The use of oral penicillin to prevent infection may be recommended for some patients at high risk, such as children with sickle cell disease and those with a spleen removed. This treatment, however, must be weighed with the increased likelihood of...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Drugs Articles

doxycycline

Antibacterial; semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic derived from oxytetracycline.

Source:AHFS

doxycycline (EENT)

Semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic.

Source:AHFS

amoxicillin

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; an aminopenicillin.

Source:AHFS

azithromycin

Antibacterial; an azalide, a subclass of macrolide antibiotics.

Source:AHFS

clarithromycin

Clarithromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Clarithromycin fights bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

penicillin G potassium injection

Penicillin G potassium is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

cefotaxime

Cefotaxime is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

cefotaxime

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin.

Source:AHFS

cefpodoxime

Cefpodoxime is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

cefpodoxime

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; aminothiazolyl third generation cephalosporin.

Source:AHFS

ceftriaxone

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin.

Source:AHFS

cefuroxime

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; second generation cephalosporin.

Source:AHFS

clarithromycin

Antibacterial; macrolide antibiotic

Source:AHFS

clindamycin

Antibacterial; broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from lincomycin.

Source:AHFS

clindamycin

Clindamycin is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.

Source:MULTUM

gatifloxacin (systemic)

Antibacterial; 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone.

Source:AHFS

gatifloxacin (EENT)

Antibacterial; 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone.

Source:AHFS

imipenem and cilastatin

Imipenem is an antibiotic that fights serious infections caused by bacteria.

Source:MULTUM

imipenem/cilastatin

Antibacterial; fixed combination of imipenem (a carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic) and cilastatin (prevents renal metabolism of imipenem by dehydropeptidase I [DHP I]).

Source:AHFS

cefuroxime

Cefuroxime is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

penicillin V

Penicillin V is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

Penicillins

Penicillins are a group of closely related antibiotics that kill bacteria. There are several types of penicillins, each used to treat different kinds of infections, such as skin infections, dental infections, ear infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and other infections caused by bacteria.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Penicillin

The first of the first-generation antibiotics, Penicillium notatum is naturally produced by a mold. It was discovered serendipitously by British bacteriologist Alexander Fleming in 1928, and later developed successfully as a powerful therapeutic weapon by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health

penicillin v

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin.

Source:AHFS

penicillin g

Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin. Available as penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin G procaine, and penicillin G sodium.

Source:AHFS

ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

gatifloxacin

Gatifloxacin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. It fights bacteria in the body.

Source:MULTUM

amoxicillin

Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.

Source:MULTUM

vancomycin

Antibacterial; tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic.