Antibiotics are the group of life saving medicines indicated for the treatment of different types of bacterial infection.
Antibiotics medicines are classified into different classes:
- Penicillins- example Amoxicillin-they are indicated for treatment of various types of infections of skin, chest, and UTI etc.
- Cephalosporins- example Cephalexin- they are indicated for treatment of infections like meningitis and specticaemia etc.
- Tetracyclins-example Doxycycline-they are indicated for treatment of various types of infectious conditions like rosacea and acne etc.
- Aminoglycosides-example Gentamicin- they are indicated for treatment of septicaemia. They are either given in the form of injections or ophthalmic or otic preparations.
- Fluoroquinolones-example ciprofloxacin- they are broad spectrum antibiotics.
- Macrolides-example erythromycin- they are indicated for treatment of infections of lungs and chest etc.
- Sulfonamides-example sulfadiazine-they are indicated for UTI (Urinary tract infection) treatment, ear infections etc.
- Carbapenems-example Imipenem- they are indicated for treatment of severe infectious stage.
- Glycopeptides-example vancomycin- they are indicated for treatment of infectious conditions caused by multi-resistant Staphylococci.
- Lincomycin antibiotics-example Clindamycin- they are indicated for treatment of bacterial infections.
Antibiotics are the only option against bacterial infections, but it should be only taken under physician supervision. There are numbers of antibiotics available on pharmacies. You can easily get your antibiotics mentioned on your prescriptions, as there are many pharmaceutical companies are engaged in manufacturing of antibiotics in India to overcome the demand of antibiotics. Affy group is one of them who is fulfilling the demand of antibiotics as they are manufacturers of beta lactam antibiotics in India as well as other antibiotics also.
Source Antibiotics Medicines and their Classification and Uses
