| A | B |
|---|
| kanamycin (Kantrex) | major adverse side effect is ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity |
| cephalosporins | often indicated when pt is allergic to PCN |
| erythromycins | considered to be among the least toxic of antibiotics |
| penicillin | the first of the antibiotics |
| tetracyclines | used primarily to treat acne |
| oxazolidinone | used to treat infections caused by MRSA, VRE, ads some streptococci |
| quinolones | often prescribed to treat UTIs |
| sulfonamides | are really antimicrobials and are the oldest of chemotherapeutic agents |
| chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) | potential for serious toxicity, used only when less hazardous agents are ineffective |
| clindamycin (Cleocin) | has a high affinity for bone, effective for treatment of osteomyelitis |
| imipenem (Primaxin) | used only for serious infections, esp. polymicrobic infections |
| metronidazole (Flagyl) | prophylaxis for colorectal procedures (cidal to anaerobes) |
| vancomycin (Vanocin) | used to treat infections caused by MRSA |
| Coly-mycinS Otic | topical to treat external auditory canal infections |
