Antibiotics

250/125 · 500/125 · 750/250 · 875/125mg

Amoxicillin with clavulanate in four film-coated tablet strengths, used for bacterial infection. Clavulanate stops bacteria breaking the antibiotic down.

250 · 500 · 625 · 1000mg

Amoxicillin hard capsules from 250mg to 1000mg, used for bacterial infection. An aminopenicillin that halts bacterial cell wall synthesis.

100 · 250 · 500 · 1000mg

Azithromycin film-coated tablets from 100mg to 1000mg, used for bacterial pneumonia and skin infection. A macrolide that halts protein synthesis.

250 · 500 · 750 · 1000mg

Ciprofloxacin film-coated tablets from 250mg to 1000mg, used for urinary, respiratory and gastrointestinal bacterial infection. A fluoroquinolone.

200 · 400mg

Metronidazole 200mg and 400mg tablets, used for bacterial infection, protozoal infection and bacterial vaginosis. A nitroimidazole taken by mouth.

250 · 500mg

Cephalexin 250mg and 500mg hard capsules, used for bacterial infection. A first-generation cephalosporin that binds penicillin-binding proteins.

500mg

Tinidazole 500mg tablets, used for giardiasis, trichomoniasis and anaerobic bacterial infection. It breaks DNA strands in susceptible organisms.

50 · 100mg

Nitrofurantoin 50mg and 100mg prolonged-release capsules, used for cystitis and urinary tract infection. It damages bacterial DNA in the urinary tract.

250 · 500mg

Trimox is amoxicillin 250mg and 500mg tablets for bacterial infection, an aminopenicillin that stops the cell wall from being formed.

400/80 · 800/160mg

Trimethoprim tablets at 400/80mg and 800/160mg, used for bacterial infection. It interrupts bacterial folic acid synthesis, halting growth.

200 · 400 · 600 · 800mg

Ethambutol tablets in four strengths from 200mg to 800mg, used in the management of tuberculosis. It blocks building of the mycobacterial cell wall.

100 · 200 · 400mg

Floxin is ofloxacin in 100mg, 200mg and 400mg tablets for bacterial infection, a fluoroquinolone acting on DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

50 · 100mg

Minocycline 50mg and 100mg, as tablets and hard capsules, used for acne vulgaris and bacterial infection. It binds the 30S ribosomal subunit.

250 · 500mg

Tetracycline 250mg and 500mg, as tablets and hard capsules, used for acne vulgaris and bacterial infection. Bacterial protein synthesis stops.

100mg

Doxycycline 100mg capsules and tablets, used for acne vulgaris, chlamydia, Lyme disease and respiratory tract infection. A broad-spectrum tetracycline.

600mg

Linezolid 600mg film-coated tablets, used for pneumonia and skin and soft tissue infection. An oxazolidinone that binds the 23S ribosomal RNA.

50mg

Clofazimine 50mg soft capsules, used in the management of leprosy. A phenazine that binds mycobacterial DNA and holds back growth.

400mg

Moxifloxacin 400mg film-coated tablets, used for bacterial pneumonia, acute sinusitis and complicated skin and soft tissue infection. A fluoroquinolone.

300mg

Cefdinir 300mg tablets, used for community-acquired pneumonia, acute otitis media, pharyngitis and exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. A cephalosporin.

250mg

Oxytetracycline 250mg film-coated tablets, used for acne vulgaris and respiratory tract infection. A broad-spectrum tetracycline taken by mouth.

50 · 100mg

Minocycline 50mg and 100mg hard capsules, used for acne vulgaris. A semi-synthetic tetracycline that halts bacterial protein synthesis.

250 · 500mg

Cenmox is amoxicillin 250mg and 500mg tablets, used for bacterial infection. An aminopenicillin that binds penicillin-binding proteins in the cell wall.

200 · 400 · 550mg

Rifaximin 200mg, 400mg and 550mg film-coated tablets, used for hepatic encephalopathy and traveller's diarrhoea. A rifamycin that stays in the gut.

0.3%

Ciprofloxacin 0.3% eye drops, used for bacterial conjunctivitis. A fluoroquinolone that blocks DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV in bacteria.

0.3%

Ocuflox is ofloxacin 0.3% eye drops for bacterial conjunctivitis and keratitis, a fluoroquinolone that halts DNA replication in bacteria.

150 · 300 · 450 · 600mg

Rifampicin tablets in four strengths from 150mg to 600mg, used for tuberculosis and meningococcal carriage. It blocks bacterial RNA polymerase.

100mg

Zithromax Dispersible is azithromycin 100mg in a tablet that disperses in water, for bacterial infection. It binds the 50S ribosomal subunit.

400/57mg

Advent DT is amoxicillin with clavulanic acid as a 400/57mg dispersible tablet, used for bacterial infection. Clavulanic acid blocks beta-lactamase.

500mg

Ornidazole 500mg tablets, used for trichomoniasis, amoebiasis and giardiasis. A nitroimidazole that disrupts DNA synthesis in protozoa.

250 · 500mg

Clarithromycin 250mg and 500mg film-coated tablets, used for bacterial infection. A macrolide that binds bacterial ribosomes and halts protein synthesis.

250 · 500mg

Chloramphenicol 250mg and 500mg hard capsules, used for bacterial infection and typhoid fever. It binds the 50S ribosomal subunit in bacteria.

150 · 300mg

Clindamycin 150mg and 300mg hard capsules, used for bacterial infection, severe skin and soft tissue infection and dental abscess. A lincosamide.

250 · 500mg

Cefadroxil 250mg and 500mg tablets, used for bacterial infection and bacterial pharyngitis. A first-generation cephalosporin that halts cell wall building.

250 · 500mg

Erythromycin 250mg and 500mg tablets, used for bacterial infection. A macrolide binding the 50S ribosomal subunit to halt protein synthesis.

250 · 500 · 750mg

Levaquin is levofloxacin in 250mg, 500mg and 750mg film-coated tablets for bacterial infection and prostatitis. A fluoroquinolone taken by mouth.

100 · 200mg

Cefixime 100mg and 200mg tablets, used for otitis media, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and bronchitis. A third-generation cephalosporin.

250mg

Ethionamide 250mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of tuberculosis. A thioamide that blocks peptide synthesis in mycobacteria.

100 · 200mg

Cefpodoxime 100mg and 200mg tablets, used for respiratory tract infection, cystitis and uncomplicated skin infection. A broad-spectrum cephalosporin.

250 · 500mg

Cefuroxime 250mg and 500mg film-coated tablets, used for pharyngitis, otitis media, urinary tract infection and pneumonia. A second-generation cephalosporin.

150mg

Roxithromycin 150mg tablets, used for respiratory tract, skin and urinary tract infection. A macrolide that stops bacteria making proteins.

400mg

Norfloxacin 400mg tablets, used for uncomplicated urinary tract infection and cystitis. A fluoroquinolone acting on DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

125 · 250 · 375 · 500 · 750mg

Cephalexin tablets in five strengths from 125mg to 750mg, used for bacterial infection. It disrupts the cross-linking of the bacterial cell wall.

50 · 100mg

Nitrofurantoin 50mg and 100mg tablets, used for cystitis and urinary tract infection. Bacterial flavoproteins reduce it to reactive intermediates.

250mg

Cycloserine 250mg hard capsules, used in the management of tuberculosis. It mimics D-alanine, so the bacterial cell wall cannot be built.

250 · 500mg

Ampicillin 250mg and 500mg hard capsules, used for bacterial infection. A beta-lactam aminopenicillin that interferes with cell wall synthesis.