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Classification of the Antibiotics

b-Lactam antibiotics

Benzylpenicillins Phenoxy­- Penicillinase-

penicillins resistant penicil-
(oral penicillins) lins (anti-staphylo-
coccal penicillins)
Penicillin G Penicillin V Oxacillin
(benzylpenicillin Propicillin Dicloxacillin
sodium, procaine Flucloxacillin
benzylpenicillin,
benzathine
peni­cillin)

Aminobenzyl­ Ureidopenicillins ß-Lactam/

penicillins (broad-spectrum ß-lactamase
penicillins) inhibitors
Ampicillin Mezlocillin Ampicillin/­
Amoxicillin Piperacillin sulbactam
Amoxicillin/­
clavu­lanate
Piperacillin/
tazobactam
Sulbactam in free
combinations
    Classification of the Antibiotics

Cephalosporins Cephalosporins Cephalosporins

(first generation) (second (third and fourth
generation) generation)
Cefazolin Cefuroxime Cefotaxime
Cefalexin (oral) Cefotiam Ceftriaxone
Cefadroxil (oral) Cefuroxime axetil Ceftazidime
Cefaclor (oral) Cefepime
Loracarbef Cefixime (oral)
Cefpodoxime
proxetil (oral)
Ceftibuten (oral)

Monobactams Carbapenems b-Lactamase

inhibitors
Aztreonam Imipenem Clavulanic acid
Meropenem Sulbactam
Ertapenem Tazobactam
Doripenem

Other substances

Aminoglycosides Tetracyclines Quinolones

Streptomycin Tetracycline Group I:
Gentamicin Doxycycline Norfloxacin
Tobramycin Minocycline
Netilmicin Group II:
Amikacin Enoxacin
Ofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin
Group III:
Levofloxacin
Group IV:
Moxifloxacin
 Classification of the Antibiotics    

I: Indications essentially limited to UTI

II: Widely indicated
III: Improved activity against Gram-positive and atypical
pathogens
IV: Further enhanced activity against Gram-positive and
atypical pathogens, also against anaerobic bacteria

Lincosamides Azol derivatives Nitroimidazoles

Clindamycin Miconazole Metronidazole
Ketoconazole
Fluconazole
Itraconazole
Voriconazole
Posaconazole

Glycopeptide Macrolides Polyenes

antibiotics
Vancomycin Erythromycin Amphotericin B
Teicoplanin Spiramycin Nystatin
Telavancin Roxithromycin
Clarithromycin
Azithromycin

Glycylcyclines Echinocandins
Tigecycline Caspofungin
Anidulafungin
Micafungin

Streptogramines Ketolides Oxazolidinones

Quinupristin/ Telithromycin Linezolid
dalfopristin
    Classification of the Antibiotics

Lipopeptides Epoxides Polymyxins

Daptomycin Fosfomycin Colistin
(polymyxin E)
Polymyxin B
Ansamycins
Rifampicin
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