What are the 3 most common antibiotics?

What are the 3 most common antibiotics?

The main types of antibiotics include:

  • Penicillins – for example, phenoxymethylpenicillin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin.
  • Cephalosporins – for example, cefaclor, cefadroxil and cefalexin.
  • Tetracyclines – for example, tetracycline, doxycycline and lymecycline.
  • Aminoglycosides – for example, gentamicin and tobramycin.

What is the most popular antibiotic?

Table 2. Top oral antibiotic classes and agents prescribed—United States, 2015

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT NUMBER OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTIONS (MILLIONS) ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTIONS PER 1,000 PERSONS, RATE
Amoxicillin 54.8 171
Azithromycin 46.2 144
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 25.3 79
Cephalexin 21.4 67

What is a good antibiotic for infection?

Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics such as amoxicillin, erythromycin and ciprofloxacin.

What is the best OTC antibiotic?

amikacin

  • amoxicillin (Amoxil,Moxatag)
  • ampicillin
  • cefazolin (Ancef,Kefzol)
  • cefotaxime
  • ceftriaxone
  • cephalexin (Keflex)
  • clindamycin (Cleocin,Benzaclin,Veltin)
  • doxycycline (Doryx,Oracea,Vibramycin)
  • erythromycin (Erygel,Eryped)

    • What antibiotics are safe to take?

    She said the evidence at the time supported use of antibiotics only in suspected or confirmed serious infections and with regular review, short duration and the need to maintain strong antimicrobial stewardship programmes, though more recent evidence has ‘expanded the level of understanding of coinfection’.

    What are the best survival antibiotics?

    Ciprofloxacin – Best for things like urinary tract infections,prostate infections,respiratory tract infections (such as bronchitis or pneumonia),bacterial diarrhea,anthrax,and diverticulitis or infectious colitis (when combined with

  • Metronidazole – Usually used for getting rid of anaerobic bacteria which is found in the intestine.
  • Cephalexin – Great for almost any type of respiratory infection (bronchitis,pneumonia,strep throat,etc.) and middle ear infections.

    • What are the names of the antibiotics?

    – Amoxicillin/augmentin. – Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) – Cephalexin (Keflex) – Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) – Fosfomycin (Monurol) – Levofloxacin (Levaquin) – Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin, Macrobid) – Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)