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Cephalothin
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1st Generation Cephalosporin
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IV only, short half life, thrombophlebitis
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Cefadroxil
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1st gen cephalosporin
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PO and long half-life
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Cephradine
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1st generation cephalosporin
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IV and oral admin
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Cefaclor
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2nd generation cephalosporin
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PO and used for URI's in children
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Cefuroxime
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2nd generation cephalosporin
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longer half life than cefamandole
some CNS penetration |
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Cefepime
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4th generation cephalosporin
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excellent CNS penetration
good b-lactamase resistance mostly used for serious infections |
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Procaine PG
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natural penicillins
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IV long acting but weaker
mostly for prevention |
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Amoxicillin
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aminopenicillin
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better than ampicillin
used against gram positives and some gram negatives |
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Ampicillin
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aminopenicillin
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used against URI, UTI, meningitis, pneumonia, etc
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Methicillin
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penicillinase-resistant penicillin
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best of its class
used against staph infections not used often anymore |
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Oxacillin
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PCN-resistant penicillin
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Cloxacillin
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PCN-resistant penicillin
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dicloxacillin
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PCN-resistant penicillin
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nafcillin
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PCN-resistant penicillin
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Carbenicillin
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carboxypenicillin
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carbenicillin indanyl
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carboxypenicillin
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ticarcillin
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carboxypenicillin
more active than carbenicillin |
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timentin
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carboxypenicillin
combo drug w/ clav |
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azlocillin
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ureidopenicillin
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mezlocillin
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ureidopenicillin
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piperacillin
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ureidopenicillin
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cefazolin
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1st gen cephalosporin
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cephalexin
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1st gen cephalosporin
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cefamandole
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2nd generation
true cephalosporins |
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cefuroxime axetil
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2nd gen true cephalosporin
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cefoxitin
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2nd gen cefoxitin-like
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cefotetan
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2nd gen cefoxitin-like
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cefmetazole
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2nd gen cefoxitin-like
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cefotaxime
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3rd gen cephalosporin
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ceftizoxime
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3rd gen cephalosporin
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ceftriaxone
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3rd gen cephalosporin
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ceftazidime
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3rd gen cephalosporin
good against pseudomonas aerugenosa |
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cefoperzone
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3rd gen cephalosporin
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cefixime
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3rd generation
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cefpodoxime proxetil
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3rd generation prodrug for cefixime
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imipenem
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carbenapem
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meropenem
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carbenapem
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aztreonam
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monobactam
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vancomycin
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polypeptide cell wall inhibitor
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bacitracin
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mixed polypeptide
used OTC |
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