Archives: Drug classes

Fifth generation Cephalosporins Background:   Ceftaroline:  It is active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Gram-positive bacteria. It retains the activity of later-generation cephalosporins having broad-spectrum activity against Gram-negative bacteria. [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceftaroline_fosamil] Antimicrobials - Infectious Disease Aminoglycosides Ansamycins/Rifamycins Antibiotics (Other) Anti- Fungals Anti-Herpetic Agents Anti-Influenza Agents Anti-Malarials Carbapenems Cephalosporins Fluoroquinolones Glycopeptides HIV (anti) Agents Lincosamides Lipopeptides Macrolides Monobactams Oxazolidones Penicillins Sulfonamide antibiotics Tetracyclines Tuberculosis (anti) agents Navigation (cephalosporins) First generation cephalosporins Second generation cephalosporins Third generation

-Anthelmintics Background:   "Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) from the body, by either stunning or killing them. They may also be called vermifuges (stunning) or vermicides (killing)." Benzimidazoles: Albendazole - effective against threadworms, roundworms, whipworms, tapeworms, hookworms Mebendazole - effective against pinworms, roundworms and hookworms Thiabendazole - effective against roundworms, hookworms Fenbendazole

Ansamycins Infectious Disease -ALL Agents (INDEX) Background:  "Ansamycins is a family of secondary metabolites that show antimicrobial activity against many gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria and includes various compounds, among which: streptovaricins and rifamycins. In addition, these compounds demonstrate antiviral activity towards bacteriophages and poxviruses." "Rifamycins are a subclass of ansamycins with high

Drug Classes Combination Products Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors All other classes (e.g. Fusion inhibitors, CCR5 Antagonists, integrase strand transfer inhibitors) Infectious Disease -ALL Agents (INDEX) Disclaimer - Please see package insert if applicable for additional information. The authors make no claims of the accuracy of the information contained herein; and these