Antibiotics for Topical Use
- Name
- Antibiotics for Topical Use
- Accession Number
- DBCAT002363
- Description
Not Available
- ATC Classification
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Mupirocin An antibacterial ointment used to treat impetigo and secondary skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Demeclocycline A tetracycline antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of susceptible bacterial infections. Retapamulin A topical antibiotic agent used for the treatment of impetigo caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes. Chlortetracycline The first tetracycline antibiotic most commonly used for veterinary purposes. Virginiamycin Virginiamycin is a streptogramin antibiotic similar to pristinamycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin. It is a combination of pristinamycin IIA and virginiamycin S1. Virginiamycin is used in the fuel ethanol industry to prevent... Chloramphenicol A broad spectrum antibiotic that is effective against a variety of susceptible and serious bacterial infections but is not frequently used because of its high risk of bone marrow toxicity. Oxytetracycline A tetracycline antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of susceptible bacterial infections. Bacitracin A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic used to prevent wound infections, treat pneumonia and empyema in infants, and to treat skin and eye infections. Tetracycline An antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of susceptible infections. Gentamicin An aminoglycoside used to treat a wide variety of aerobic infections in the body. Neomycin An aminoglycoside antibiotic agent used orally and topically to treat a wide variety of infections in the body. Rifaximin A rifamycin-based non-systemic antibiotic used for the treatment of gastrointestinal bacterial infections, such as traveler's diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome, and reduction of overt hepatic encephalopathy recurrence in adults. Fusidic acid A topical antibacterial agent used to prevent and treat mild to moderate skin infections caused by susceptible bacteria. Tyrothricin A topical antibiotic with broad spectrum activity against Gram positive bacteria and some fungal infections. Ozenoxacin A quinolone antibiotic used to treat impetigo caused by susceptible bacteria. Rifamycin An antibacterial used to treat traveler's diarrhea. - Drugs & Drug Targets