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Acyclovir is an antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that
the body can fight off the infection. Acyclovir will not cure herpes, but it can lessen the
symptoms of the infection.
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Antiviral; purine nucleoside analog derived from guanine.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; an aminopenicillin.
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Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your
body.
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Mesalamine affects a substance in the body that causes inflammation, tissue damage, and
diarrhea.
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Antibacterial; an azalide, a subclass of macrolide antibiotics.
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Azithromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Azithromycin fights
bacteria in the body.
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Sulfasalazine affects a substance in the body that causes inflammation, tissue damage, and
diarrhea.
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Mupirocin is an antibiotic that treats or prevents infection that is caused by bacteria.
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Penicillin G potassium is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.
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Cefaclor is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It
works by fighting bacteria in your body.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; second generation cephalosporin.
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Mupirocin is an antibiotic. Mupirocin topical prevents bacteria from growing on your
skin.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; first generation cephalosporin.
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Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. Ciprofloxacin
fights bacteria in the body.
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Antibacterial; fluoroquinolone.
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Clarithromycin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Clarithromycin fights
bacteria in your body.
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Antibacterial; macrolide antibiotic
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Clindamycin is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.
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Antibacterial; broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from lincomycin.
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Hydrocortisone is a steroid medicine that reduces inflammation in the body.
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Mesalamine affects a substance in the body that causes inflammation, tissue damage, and
diarrhea.
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Glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex; also exhibits mineralocorticoid activity.
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Hydrocortisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Hydrocortisone prevents the release
of substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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Cephalexin is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics. Cephalexin fights
bacteria in the body.
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Levofloxacin is in a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones (flor-o-KWIN-o-lones).
Levofloxacin fights bacteria in the body.
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Antibacterial; fluoroquinolone; the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin.
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The 5-amino derivative of salicyclic acid; a GI anti-inflammatory agent.
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Antibacterial and antiprotozoal;. nitroimidazole derivative.
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Metronidazole is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in your body.
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Antibiotic produced by fermentation of Pseudomonas fluorescens ; has a narrow spectrum of activity, principally gram-positive bacteria.
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Penicillin V is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your
body.
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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.
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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.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin. Available as penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin G procaine, and penicillin G sodium.
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Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin.
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Prodrug converted in vivo to sulfapyridine (a sulfonamide anti-infective) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (mesalamine; anti-inflammatory agent).
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Antibacterial; tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic.
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Vancomycin is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
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Acyclovir is an antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that
the body can fight off the infection. Acyclovir will not cure herpes, but it can lessen the
symptoms of the infection.
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