Antibiotics

Modified on Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Amoxicillin	Penicillin Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and rash	B
Azithromycin	Macrolide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain	B
Ciprofloxacin	Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, tendonitis	C
Doxycycline	Tetracycline Antibiotic	Bacterial infections and acne	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and photosensitivity	D
Clindamycin	Lincosamide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Diarrhea, rash, and pseudomembranous colitis	B
Vancomycin	Glycopeptide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and red man syndrome	C
Gentamicin	Aminoglycoside Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV, IM	Nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neuromuscular blockade	D
Penicillin G	Penicillin Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Allergic reactions, nephrotoxicity	B
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole	Sulfonamide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections and UTIs	Oral	Nausea, vomiting, rash	D
Erythromycin	Macrolide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain	B

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Levofloxacin	Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, tendonitis	C
Clarithromycin	Macrolide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain	C
Tetracycline	Tetracycline Antibiotic	Bacterial infections and acne	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and photosensitivity	D
Rifampin	Rifamycin Antibiotic	Tuberculosis and bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, vomiting, rash	C
Meropenem	Carbapenem Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, diarrhea, and rash	C
Linezolid	Oxazolidinone Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, headache, myelosuppression	C
Amikacin	Aminoglycoside Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV, IM	Nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neuromuscular blockade	D
Imipenem/Cilastatin	Carbapenem Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	C
Metronidazole	Nitroimidazole Antibiotic	Bacterial infections and protozoal infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, metallic taste, and peripheral neuropathy	B
Piperacillin/Tazobactam	Penicillin/Beta-lactamase Inhibitor Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	C

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Clavulanate/Amoxicillin	Penicillin/Beta-lactamase Inhibitor Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and rash	B
Nitrofurantoin	Nitrofuran Antibiotic	UTIs	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and peripheral neuropathy	B
Daptomycin	Cyclic Lipopeptide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Muscle pain, myopathy, and eosinophilic pneumonia	B
Tigecycline	Glycylcycline Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	D
Colistin	Polypeptide Antibiotic	Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections	IV, inhalation	Nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and respiratory distress	C
Fosfomycin	Phosphoric acid antibiotic	UTIs	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, headache	B
Cefepime	Fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	B
Ertapenem	Carbapenem Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, headache, diarrhea	B
Doxycycline Hyclate	Tetracycline Antibiotic	Bacterial infections and acne	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and photosensitivity	D
Aztreonam	Monobactam Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	B

Drug Name	Drug Class	Indication	Route of Administration	Side Effects	Pregnancy Category
Augmentin	Penicillin, an antibiotic with a beta-lactamase inhibitor	Bacterial infections	Oral	Nausea, diarrhea, and rash	B
Moxifloxacin	Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, tendonitis	C
Piperacillin	Penicillin Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	C
Ceftazidime	Third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	B
Doripenem	Carbapenem Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea	B
Levofloxacin	Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, tendonitis	C
Meropenem	Carbapenem Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nausea, diarrhea, and rash	C
Tobramycin	Aminoglycoside Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV, inhalation	Nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neuromuscular blockade	D
Vancomycin	Glycopeptide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	IV	Nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and red man syndrome	C
Zithromax	Macrolide Antibiotic	Bacterial infections	Oral, IV	Nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain	B

Please be aware that there are numerous additional antibiotics available and that this list is not all-inclusive. The categories for side effects and pregnancy listed here may also not be current because they are subject to modification as new research becomes available.