ANTIBIOTICS CLASSIFICATIONS
Class
Examples
Bactericidal / Spectrum
Bacteriostatic
Mechanism of
action
Beta-Lactams
Penicillin:
1. Benzyl penicillin
2. Phenoxymethyl
penicillin
3. Ampicillin
4. Amoxicillin
Cephalosporin:
1. Cefazolin
2. Cefuroxime
3. Ceftriaxone
4. Cefixime
5. Cefepime
6. Ceftaroline
Carbapenem:
1. Meropenem
2. Imipenem
Tetracyclines
1. Tetracycline
2. Doxycycline
Aminoglycosides 1. Gentamicin
2. Amikacin
3. Neomycin
4. Tobramycin
5. Streptomycin
Macrolides
1. Erythromycin
2. Azithromycin
3. Clarithromycin
Lincosamides
1. Clindamycin
2. Lincomycin
Fluoroquinolones 1.
2.
3.
Sulfonamides
1.
2.
1. Narrow
2. Narrow spectrum
Bactericidal
3. Broad
4. Broad
Bactericidal
Broad spectrum
Bactericidal
Broad spectrum
Bacteriostatic
Broad spectrum
Bactericidal
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bacteriostatic
&
Bactericidal
Bacteriostatic
&
Bactericidal
Ciprofloxacin
Levofloxacin
Bactericidal
Moxifloxacin
Sulfamethoxazole Bacteriostatic
Sulfadiazine
Broad spectrum
Broad spectrum
Broad spectrum
Broad spectrum
Narrow spectrum
Broad spectrum
Inhibit bacterial cell
wall synthesis
Inhibit protein
synthesis
Inhibit protein
synthesis
Narrow spectrum
Inhibit protein
synthesis
Inhibit protein
synthesis
Broad spectrum
Inhibit DNA
replication
Broad spectrum
Inhibit folic acid
synthesis