Methicillin (Meticillin) : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Methicillin is a narrow spectrum Penicillinase resistant Penicillin antibiotic. It is highly penicillinase...
Penicillin V (Phenoxymethyl Penicillin) : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Penicillin V (Phenoxymethyl Penicillin) is a narrow spectrum Penicillin antibiotic. It...
Penicillin-G (Pn-G) or Benzyl Penicillin : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Penicillin-G or Benzyl Penicillin is a narrow spectrum Penicillin antibiotic; activity...
Penicillins (PCNs or pens) Introduction Penicillins are among the most widely effective and the least toxic drugs known, but increased resistance has...
Prophylaxis of surgical site infection (SSI) Surgical site infection (SSI) includes superficial incisional infections (e.g. stitch abscess), deep incisional infection (of soft...
Bacteriostatic & Bactericidal Antimicrobial Drugs Antimicrobial agent (AMA) or Antimicrobial drugs are synthetic or naturally obtained drugs that attenuate microorganisms while Antibiotics are...
Microbial Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Introduction A number of antibiotics exert their antimicrobial effects by targeting bacterial ribosomes and inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis....
Microbial Cell Wall Inhibitors Introduction Some antimicrobial drugs selectively interfere with synthesis of the bacterial cell wall—a structure that mammalian cells do...
Gatifloxacin : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Gatifloxacin is long-acting second generation Fluoroquinolone that has excellent activity against Strep. pneumoniae, many...
Sparfloxacin : Therapeutic uses, Dosage & Side Effects Sparfloxacin is long-acting second generation difluorinated quinolone (Fluoroquinolone) having enhanced activity against gram-positive bacteria...