What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals. They work by killing the bacteria or by making it hard for the bacteria to grow and multiply.
Antibiotics can be taken in different ways:
Antibiotics only treat certain bacterial infections, such as strep throat, urinary tract infections, and E. coli.
You may not need to take antibiotics for some bacterial infections. For example, you might not need them for many sinus infections or some ear infections. Taking antibiotics when they're not needed won't help you, and they can have side effects. Your health care provider can decide the best treatment for you when you're sick. Don't ask your provider to prescribe an antibiotic for you.
When To Use Antibiotics
Antibiotics are specific for the type of bacteria being treated and, in general, cannot be interchanged from one infection to another. When antibiotics are used correctly, they are usually safe with few side effects. Health care providers are able to assess each patient individually to determine the correct antibiotic, dose and length of treatment.
However, as with most drugs, antibiotics can lead to side effects that may range from being a nuisance to serious or life-threatening. In infants and the elderly, in patients with kidney or liver disease, in pregnant or breastfeeding women, and in many other patient groups, antibiotic doses may need to be adjusted based upon the individual patient. Drug interactions can also be common with antibiotics.
Top 10 List of Common Infections Treated with Antibiotics
Acne
Bronchitis
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Otitis Media (Ear Infection)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s)
Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
Streptococcal Pharyngitis (Strep Throat)
Traveler’s diarrhea
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Top 10 List of Generic Antibiotics
amoxicillin
doxycycline
cephalexin
ciprofloxacin
clindamycin
metronidazole
azithromycin
sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim
amoxicillin and clavulanate
levofloxacin
Top 10 List of Brand Name Antibiotics
Augmentin
Flagyl, Flagyl ER
Amoxil
Cipro
Keflex
Bactrim, Bactrim DS
Levaquin
Zithromax
Avelox
Cleocin
Top 10 List of Antibiotic Classes (Types of Antibiotics)
Penicillins
Tetracyclines
Cephalosporins
Quinolones
Lincomycins
Macrolides
Sulfonamides
Glycopeptides
Aminoglycosides
Carbapenems
Product Details:
Strength | 10 mg |
Packaging Size | 100 ml |
Usage/ Application | Dry Cough |
Shelf Life | 24 months |
Brand | Zedex-SF Dry Cough Syrup Sugar Free |
Composition | Dextromethorphan Combination |
Manufacturer | Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd |
Prescription | Yes |
Syrup For | Kids, Adults |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Strength | 10 mg |
Packaging Size | 100 ml |
Usage/ Application | Dry Cough |
Brand | Tossex DMR Syrup Kiwi Sugar Free |
Shelf Life | 24 months |
Composition | Dextromethorphan Combination |
Manufacturer | Abbott |
Prescription | Yes |
Flavor | Mint |
Syrup For | Kids, Adults |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Xone 1000mg Injection |
Strength | 1 gm |
Manufacturer | Alkem Laboratories Ltd |
Injection Site | IV & IM |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Omniclav 625 |
Strength | 625 mg |
Manufacturer | cipla |
Form | Tablets |
Packaging type | Strip |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Augmentin Duo Oral Suspension |
Strength | 3.3 gm/30 ml |
Manufacturer | Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
Form | Oral Suspension |
Packaging type | Box |
Composition | Amoxycillin (200mg) + Clavulanic Acid (28.5mg) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Minimum Order Quantity | 10 Strip |
Strength | 500 mg |
Packaging Type | Strip |
Packaging Size | 1*10 Tablets |
Quantity | 10 tablets per strip |
Quantity Unit | Strips |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
1 | 10 |
Additional Information:
Product Details:
Brand Name | CEFAHEAD 500MG TABLET |
Manufacturer | Lyka Labs |
Strength | 500mg |
Form | Tablets |
Packaging Type | Strip |
Composition | Cefuroxime (500mg) |
Packaging Size | 10 tablets in strip |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Brand | Lyka |
Medicine Type | Injection |
Usage/Application | Clinical |
Composition | Daptomycin (350mg) |
Injectable Form | Lyophilized Powder |
Packaging Size | 1 vial |
Dose | 350 mg |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Packaging Size | 1 Injection in 1 vial |
Brand | Tigelite 50mg Injection |
Manufacturer | Lyka |
Composition | Tigecycline 50 Mg |
Treatment | antibiotic that fights bacteria |
Prescription/Non prescription | Non prescription |
Product Details:
Brand Name | COLIHUB |
Strength | 1 MIU |
Manufacturer | LYKA |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Form | Powder |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Colistimethate Sodium (1Million IU) |
Product Details:
Minimum Order Quantity | 10 Piece |
Composition | Teicoplanin (400mg) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
MANUFACTURER | Sanofi India Ltd |
STORAGE | Store below 30 DegreeC |
Uses | Targocid 400mg Injection is an antibiotic used in the treatment of severe bacterial infections in ho |
Additional Information:
Product Details:
Brand Name | Targocid |
Strength | 200 mg |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Form | Solution |
Manufacturer | Sanofi Aventis |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Teicoplanin (200mg) |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Targocid |
Strength | 400 mg |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Form | Powder |
Manufacturer | Sanofi Aventis |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Teicoplanin (400mg) |
Product Details:
Brand | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Usage/Application | Hospital |
Composition | Imipenem (500mg) + Cilastatin (500mg) |
Injectable Form | Liquid |
Dose | 500mg |
Packaging Size | 1 Injection in 1 vial |
Medicine Type | Injection |
Product Type | Finished Product |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Coly Monas |
Strength | 2 MIU |
Manufacturer | Glennmark Pharmacuaticals Pvt. Ltd |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Form | Powder |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Colistin Sulphate (2Million IU) |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Coly Monas |
Strength | 3 MIU |
Manufacturer | Glennmark Pharmacuaticals Pvt. Ltd |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Form | Powder |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Colistimethate Sodium (3Million IU) |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Coly Monas |
Strength | 4.5 MIU |
Manufacturer | Glennmark Pharmacuaticals Pvt. Ltd |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Form | Powder |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Colistimethate Sodium (4.5 Million IU) |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Xylistin |
Strength | 4.5 MIU |
Manufacturer | Cipla |
Injection Site | IV |
Form | Solution |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Colistimethate Sodium (4.5 Million IU) |
Product Details:
Brand | Zaxter 1000mg Injection |
Manufacturer Name | Alkem Laboratories Ltd |
Strength | 1 gm |
Injection Site | IV Only |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Prescription/Non Prescription | Prescription |
Usage/Application | Hospital |
Product Details:
Minimum Order Quantity | 100 Vial |
Quantity | 2 ml in 1 vial |
Quantity Unit | Vial |
Also gives | Third Party Manufacturing |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
MANUFACTURER/ MARKETER | Alkem Laboratories Ltd |
SALT COMPOSITION | Amikacin (500mg) |
STORAGE | Store below 30 DegreeC |
used to | prevent or treat a wide variety of bacterial infections |
Additional Information:
Product Details:
Packaging Size | 1 Powder for Injection in 1 vial |
Brand | Tigebax Injection |
Manufacturer | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Composition | Tigecycline 50 Mg |
Treatment | antibiotic that fights bacteria |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Manufactured By | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Manufacture By | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Product Details:
Packaging Size | 50 mg single dose vial |
Brand | TIGI |
Manufacturer | Natco |
Composition | Tigecycline 50 Mg |
Treatment | antibiotic that fights bacteria |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Form | Injection |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Brand | Merocrit |
Manufacturer Name | Cipla |
Strength | 1 gm |
Injection Site | IV Only |
Injectable Form | Solution |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Prescription/Non Prescription | Prescription |
Drug Name | Meropenem Injection |
Product Details:
Brand | Azicip |
Dosage | 500 mg |
Tablets in a Strip | 3 |
Packaging Type | Blister |
Packaging Size | 20 x 3 Tablets |
Manufacturer Name | Cipla |
Medicine Type | antibiotics |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Brand | PT-Max |
Manufacturer | Natco |
Strength | 4.5 gm |
Injection Site | IV |
Composition | Piperacillin and Tazobactum Injection |
Form | Solution |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Prescription | Prescription |
Product Details:
Strength | 100mg |
Packaging Size | 10 capsules |
Brand | Omega Doxycycline 100mg Capsule |
Usages | treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, including those that cause acne. |
Prescription Required | No |
Composition (Salts) | Doxycycline Hydrochloride Capsules |
Manufacturer Name | Omega Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd |
Packaging Type | Alu-Alu |
Tablets in a Strip | 10 capsules |
Doxycycline 100mg Capsule is an antibiotic medicine used to treat bacterial infections in your body. It is effective in some infections of the lungs, urinary tract, eyes, and others. It kills bacteria, which helps to improve your symptoms and cure the infection. It may also be used for the treatment of severe acne.
Product Details:
Strength | 400 mg |
Injection Site | IV or IM |
Brand Name | Targocid |
Manufacturer | Sanofi Aventis |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Teicoplanin (400mg) |
Active Ingredient | Teicoplanin (400mg) |
Manufactured By | Sanofi India Ltd |
Form | Powder |
Product Details:
Usage/Application | Personal |
Generic Name | Chlorpheniramine Maleate (2mg) + Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide (10mg) |
Dosage Form | Syrup |
Brand Name | Rexcof DX NF Syrup |
Manufacturer | Cipla Ltd |
Usages | Rexcof DX NF Syrup is a combination medicine used in the treatment of dry cough. It works by reducin |
Product Details:
Packaging Size | 10 ml in 1 vial |
Composition | Vancomycin (250mg) |
Treatment | Vanlid 250mg Injection is an antibiotic used in the treatment of severe bacterial infections in hosp |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Brand | Vanlid 250mg Injection |
Form | Injection |
Shelf life | 2 year |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Colistin Injection |
Strength | 1 MIU |
Manufacturer | Chandra Bhagat Pharma Pvt Ltd |
Injection Site | IV |
Form | Powder |
Packaging Type | Vial |
Composition | Colistimethate Sodium |
Product Details:
Strength | 500mg |
Pack Type | Strips |
Brand | Zocef-CV 500 Tablet |
Manufactured By | Alkem Laboratories Ltd |
Usage | To treat bacterial infections |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Strength | 500mg |
Pack Size | 1*10 Tablets |
Pack Type | Strips |
Brand | Zocef 500 Tablet |
Manufactured By | Alkem Laboratories Ltd |
Usage | To treat bacterial infections |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Strength | 600 mg |
Form | Tablets |
Brand Name | Zivolin 600 |
Manufacturer | VH Lifecare PVT LTD |
Composition | Linezolid (600mg) |
Packaging Size | 1 x 10 Tablets |
Packaging Type | Strip |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Uses | antibiotic medicine used in the treatment of severe bacterial infections |
Product Details:
Strength | 625 mg |
Brand Name | Augmentin |
Manufacturer | Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
Form | Tablets |
Packaging type | Strip |
Composition | Amoxycillin (500mg) + Clavulanic Acid (125mg) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Strength | 250 mg |
Pack Size | 1*10 Tablet |
Pack Type | Strips |
Quantity Unit | Strips |
Brand Name | Erythrocin 250mg Tablet |
Manufacturer | Pfizer Ltd |
Usages | antibiotic used to treat various types of infections |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Strength | 625 mg |
Brand Name | Fightox 625 Tablet |
Manufacturer | Abbott Healthcare PVT LTD |
Form | Tablets |
Packaging type | Strip |
Composition | Amoxycillin (500mg) + Clavulanic Acid (125mg) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Strength | 400 mg |
Packaging Type | Strip |
Packaging Size | 1*10 Tablets |
Quantity Unit | Strips |
Brand | Dirifa 400 Tablet |
Manufacturer | Abbott |
Usage / Application | Hospital |
SALT COMPOSITION | Rifaximin (400mg) |
USES | antibiotic that treats hepatic encephalopathy |
Product Details:
Strength | 2000 mg |
Pack Type | Vial |
Quantity Unit | Vial |
Brand Name | Zavicefta Injection |
Manufacturer | Pfizer Ltd |
Usage | To treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible organisms. |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Quantity Unit | Vial |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Brand Name | Magnex 1g Injection |
MANUFACTURER/ MARKETER | Pfizer Ltd |
SALT COMPOSITION | Cefoperazone (500mg) + Sulbactam (500mg) |
STORAGE | Store below 30 DegreeC |
USES OF MAGNEX INJECTION | treat various types of bacterial infections |
Packging | 1 Injection in 1 vial |
Product Details:
Quantity Unit | Vial |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Brand Name | Magnex Forte 1.5gm Injection |
MANUFACTURER/ MARKETER | Pfizer Ltd |
SALT COMPOSITION | Cefoperazone (1000mg) + Sulbactam (500mg) |
STORAGE | Store below 30 DegreeC |
Uses | bacterial infections |
Packging | 1 Injection in 1 vial |