List of β-lactam antibiotics
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This is a list of common β-lactam antibiotics—both administered drugs and those not in clinical use—organized by structural class. Antibiotics are listed alphabetically within their class or subclass by their nonproprietary name. If an antibiotic is a combination drug, both ingredients will be listed.
Penams
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Narrow-spectrum
[edit | edit source]β-lactamase-sensitive
[edit | edit source]- Benzathine
- benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G)
- Benzathine penicillin G
- Benzathine penicillin V
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V)
- Procaine penicillin
- Pheneticillin
β-lactamase-resistant
[edit | edit source]Broad spectrum
[edit | edit source]Extended spectrum (Antipseudomonal)
[edit | edit source]Carboxypenicillins
[edit | edit source]Ureidopenicillins
[edit | edit source]Cephems
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First generation (moderate spectrum)
[edit | edit source]Second generation (moderate spectrum)
[edit | edit source]cefuroxime, cefaclor, cefprozil
With anti-Haemophilus activity
[edit | edit source]With anti-anaerobic activity
[edit | edit source]Third generation (broad spectrum)
[edit | edit source]Fourth generation (broad spectrum)
[edit | edit source](With β-lactamase stability and enhanced activity against Gram-positive bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
Fifth generation* (broad spectrum)
[edit | edit source](activity against MRSA and variably VRE. *Not universally accepted nomenclature. NO Antipseudomonal activity, mostly ceftriaxone coverage with additional MRSA and some VRE)
Carbapenems and penems
[edit | edit source](Broadest spectrum of β-lactam antibiotics)
Monobactams
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- Aztreonam
- Tigemonam
- Nocardicin A
- Tabtoxinine β-lactam (does not inhibit penicillin-binding proteins)
