and tinidazole :J01RA14 Norfloxacin and metronidazole :J01RA15 Cefixime and ornidazole :QJ01RA80 Nitrofuran derivatives, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA90 Tetracyclines, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA91 Macrolides, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA92 Amphenicols, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA94 Lincosamides, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA95 Polymyxins, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA96 Quinolones, combinations with other antibacterials :QJ01RA97 Aminoglycosides, combinations with other antibacterials

QJ01RV Combinations of antibacterials and other substances

:QJ01RV01 Antibacterials and

corticosteroid Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involv ...

J01X Other antibacterials

J01XA
Glycopeptide Glycopeptides are peptides that contain carbohydrate moieties (glycans) covalently attached to the side chains of the amino acid residues that constitute the peptide. Over the past few decades it has been recognised that glycans on cell surfac ...
antibacterials

:J01XA01

Vancomycin Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections. It is recommended intravenously as a treatment for complicated skin infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, ...

:J01XA02

Teicoplanin Teicoplanin is an antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' and ''Enterococcus faecalis''. It is a semisynthetic glycopeptide ...

:J01XA03

Telavancin Telavancin (trade name Vibativ) is a bactericidal lipoglycopeptide for use in MRSA or other Gram-positive infections. Telavancin is a semi-synthetic derivative of vancomycin. The FDA approved the drug in September 2009 for complicated skin and ...

:J01XA04

Dalbavancin Dalbavancin, sold under the brand names Dalvance in the US and Xydalba in the EU among others, is a second-generation lipoglycopeptide antibiotic medication. It belongs to the same class as vancomycin, the most widely used and one of the treatm ...

:J01XA05

Oritavancin Oritavancin, sold under the brand name Orbactiv among others, is a semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotic medication for the treatment of serious Gram-positive bacterial infections. Its chemical structure as a lipoglycopeptide is similar to vanc ...

J01XB
Polymyxin Polymyxins are antibiotics. Polymyxins B and E (also known as colistin) are used in the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections. They work mostly by breaking up the bacterial cell membrane. They are part of a broader class of molecules ...
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Colistin Colistin, also known as polymyxin E, is an antibiotic medication used as a last-resort treatment for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections including pneumonia. These may involve bacteria such as ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', ''Klebsiella ...

:J01XB02

Polymyxin B Polymyxin B, sold under the brand name Poly-Rx among others, is an antibiotic used to treat meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, and urinary tract infections. While it is useful for many Gram negative infections, it is not useful for Gram positive infe ...

J01XC
Steroid A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration. Steroids have two principal biological functions: as important components of cell membranes that alter membrane fluidity; and a ...
antibacterials

:J01XC01 Fusidic acid

J01XD Imidazole derivatives

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Metronidazole Metronidazole, sold under the brand name Flagyl among others, is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication. It is used either alone or with other antibiotics to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, endocarditis, and bacterial vaginosis. It is ef ...

:J01XD02

Tinidazole Tinidazole is a drug used against protozoan infections. It is widely known throughout Europe and the developing world as a treatment for a variety of anaerobic amoebic and bacterial infections. It was developed in 1972 and is a prominent member of ...

:J01XD03

Ornidazole Ornidazole is an antibiotic used to treat protozoan infections. A synthetic nitroimidazole, it is commercially obtained from an acid-catalyzed reaction between 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole and epichlorohydrin. Antimicrobial spectrum is similar to th ...

J01XE Nitrofuran derivatives

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Nitrofurantoin Nitrofurantoin is an antibacterial medication used to treat urinary tract infections, but it is not as effective for kidney infections. It is taken by mouth. Common side effects include nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and headaches. Rarely ...

:J01XE02

Nifurtoinol Nifurtoinol (rINN, trade name Urfadyn) is a nitrofuran-derivative antibiotic used in the treatment of urinary tract infection A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects part of the urinary tract. When it affects the lowe ...

:J01XE03 Furazidin :J01XE51 Nitrofurantoin, combinations :QJ01XE90 Furazolidine :QJ01XE91 Nifurpirinol

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Pleuromutilin Pleuromutilin and its derivatives are antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to the peptidyl transferase component of the 50S subunit of ribosomes. This class of antibiotics includes the licensed drugs lefamu ...
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Tiamulin Tiamulin (previously thiamutilin) is a pleuromutilin antibiotic drug that is used in veterinary medicine particularly for pigs and poultry. Tiamulin is a diterpene Diterpenes are a class of chemical compounds composed of four isoprene units, o ...

:QJ01XQ02

Valnemulin Valnemulin (trade name Econor or Biotilina) is a pleuromutilin antibiotic used to treat swine dysentery, ileitis, colitis and pneumonia. It is also used for the prevention of intestinal The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, a ...

J01XX Other antibacterials

:J01XX01

Fosfomycin Fosfomycin, sold under the brand name Monurol among others, is an antibiotic primarily used to treat lower UTI. It is not indicated for kidney infections. Occasionally it is used for prostate infections. It is generally taken by mouth. Common ...

:J01XX02 Xibornol :J01XX03 Clofoctol :J01XX04

Spectinomycin Spectinomycin, sold under the tradename Trobicin among others, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of gonorrhea infections. It is given by injection into a muscle. Common side effects include pain at the area of injection, rash, nausea, ...

:J01XX05 Methenamine :J01XX06

Mandelic acid Mandelic acid is an aromatic alpha hydroxy acid with the molecular formula C6H5CH(OH)CO2H. It is a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and polar organic solvents. It is a useful precursor to various drugs. The molecule is chiral. Th ...

:J01XX07 Nitroxoline :J01XX08

Linezolid Linezolid is an antibiotic used for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. Linezolid is active against most Gram-positive bacteria that cause disease, including streptococci, van ...

:J01XX09

Daptomycin Daptomycin, sold under the brand name Cubicin among others, is a lipopeptide antibiotic used in the treatment of systemic and life-threatening infections caused by Gram-positive organisms. Daptomycin was removed from the World Health Organiza ...

:J01XX10

Bacitracin Bacitracin is a polypeptide antibiotic. It is a mixture of related cyclic peptides produced by ''Bacillus licheniformis'' bacteria, that was first isolated from the variety "Tracy I" ( ATCC 10716) in 1945. These peptides disrupt Gram-positive bac ...

:J01XX11

Tedizolid Tedizolid (formerly torezolid, trade name Sivextro), is an oxazolidinone-class antibiotic. Tedizolid phosphate is a phosphate ester prodrug of the active compound tedizolid. It was developed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, following acquisition of Tr ...

:J01XX12

Lefamulin Lefamulin, sold under the brand name Xenleta, is an antibiotic medication used it to treat adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. It is taken by mouth or by injection into a vein. Relatively common side effects include diarrhea, ...

:QJ01XX55 Methenamine, combinations :QJ01XX93 Furaltadone :QJ01XX95

Novobiocin Novobiocin, also known as albamycin or cathomycin, is an aminocoumarin antibiotic that is produced by the actinomycete '' Streptomyces niveus'', which has recently been identified as a subjective synonym for ''S. spheroides'' a member of the clas ...

References

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J01A Tetracyclines Tetracyclines are a group of broad-spectrum antibiotic compounds that have a common basic structure and are either isolated directly from several species of ''Streptomyces'' bacteria or produced semi-synthetically from those isolated compounds. T ...