Template:Antibiotics

Antibacterials that inhibit protein synthesis (J01A, J01B, J01F, J01G, QJ01XQ)

-mycin (Streptomyces)	Streptomycin^# Dihydrostreptomycin Neomycin^# Framycetin Paromomycin^# Ribostamycin Kanamycin Amikacin^# Arbekacin Bekanamycin Dibekacin Tobramycin (+loteprednol) Spectinomycin^# Hygromycin B Totomycin Apramycin Nourseothricin
-micin (Micromonospora)	Gentamicin^# Netilmicin Sisomicin Micronomicin Plazomicin^# Isepamicin Verdamicin Astromicin
other	Butirosin

Tetracycline antibiotics
(tRNA binding)

Tetracyclines	Doxycycline^# Chlortetracycline Clomocycline Demeclocycline Eravacycline Lymecycline Meclocycline^‡ Metacycline Minocycline Omadacycline Oxytetracycline Penimepicycline Rolitetracycline Sarecycline Tetracycline^#
Glycylcyclines	Tigecycline

50S

Oxazolidinone
(initiation inhibitors)

Peptidyl transferase

Amphenicols	Chloramphenicol^# Azidamfenicol Thiamphenicol Florfenicol
Pleuromutilins	Azamulin Lefamulin Retapamulin Tiamulin Valnemulin

MLS (transpeptidation/translocation)

Macrolides	Azithromycin^# Boromycin Carbomycin Carrimycin Clarithromycin^# Dirithromycin Erythromycin^# Flurithromycin Gamithromycin Josamycin Kitasamycin Midecamycin Miocamycin Oleandomycin Rokitamycin Roxithromycin Solithromycin Spiramycin Telithromycin Tildipirosin Tilmicosin Troleandomycin Tulathromycin Tylosin Tylvalosin
Ketolides	Telithromycin^‡ Cethromycin Solithromycin^†
Lincosamides	Clindamycin^# Lincomycin Pirlimycin
Streptogramins	Pristinamycin (IA, IIA, IIB) NXL103 (Flopristin, Linopristin) Quinupristin/dalfopristin (Dalfopristin, Quinupristin) Streptogramin A Streptogramin B Virginiamycin (S1)

EF-G

Steroid antibacterials	Fusidic acid

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Antibacterials active on the cell wall and envelope (J01C-J01D)

Beta-lactams
(inhibit synthesis
of peptidoglycan
layer of bacterial
cell wall by binding
to and inhibiting
PBPs, a group of
D-alanyl-D-alanine
transpeptidases)

Penicillins (Penams)

Narrow
spectrum

β-lactamase sensitive (1st generation)	Benzylpenicillin (G)^# Benzathine benzylpenicillin^# Procaine benzylpenicillin^# Phenoxymethylpenicillin (V)^# Propicillin^‡ Pheneticillin^‡ Azidocillin^‡ Clometocillin^‡ Penamecillin^‡
β-lactamase resistant (2nd generation)	Cloxacillin^# (Dicloxacillin Flucloxacillin) Oxacillin Nafcillin Methicillin^‡

Extended
spectrum

Aminopenicillins (3rd generation)	Amoxicillin^# Ampicillin^# (Pivampicillin Hetacillin^‡ Bacampicillin^‡ Lenampicillin Metampicillin^‡ Talampicillin^‡) Epicillin^‡
Carboxypenicillins (4th generation)	Ticarcillin Carbenicillin^‡ / Carindacillin^‡ Temocillin^‡
Ureidopenicillins (4th generation)	Piperacillin Azlocillin^‡ Mezlocillin^‡
Other	Mecillinam (Pivmecillinam) Sulbenicillin^‡

Carbapenems / Penems

Cephems
Cephalosporins
Cephamycins
Carbacephems

1st generation	Cefazolin^# Cefalexin ^# Cefadroxil Cefapirin Cefazedone^‡ Cefazaflur^‡ Cefradine^‡ Cefroxadine^‡ Ceftezole^‡ Cefaloglycin^‡ Cefacetrile^‡ Cefalonium^‡ Cefaloridine^‡ Cefalotin Cefatrizine^‡
2nd generation	Cefaclor Cefprozil Cefuroxime Cefuroxime axetil Cefamandole^‡ Cefonicid^‡ Ceforanide^‡ Cefuzonam^‡ Cephamycin (Cefoxitin Cefotetan Cefminox^‡ Cefbuperazone^‡ Cefmetazole^‡) Carbacephem (Loracarbef^‡)
3rd generation	Cefixime^# Ceftriaxone^# Cefotaxime^# Antipseudomonal (Ceftazidime^# Cefoperazone) Cefdinir Cefcapene Cefdaloxime Ceftizoxime Cefmenoxime Cefpiramide Cefpodoxime Ceftibuten Cefditoren Cefotiam^‡ Cefetamet^‡ Cefodizime^‡ Cefpimizole^‡ Cefsulodin^‡ Cefteram^‡ Ceftiolene^‡ Oxacephem (Flomoxef Latamoxef^‡)
4th generation	Cefepime Cefozopran^‡ Cefpirome Cefquinome^‡
5th generation	Ceftaroline fosamil Ceftolozane Ceftobiprole
Siderophore	Cefiderocol^#
Veterinary	Ceftiofur Cefquinome Cefovecin

Monobactams

β-lactamase inhibitors

Combinations

Polypeptides

Glycopeptides Lipoglycopeptides	Inhibit PG chain elongation: Vancomycin^# (Oritavancin Telavancin) Teicoplanin (Dalbavancin) Ristocetin^‡ Avoparcin Inhibit autolysin: Corbomycin (not approved)
Lipopeptides	Insert into bacterial cell wall causing perforation and depolarization: Daptomycin Surfactin
Polymyxins	Bind to LPS in the outer bacterial membrane, acting in detergent-like fashion: Colistin Polymyxin B
Other	Inhibits PG elongation and crosslinking: Ramoplanin^§

Intracellular

Inhibit PG subunit synthesis and transport: NAM synthesis inhibition (Fosfomycin)
DADAL/AR inhibitors (Cycloserine)
bactoprenol inhibitors (Bacitracin)

Other

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Antibacterials that inhibit nucleic acid (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibit bacterial
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA
synthesis)

DHFR inhibitor

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Brodimoprim
- Iclaprim^†
- Ormetoprim
- Pyrimethamine^#
- Tetroxoprim
- Trimethoprim^#

Sulfonamides
(DHPS inhibitor)

Short-acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine (Sulfasalazine) Sulfafurazole (Acetyl sulfisoxazole) Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole (Phthalylsulfathiazole, Succinylsulfathiazole) Sulfathiourea
Intermediate-acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole
Long-acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone
Other/ungrouped	Mafenide Sulfacetamide Sulfaclozine Sulfadicramide Sulfaguanidine Sulfametrole Sulfanitran

Combinations

Other DHPS inhibitors

Quinolones
(inhibit bacterial
topoisomerase
and/or DNA gyrase,
thereby inhibiting
DNA replication)

1st generation

Fluoroquinolones

2nd generation	Ciprofloxacin^# Ofloxacin Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin^‡ Nadifloxacin^‡/Levonadifloxacin/Alalevonadifloxacin Norfloxacin^‡ Pefloxacin^‡ Rufloxacin^‡
3rd generation	Levofloxacin^# Balofloxacin^‡ Grepafloxacin^‡ Pazufloxacin^‡ Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin^‡
4th generation	Besifloxacin Delafloxacin Gatifloxacin Finafloxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin^# Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin^‡ Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡
Veterinary	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin^‡

Newer non-fluorinated

Related (DG)

Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitroimidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Ornidazole Secnidazole Tinidazole
Nitrofuran derivatives	Furazolidone^‡ Nifuroxazide Nifurtoinol Nifurzide Nitrofurantoin^# Nitrofurazone

RNA synthesis

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin^# Rifapentine^# Rifaximin Rifalazil^§
Lipiarmycins	Fidaxomicin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

v t e Antibacterials: others (J01X, D06AX)
Other/ungrouped	bornane: Xibornol cresol: Clofoctol polyamine: Methenamine alpha hydroxy acid: Mandelic acid nitroquinoline: Nitroxoline pyran/fatty acid: Isoleucine-tRNA ligase inhibitors (Mupirocin)