Cephalosporins Introduction Cephalosporins are β-lactam antibiotics that are closely related both structurally and functionally to the penicillins. Most cephalosporins are produced semisynthetically...
Faropenem : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Faropenem is a Carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic that is orally active. It was available as...
Meropenem : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Meropenem is a newer carbapenem antibiotic which is not hydrolysed by renal peptidase; does...
Ertapenem : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Ertapenem is a carbapenem antibiotic. It is used for treating moderate to severe infections caused by...
Doripenem : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Doripenem is a carbapenem antibiotic. It is used for treating infections caused by certain bacteria....
Aztreonam : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Aztreonam is a monobactam antibiotic. It is a novel β-lactam antibiotic in which the...
Imipenem : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Imipenem is a Carbapenem antibiotic. Imipenem is rapidly hydrolysed by the enzyme dehydropeptidase I...
Monobactams Introduction Monobactam antibiotics are unique because the β-lactam ring is not fused to another ring. Aztreonam is the only commercially available...
Carbapenems Introduction Carbapenems are synthetic β-lactam antibiotics that differ in structure from the penicillins in that the sulfur atom of the thiazolidine...
Mezlocillin : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Mezlocillin is a semisynthetic extended spectrum ureidopenicillin antibiotic. Unlike most of other extended spectrum penicillins,...