antimicrobial agents

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Antimicrobial agents

• Brand name, generic name, use and side effect of
  following drugs,
• Penicillin
• Tetracycline
• Quinolones
• Cephalosporin
• Sulfas
• Macrolide

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PENICILLIN

• BRAND          GENERIC              
• veetids             penicillin V-K, PCN, VK
• amoxil             amoxicillin
• moxatag           amoxicillin / clavulanate
• Augmentin
• USE use as a antibacterial , to prevent growth
  of bacteria
• SIDE EFFECT nausea, vomiting, epigastric
  distress, diarrhea, and black hairy tongue

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TETRACYCLINE

• BRAND             GENERIC
• minocin              minocycline
• dynacin               tetracycline
• sumycin              
• vibrramycin,
• ORACEA, periostat
• doxycycline
• USE  treat many different bacterial infection of
  skin, intestines, respiratory track, urinary
  tract, lymph nodes. 
• SIDE EFFECT nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, upset
  stomach, loss of appetite 

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QUINOLONES

• BRAND                GENERIC
• avelox                   moxifloxacin
• cipro                     ciprofloxacin 
• floxin                    ofloxacin
• Levaquin                levofloxacin
• USE  effective against wide range of bacterial
  disease. 
• SIDE EFFECT GI reactions, CNS reaction

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CEPHALOSPORIN

• BRAND              GENERIC
• Keflex                   cephalexin
• duricel                  cephadroxil
• Ceftin, zinacef       cefuroxime
• Omnicef                cefpodoxime
• USE bone infections, ear infection, skin
  infection
• SIDE EFFECT stomach discomfort, nausea,
  vomiting.

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SULFAS

• BRAND             GENERIC
• Bactrim               SMP/TMX
• trimethoprim/
• sulfamethoxazole
• USE treat bacterial infection, used as a UTI,
  bronchitis, eye infection, bacterial meningitis,
  pneumonia, ear infection. 
• SIDE EFFECT skin rashing, itching, headache,
  diarrhoea, tiredness, dizziness

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MACROLIDE

• BRAND             GENERIC
• ery-tab                erythromycin base
• erythromycin     erythromycin stearate
• Zithromax          azithromycin
• dificid                fidaxomicin
• USE use against gram positive bacteria and
  limited gram negative bacteria and some
  respiratory track 
• SIDE EFFECT nausea, vomiting. diarrhoea and
  ringing or buzzing in the ear.

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