Antibiotics

Brand Generic Dosing Amount Ages Pregnancy Class/Mechanism
Amoxil
PO G
amoxicillin 500mg po bid-tid x10d 250/500/875mg >3 months B penicillin
Augmentin
PO G
amoxicillin/clavulanate 250-500mg po bid-tid x10d 250/500/875mg >3 months B penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor
Azasite azithromycin 1% bid x2d, then qd x5d 2.5mL >1 year B macrolide
Baciguent
G
bacitracin qd-tid 1/3.5g (ung) All ages C polypeptide
Besivance besifloxacin 0.6% tid 5mL >1 year C fluoroquinolone
Ciloxan
G
ciprofloxacin 0.3% qid-q15m 2.5/5/10mL (gtt)
3.5g (ung)
>1 year C fluoroquinolone
Diclocil
PO G
dicloxacillin 250mg po qid 250/500mg >3 months B penicillin
Keflex
PO G
cephalexin 1-4g/d po 250/500/750mg >1 year B cephalosporin
Moxeza moxifloxacin 0.5% bid 3mL >4 months C fluoroquinolone
Ocuflox
G
ofloxacin 0.3% q2h-qid 5/10mL >1 year C fluoroquinolone
Neosporin
G
neomycin/polymyxin b/gramicidin q4h x7-10d 10mL Not Established C aminoglycoside/polymyxin/gramicidin
Polysporin
G
bacitracin zinc/polymyxin b varies 3.5g Not Established C polypeptide/polymyxin
Polytrim
G
trimethoprim 0.1%/polymyxin b q3h 10mL >2 months C sulfonamide/polymyxcin
Vibramycin
PO G
doxycycline 100mg po bid x7d 50/100mg >8 years D tetracycline
Vigamox
G
moxifloxacin 0.5% tid 3mL Not Established C fluoroquinolone
Z-Pak
PO G
azithromycin bid po x1d, then qd po x4d 250mg x6,
250/500/600mg
>6 months B macrolide
Zymar gatifloxacin 0.3% q2h-qid 5mL >1 year C fluoroquinolone
Zymaxid
G
gatifloxacin 0.5% q2h-qid 2.5mL >1 year C fluoroquinolone