Albenza - Albendazole is used to treat infections caused by worms. Albendazole works by keeping the worm from absorbing sugar (glucose), so that the worm loses energy and dies.
Albendazole is used to treat:
Hydatid disease (echinococcosis);
Infection of the nervous system caused by pork tapeworms (neurocysticercosis).
Synonyms: Amocin, Amoxycillin, Elmox, Moxnova, Topmox, Actimoxi, Amoclen, Amolin, Amopen, Amopenixin
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid).
Synonyms: Ampicilin, Apmax
Treating infections caused by certain types of bacteria.
Ampicillin is a penicillin antibiotic. It works by killing sensitive bacteria by interfering with formation of the bacteria's cell wall while it is growing. This weakens the cell wall and it ruptures, resulting in the death of the bacteria.
Synonyms: Clavum, Megamantin, Megamentin, Moxmentin, Clavulanate, Clavulanic Acid
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is a penicillin-type antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.
This antibiotic only treats bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (e.g., common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.
Synonyms: Contrimazole, S-trim, Abacin, Abaprim, Alprim, Bactin, Bactramin, Bactrimel, Baktar, Chemotrim
Bactrim contains a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim and is supplied in tablets and a liquid suspension. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are both antibiotics that treat different types of infection caused by bacteria.
Bactrim is used to treat ear infections, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, traveler's diarrhea, and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Baycip is a Broad-spectrum antibiotic in a group of medications called fluroroquinolones, which fights bacteria in the body. Baycip is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. Baycip may also be used for purposes other than those listed here. These broad spectrum antibiotics are safe for penicillin allergic patients
Synonyms: Clamycin, Claymycin, Synclar, Clathromycin, Klacid, Klaricid, Macladin, Naxy, Prevpac, Veclam
Biaxin is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. It fights bacteria in your body.
Biaxin is used to treat many different types of bacterial infections affecting the skin and respiratory system. It is also used together with other medicines to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori.
Cephalexin is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics. Cephalexin fights bacteria in the body.
Cephalexin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria, including upper respiratory infections, ear infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections.
Synonyms: Distachlor, Solar, Alenfral, Alfacet, Alfatil, Cephaclor, Distaclor, Kefral, Panacef, Panoral
Ceclor, a cephalosporin antibiotic, is used in the treatment of ear, nose, throat, respiratory tract, urinary tract, and skin infections caused by specific bacteria, including staph, strep, and E. coli. Uses include treatment of sore or strep throat, pneumonia, and tonsillitis. Ceclor CD, an extended release form of the drug, is also used for flare-ups of chronic bronchitis.
Synonyms: Altacef, Ancef, Biofuroksym, Ceclor, Cedax, Cefasyn, Cefditoren, Cefizox, Cefobid, Cefotan
Ceftin (Cefuroxime) is prescribed for mild to moderately severe bacterial infections of the throat, lungs, ears, skin, sinuses, and urinary tract, and for gonorrhea.
Synonyms: Cademytin, Fenclor, Wocol, Ak-chlor, Alficetyn, Ambofen, Amphenicol, Amphicol, Amseclor, Anacetin
Chloromycetin (Chloramphenicol) is an antibiotic used to treat eye infections. Chloromycetin eye drops (Redidrops) and Chloromycetin eye ointment both contain the active ingredient chloramphenicol, which is a type of medicine called an antibiotic. Antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by bacteria. (NB. Chloramphenicol eye drops and ointment are also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.)
Synonyms: Ciplox, Cipract, Bacquinor, Baycip, Bernoflox, Ciflox, Cifloxin, Ciloxan, Ciprinol, Ciprobay
Cipro is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. It fights bacteria in the body. It works by stopping the production of essential proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.
Cipro is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. It may also be used to prevent or slow anthrax after exposure.
Synonyms: Clincin, Dalcap, Chlolincocin, Clinda-Derm, Clindagel, Clindamicina, Clindesse, Clindets, Clinimycin, Dalacin
CLEOCIN Vaginal Ovules are used to treat infections of the vagina caused by bacteria. They should only be used by women who are not pregnant. No studies have been done to see if they are safe to use in pregnant women.
Most women found the drug easy to take. The most common side effects were itching, discharge, and pain around and in the vagina. Some women got yeast infections.
Diflucan (fluconazole ) is an antifungal antibiotic.
Diflucan is used to treat infections caused by fungus, which can invade any part of the body including the mouth, throat, esophagus, lungs, bladder, genital area, and the blood.
Diflucan is also used to prevent fungal infection in people with weak immune systems caused by cancer treatment, bone marrow transplant, or diseases such as AIDS.
Synonyms: Doxytas, Sun-100, Swidox, Apo-Doxy, Atridox, Doryx, Doxychel, Doxycin, Doxylin, Doxytec
Generic Doxycycline (Doxycycline Hyclate) Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It works by slowing the growth of bacteria in the body.
Doxycycline is used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, periodontitis (gum disease), and others. Doxycycline is also used to treat blemishes, bumps, and acne-like lesions caused by rosacea. It will not treat facial redness caused by rosacea. Doxycycline may be used in combination with other medicines to treat certain amoeba infections.
Synonyms: S-drox, Vistadrox, Baxan, Bidocef, Cefa-Drops, Cefamox, Ceforal, Cefradroxil, Cephos, Duracef
Duricef (Cefadroxil) - Duricef, a cephalosporin antibiotic, is used in the treatment of nose, throat, urinary tract, and skin infections that are caused by specific bacteria, including staph, strep, and E. coli.
Erythromycin is used for:
Treating infections caused by certain bacteria. It is also used to prevent bacterial endocarditis and attacks of rheumatic fever. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic. Macrolide antibiotics slow the growth of, or sometimes kill, sensitive bacteria by reducing the production of important proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.
Brand Names: Epivir, Epivir HBV
Epivir is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body.
The Epivir brand of lamivudine is used to treat HIV, which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Lamivudine is not a cure for HIV or AIDS. The Epivir-HBV brand of lamivudine is used to treat chronic hepatitis B. Epivir-HBV should not be used in people who are infected with both hepatitis B and HIV. It works by blocking the ability of the hepatitis B virus to multiply and infect new liver cells.
Famvir - Generic Name: famciclovir (fam SYE klo veer)
Brand Names: Famvir
Famvir is an antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that the body can fight off the infection. Famvir will not cure herpes, but it can lessen the symptoms of the infections.
Famvir is used to treat infections caused by herpes viruses. Illnesses caused by herpes viruses include genital herpes, cold sores, shingles, and chicken pox.
Flagyl: Generic Name: metronidazole (me troe NI da zole)
Brand Names: Flagyl
Flagyl is an oral antiprotozoal and antibacterial antibiotic. It fights infections caused by bacteria or amoeba in your body.
Flagyl is used to treat bacterial or amoebic infections of the vagina, stomach, skin, joints, and respiratory tract. It will not treat a vaginal yeast infection.
Synonyms: Euflox, Eufox, Offmark, Woflox, Akilen, Baccidal, Bactocin, Danoflox, Effexin, Exocin
Floxin is an antibiotic. Floxin tablets have been used effectively to treat lower respiratory tract infections, including chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, sexually transmitted diseases (except syphilis), pelvic inflammatory disease, and infections of the urinary tract, prostate gland, and skin. Floxin Otic solution is used to treat ear infections.
Synonyms: Erythormycing, Abboticin, Abomacetin, Ak-mycin, Aknin, Benzamycin, Bristamycin, Dotycin, Dumotrycin, E-Base
Ilosone (Erythromycin) is an antibiotic used to treat acne.
•Ilosone is in a group of drugs called macrolide antibiotics. Ilosone fights bacteria in the body.
•Ilosone is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria.
Brand Name: Imuran
Imuran is used for:
Preventing kidney transplant rejection along with other medicine. It may also be used to treat signs and symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Imuran is an antimetabolite. It works by decreasing the effects of certain cells in the body's immune system.
Synonyms: Alcephin, Cepcid, Cephasun, Cepmax, Phexin Bd, Alexin, Biocef, Carnosporin, Cefadal, Cefadin
Keflex (Cephalexin) is a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. This medicine will not treat infections caused by viruses.
Lamisil - Generic Name: terbinafine (ter BIN na feen)
Brand Names: Lamisil
Terbinafine is an antifungal antibiotic.
Lamisil is used to treat infections caused by fungus that affect the fingernails or toenails. Lamisil oral granules are used to treat a fungal infection of scalp hair follicles in children who are at least 4 years old.
Synonyms: L-oxo, Leveg0, Levoflox, Levogo, Lvx Forte, Cravit, Elequine, Floxel, Iquix, Leroxacin
LEVAQUIN® is a quinolone antibiotic used in adults as a lung, sinus, skin, and urinary tract infection treatment when such infections are caused by certain bacteria. LEVAQUIN® kills many of the types of bacteria that can infect the lungs, sinuses, skin, and urinary tract and has been shown in a large number of clinical trials to be safe and effective for the treatment of many bacterial infections.
Synonyms: Uritop, Alfuran, Cyantin, Cystit, Furadantin, Furadonin, Furan, Furina, Nitrex, Nitrofan
Macrobid (Nitrofurantoin) is an anti-infective used to treat or prevent infections of the urinary tract. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
lomefloxacin hydrochloride tablets
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Maxaquin and other antibacterial drugs, Maxaquin should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Synonyms: Minoz, Arestin, Dynacin, Klinomycin, Vectrin
Minomycin (Minocycline) is a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Also called minocin or minocycline, minomycin is a type of antibiotic medication used to treat a number of serious infections caused by bacteria, such as anthrax, dysentery, gonorrhea, cholera, pneumonia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Doctors also prescribe minomycin for other conditions, such as severe acne or infections of the rectum, urinary tract or cervix. Despite its effectiveness, minomycin is not for everyone as it presents several risks for side effects and complications in some patients.
Synonyms: Aethambutolum, Dadibutol, Diambutol, Etibi, Themibutal, Tibitol, Tibutol
Treating tuberculosis (TB) infections of the lung along with other medicines. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Myambutol is an antibacterial agent. It works by stopping the growth of TB cells, which results in cell death.
Prograf :Generic Name: tacrolimus (oral) (ta KROE li mus)
Brand Names: Prograf
Prograf lowers your body's immune system. The immune system helps your body fight infections. The immune system can also fight or "reject" a transplanted organ such as a liver or kidney. This is because the immune system treats it as an invader.
Prograf is used together with other medicines to prevent your body from rejecting a heart, liver, or kidney transplant.
Retrovir Generic Name: Zidovudine (zye-DOE-vyoo-deen)
Brand Name: Retrovir
Treating HIV infection when used along with other medicines. It is also used with other medicines to help prevent women from passing the HIV virus to the fetus during pregnancy.
Retrovir is an antiviral. It works by blocking the reproduction of the HIV virus.
Synonyms: Cadithro, Raxitid, Roxigin, Roxipic, Roxpic, Surlid
Rulide (Roxithromycin) is used to treat infections in different parts of the body caused by bacteria. For example:
acute pharyngitis (sore throat and discomfort when swallowing)
tonsillitis
sinusitis
acute bronchitis (infection of the bronchi causing coughing)
pneumonia (lung infection characterised by fever, malaise, headache)
skin and soft tissue infections
non gonoccocal urethritis
impetigo (bacterial infection causing sores on the skin)
Rulide is an antibiotic that belongs to a group of medicines called macrolides.
Synonyms: Alcyclin, Tetracyclin, Abramycin, Abricycline, Achromycin, Actisite, Amycin, Biocycline, Bristaciclin, Cefracycline
Sumycin (Tetracycline) is a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. It is also used with other medicines for treating acne. This medicine may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Synonyms: Cefixx, Lupicef, Sefi, Sifi, Cefixoral, Cefspan, Cephoral, Oroken, Unixime
Suprax (Cefixime) is a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat infections caused by bacteria such as pneumonia; bronchitis; gonorrhea; and ear, lung, throat, and urinary tract infections. Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.
Sustiva : Generic Name: efavirenz (e FAV ir enz)
Brand Names: Sustiva
Sustiva (efavirenz) is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body.
Sustiva is used to treat HIV, which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Efavirenz is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.
Tamiflu : Generic Name: oseltamivir (os el TAM ih veer)
Brand Names: Tamiflu
Tamiflu is an antiviral medication that blocks the actions of influenza virus types A and B in your body.
Tamiflu is used to treat flu symptoms caused by influenza virus in patients who have had symptoms for less than 2 days. Tamiflu may also be given to prevent influenza in people who may be exposed but do not yet have symptoms. It will not treat the common cold.
TAMIFLU is prescribed for treating adults and children 1 year and older with influenza (flu) whose symptoms started within the last day or two. TAMIFLU can also reduce the chance of getting the flu in patients 1 year and older. TAMIFLU is not a substitute for the annual flu vaccinations (you should still get the flu shot every year).
Synonyms: Bioclox, Cloxapen, Dycill, Dynapen, Pathocil, Syntarpen
Tegopen (Cloxacillin) is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is a type of penicillin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.
• Tequin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. It fights bacteria in the body.
• Tequin is used to treat bacterial infections of the lungs, sinuses, skin, and urinary tract. It is also used to treat certain sexually transmitted diseases.
Trimox : Generic Name: amoxicillin (am OX i sil in)
Brand Names: Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox
Trimox is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Trimox is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. Trimox is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid).
Synonyms: Ceporex, Proxtl, Ancef, Biofuroksym, Ceclor, Cedax, Cefditoren, Cefizox, Cefotan, Ceftin
Vantin (Cefpodoxime) Treating mild to moderate infections caused by certain bacteria.
Vantin is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by interfering with the formation of the bacteria's cell wall so that the wall ruptures, resulting in the death of the bacteria.
Wymox® : Generic Name: amoxicillin (am OKS i sil in)
Brand Names: Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Trimox
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid).
Sparfloxacin (spar-FLOX-a-sin) belongs to the class of medicines known as antibiotics. It is used to treat bronchitis and pneumonia caused by bacterial infections.
Sparfloxacin works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth. However, this medicine will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:
Zerit :Generic Name: stavudine (STA vue deen)
Brand Names: Zerit
Zerit is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. HIV attacks the immune system, slowly destroying the body's ability to fight off infection.
Zerit is used to treat HIV, which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.
Synonyms: Azilup, Azito, Azizen, Azenil, Azitromax, Aztrin, Hemomycin, Misultina, Mixoterin, Setron
Zithromax (Azithromycin) is a macrolide antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.
Brand Names: Zovirax
Zovirax is an antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that the body can fight off the infection. Zovirax will not cure herpes, but it can lessen the symptoms of the infection.
Zovirax is used to treat infections caused by herpes viruses. Illnesses caused by herpes viruses include genital herpes, cold sores, shingles, and chicken pox.
Zovirax may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
