Broad Spectrum Antibiotics

This is a general term, describing any of numerous classes of antibiotics. Common to all of them is their ability to effectively treat a wide range of bacteria.

These antibiotics would include:

Aminoglycoside

• Gentamicin Injection
• Gentamicin Ophthalmic
• Kanamycin injection
• Kanamycin oral
• Neomycin sulfate
• Streptomycin

• Tobramycin injection

• Tobramycin ophthalmic

Carbapenem

• Imipenem/Cilastatin

Cephalosporin (1st Generation)

• Cefazolin
• Cephalexin
• Cephapirin
• Cephradine

Cephalosporin (2nd Generation)

• Cefuroxime

Cephalosporin (3rd Generation)

• Cefixime
• Cefotaxime
• Ceftazidime
• Ceftizoxime
• Ceftriaxone
•  

• Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic
• Ciprofloxacin
• Levofloxacin
• Ofloxacin

Lincosamides

• Clindamycin

• Azithromycin
• Clarithromycin
• Erythromycin Estolate
• Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate and Sulfisoxazole
• Erythromycin Opthalmic 0.5%
• Erythromycin
• Erythromycin Base
• Erythromycin ethylsuccinate

Penicillins

• Amoxicillin Clavulanate
• Amoxicillin
• Ampicillin
• Ampicillin-Sulbactam
• Cloxacillin
• Dicloxacillin
• Mezlocillin
• Nafcillin
• Oxacillin

• Penicillin G Benzathine

• Penicillin G Potassium

• Penicillin G Procaine

• Penicillin V Potassium

• Piperacillin
• Ticarcillin
• Ticarcillin-Clavulanate potassium

Sulfonamide

• Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate and Sulfisoxazole
• Pyrimethamine-Sulfadoxine
• Sulfadizine
• Sulfisoxazole
• Sulfmethoxazole
• Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Tetracyclines

• Chlortetracycline Topical
• Doxycycline
• Tetracycline Topical
• Tetracycline