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  1. Cefadroxil

    (Duricef)
    First Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of upper and lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, and skin infections, otitis media, tonsillitis, and UTIs
  2. Cephalexin 

    (Keflex)
    First Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of upper and lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, and skin infections, bone infections, otitis media
  3. Cephradine

    (Velosef)
    First Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of serious respiratory tract and skin infections, otitis media, and UTIs
  4. Cefaclor

    (Ceclor, Ceclor CD)
    Second Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, urinary tract, bone, joint, and skin infections, otitis media
  5. Cefotetan
    Second Generation Cefalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, urinary tract, bone, joint, and skin infections, GYN and gonococcal infections, intra-abdominal infections
  6. Cefoxitin

    (Mefoxin)
    Second Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, urinary tract, bone and skin infections, GYN and gonococcal infections, peritonitis, septicemia
  7. Cefprozil

    (Cefzil)
    Second Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of pharyngitis/tonsillitis, otitis media, secondary bacterial infection of acute bronchitis, and acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, acute sinusitis
  8. Cefuroxime

    (Ceftin, Zinacef)
    Second Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, urinary tract, bone and skin infections, gonococcal infections, meningitis, septicemia
  9. Cefdinir

    (Omnicef)
    Third Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, otitis media, tonsillitis, skin infections
  10. Cefepime

    (Maxipime)
    Third Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, urinary, and skin infections
  11. Cefotaxime

    (Claforan)
    Third Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, intra-abdominal/GYN infections, gonococcal infections, meningitis, septicemia, bacteremia
  12. Cefpodoxime

    (Vantin)
    Third Generation Cephalosporins

    Treatment of respiratory tract, urinary tract, and skin infections, otitis media, and STD infections
  13. Ciprofloxacin

    (Cipro)
    Fluoroquinolones

    Treatment of infection caused by E. Coli and other bacteria, chronic bacterial prostatitis, acute sinusitis, postexposure inhalation anthrax
  14. Levofloxacin

    (Levaquin)
    Fluoroquinolones

    Treatment of infections such as endocarditis, tuberculosis, anthrax, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and infections involving the sinus, urinary tract, kidney, prostate, or skin
  15. Vancomycin

    (Vancocin)
    Glycopeptides

    Treatment of resistant staph infections, colitis, staph enterocolitis, endocarditis prophylaxis for dental procedures (used for C. difficile)
  16. Clindamycin HCL Phosphate

    Cleocin HCL, Cleocin Phosphate for IM)
    Lincosamides

    Treatment of infections caused by Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and other organisms
  17. Azithromycin

    (Zithromax)
    Macrolides

    Treatment of mild to moderate infections of the respiratory tract, skin, nongonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis, community acquired pneumonia
  18. Clarithromycin

    (Biaxin, Biaxin XL)
    Macrolides

    Used for respiratory infections, pharyngitis/tonsillitis, sinusitis
  19. Erythromycin

    (Ery-Tab, Erythrocin)
    Macrolides

    Treatment of infections, including chlamydia, syphilis
  20. Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Penicillin

    (Bicillin, DisperMox, Larotid, Moxatag, Omnipen, Wycillin)
    Penicillins

    Treatment of respiratory infections, scarlet fever, otitis media, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, gonorrhea
  21. Sulfisoxazole
    Sulfonamides

    Treatment of urinary tract, systemic infections, chancroid, trachoma, toxoplasmosis, acute otitis media, malaria (adjunctive therapy), meningitis, eye infections
  22. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

    (Bactrim, Septra)
    Sulfonamides

    Treatment of UTI, chancroid, acute otitis media, acute and chronic prostatitis, shigellosis, pneumonitis, chronic bronchitis, traveler's diarrhea
  23. Doxycycline Hyclate

    (Vibramycin, Vibra-Tabs)
    Tetracyclines

    Treatment of syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, malaria prophylaxis, chronic periodontitis, acne, anthrax
  24. Minocycline HCL

    (Minocin)
    Tetracyclines

    Treatment of chlamydia, periodontitis, acne, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, respiratory tract infections, meningitis
  25. Hydrocortisone

    (Cortef, Solu-Cortef)
    Corticosteroid

    Treatment of severe inflammation, septic shock, adrenal insufficiency, ulcerative colitis, collagen disorders
  26. Methylprednisolone

    (Medrol)
    Corticosteroids

    Treatment of severe inflammation, shock, adrenal insufficiency, management of acute spinal cord injury, collagen disorders
  27. Prednisolone

    (Delta-Cortef, Flo-Pred, Pred Forte, Prelone)
    Corticosteroid

    Treatment of severe inflammation, immunosuppression, neoplasms
  28. Prednisone

    (Deltasone, Meticorten, Prednisone Intensol)
    Corticosteroids

    Treatment of severe inflammation, immune suppression, neoplasms, multiple sclerosis, collagen disorders, dermatologic disorders, myasthenia gravis
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