Penicillins
Penicillins
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Drug |
Common Uses |
Some Side Effects |
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Amoxicillin Ampicillin Carbenicillin Cloxacillin Dicloxacillin Flucloxacillin Nafcillin Oxacillin Penicillin G Penicillin V Piperacillin Ticarcillin |
Wide range of infections, including streptococcal infections, enterococcal infections, syphilis, and Lyme disease Dicloxacillin, nafcillin, and oxacillin: Most often used to treat staphylococcal infections |
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea* Allergy with serious anaphylactic reactions Brain and kidney damage (rare) |
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* Almost any antibiotic can cause Clostridioides difficile–induced diarrhea and inflammation of the colon (colitis), but clindamycin, penicillins, cephalosporins, and fluoroquinolones are the most common causes. |
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