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April 09, 2010

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ANTIBIOTIC FORMULATIONS

GENERIC NAME	BRAND NAME	TABS	CAPS	LIQ	INH	INJ
Aminoglycosides
Gentamicin	Gentamicin					•
Cephalosporins
Cefaclor	Cefaclor	•/E	•	•
Cefadroxil	—	•	•	•
Cefdinir	Omnicef		•	•
Cefditoren	Spectracef	•
Cefepime	Maxipime					•
Cefixime	Suprax	•		•
Cefpodoxime	Vantin	•		•
Cefprozil	Cefzil	•		•
Ceftibuten	Cedax		•	•
Ceftriaxone	Rocephin					•
Cefuroxime	Ceftin	•		•
Cefuroxime	Zinacef					•
Cephalexin	Keflex		•
Macrolides
Azithromycin	Zithromax	•		•		•
Azithromycin	Zmax			•
Clarithromycin	Biaxin	•		•
Clarithromycin	Biaxin XL	•
Erythromycin	E.E.S.	•		•
	Eryc		•
	Eryped	C		•/D
	Ery-Tab	•
	PCE	•
Nitroimidazoles
Metronidazole	Flagyl	•	•			•
Penicillins
Broad Spectrum
Amoxicillin	Amoxil	•/C	•	•/D
	Moxatag	•/E
	Amoxicillin		•	•
Ampicillin	Ampicillin		•	•		•
Penicillinase-Sensitive
Penicillin VK	Penicillin VK	•		•
Antipseudomonals
Combination Agent
Amoxicillin + clavulanate	Augmentin	•/C		•
	Augmentin ES			•
	Augmentin XR	•
Ampicillin + sulbactam	Unasyn					•
Piperacillin + tazobactam	Zosyn					•
Quinolones
Ciprofloxacin	Cipro	•		•		•
	Cipro XR	•
	ProQuin XR	•
Gemifloxacin	Factive	•
Levofloxacin	Levaquin	•		•		•
Moxifloxacin	Avelox	•				•
Norfloxacin	Noroxin	•
Ofloxacin	Floxin	•
Sulfonamides
Sulfisoxazole	Gantrisin			•
Combination Agent
Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim	Bactrim	•/DS
Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim	Septra	•/DS		•		•
Tetracyclines
Doxycycline	Doryx	•
	Monodox		•
	Vibramycin		•	•
	Vibra-Tabs	•
Minocycline	Minocin		•
Tetracycline	Tetracycline		•
Other Classes
Aztreonam (monobactam)	Cayston				P
Clindamycin (lincosamide)	Cleocin		•	•		•
Daptomycin (cyclic lipopeptide)	Cubicin					•
Doripenem (carbapenem)	Doribax					•
Fosfomycin	Monurol			•
Linezolid (oxazolidinone)	Zyvox	•		•		•
Meropenem (carbapenem)	Merrem					•
Nitrofurantoin	Furadantin			•
	Macrobid		•
	Macrodantin		•
Quinupristin/dalfopristin (streptogramin)	Synercid					•
Rifampin (rifamycin)	Rifadin		•			•
Rifaximin (rifamycin)	Xifaxan	•
Telavancin	Vibativ					•
Telithromycin (ketolide)	Ketek	•
Tigecycline (glycylcycline)	Tygacil					•
Vancomycin (tricyclic glycopeptide)	Vancocin		•			•
Combination Agent
Imipenem + cilastatin (carbapenem)	Primaxin					•
NOTES
C = Chewable tablets D = Drops DS = Double strength tablets also available E = Extended-release P = Powder for nebulization after reconstitution Not an inclusive list. (Rev. 4/2010)

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