List of Antimicrobial Agents and Their Uses

AntiBacterial

disrupt cell function

AntiFungal

-azole ending

Malaria

disease caused by a protozoan

AntiProtozoal

treat protozoal infections

AntiRetroviral

treat HIV and Hepatitis B

AntiViral

-vir ending

Beta Lactam Antibacterial

work to disrupt cell wall synthesis

Penicillin Antibacterial

-cillin ending

Celesporin Antibacterial

cef-, ceph- beginning

Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial

-floxacin ending

Macrolide Antibacterial

-mycin ending

Tetracycline Antibacterial

-cycline ending

Atripla

efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir

Augmentin

amoxicillin and clavulanate

Box Warning: tendonitis

Class of antibiotics called Fluoroquinolone

Box Warning: hematologic toxicity, infertility, teratogenic, mutagenesis and carcinogenesis

Antiviral called valganciclovir

Box Warning: known to cause cancer in mice

Combination Antibacterial and Antiprotozoal called metronidazole

Amoxil

amoxicillin

Atripla

efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir

Augmentin

amoxicillin and clavulanate

Avelox

moxifloxacin

Bactroban Topical

mupirocin

Biaxin

clarithromycin

Ceftin

cefuroxime

Cipro or Proquin

ciprofloxacin

Cleocin

clindamycin

Diflucan

fluconazole

Flagyl

metronidazole

Isentress

raltegravir

Keflex

cephalexin

Levaquin

levofloxacin

Lotrisone Topical

clotrimazole and betamethasone

Macrobid or Macrodantin

nitrofurantoin

Nizoral Topical

ketoconazole

Omnicef

cefdinir

Pen V

penicillin

Plaquenil

hydroxychloroquine

Sumycin

tetracycline

Tamiflu

oseltamivir

Valcyte

valganciclovir

Vibramycin

doxycycline

Zithromax

azithromycin

Zovirax Topical

acyclovir

efavirenz emtricitabine and tenofovir

treats HIV

nitrofurantoin

treats Urinary Tract Infection

oseltamivir

treats Influenza

valganciclovir

treats Cytomegalovirus in Patients with HIV

acyclovir

treats Herpes Simplex Virus