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Listed here are most of the drugs approved by the US Government for use in the United States against bacterial or viral infections that often arise in cancer patients. Each link opens a new window on your desktop and provides information available publicly from the National Library of Medicine through MEDLINEplus. (Last update 4-07)
Anti-Microbial
Drug Name	Also Known As
Acyclovir	Zovirax
Alatrofloxacin	Trovan
Amifostine	Ethyol
Amikacin	Amikin, Garamycin, G-Mycin, Jenamicin, Kantrex, Nebcin, Netromycin
Amoxicillin, Ampicillin	Amoxil, Bactocill , Beepen-VK, Betapen-VK, Bicillin L-A, Cloxapen, Crysticillin 300 A.S., Dynapen, Dycill, Geocillin, Geopen, Ledercillin VK, Mezlin, Nafcil, Nallpen, Omnipen, Omnipen-N, Pathocil, Pentids, Pen Vee K, Permapen, Pfizerpen, Pfizerpen-AS, Pipracil, Polycillin, Polycillin-N, Polymox, Principen, Prostaphlin, Spectrobid, Staphcillin, Tegopen, Ticar, Totacillin, Totacillin-N, Trimox, Unipen, V-Cillin K, Veetids, Wycillin, Wymox
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate	Augmentin, Timentin, Unasyn, Zosyn
Ampicillin-Sulbactam	Augmentin, Timentin, Unasyn, Zosyn
Amphotericin	Amphocin, Fungizone Intravenous
Atovaquone	Mepron
Azithromycin	Zithromax
Aztreonam	Azactam
Bacitracin	Bactine First Aid Antibiotic, Foille, Mycitracin, Neosporin Maximum Strength Ointment, Neosporin Ointment, Topisporin
Benzoic Acid/Methenamine/Sodium Salicylate	Atrosept, Dolsed, Hexalol, Prosed/DS, Trac Tabs 2X, UAA, Uridon Modified, Urimed, Urinary Antiseptic No. 2, Urised, Uriseptic, Uritab, , Uritin, Uro-Ves
Capreomycin	Capastat
Chloramphenicol	Chloromycetin
Cilstatin and Imipenem	Primaxin IM, Primaxin IV
Cinoxacin	Cinobac
Ciprofloxacin	Avelox,Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Penetrex, Tequin, Zagam
Clarithromycin	Biaxin
Clindamycin	Cleocin
Clindamycin Topical	Cleocin T Gel, Cleocin T Lotion, Cleocin T Topical, Solution, Clinda-Derm
Clofazimine	Lamprene
Cloxacillin	Amoxil, Bactocill , Beepen-VK, Betapen-VK, Bicillin L-A, Cloxapen, Crysticillin 300 A.S., Dynapen, Dycill, Geocillin, Geopen, Ledercillin VK, Mezlin, Nafcil, Nallpen, Omnipen, Omnipen-N, Pathocil, Pentids, Pen Vee K, Permapen, Pfizerpen, Pfizerpen-AS, Pipracil, Polycillin, Polycillin-N, Polymox, Principen, Prostaphlin, Spectrobid, Staphcillin, Tegopen, Ticar, Totacillin, Totacillin-N, Trimox, Unipen, V-Cillin K, Veetids, Wycillin, Wymox
Cycloserine	Seromycin
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Dalfopristin-Quinupristin	Synercid
Dapsone	DDS
Demeclocycline	Achromycin V, Declomycin, Doryx, Dynacin, Minocin, Monodox, Terramycin, Vibramycin, Vibra-Tabs
Dicloxacillin	Amoxil, Bactocill , Beepen-VK, Betapen-VK, Bicillin L-A, Cloxapen, Crysticillin 300 A.S., Dynapen, Dycill, Geocillin, Geopen, Ledercillin VK, Mezlin, Nafcil, Nallpen, Omnipen, Omnipen-N, Pathocil, Pentids, Pen Vee K, Permapen, Pfizerpen, Pfizerpen-AS, Pipracil, Polycillin, Polycillin-N, Polymox, Principen, Prostaphlin, Spectrobid, Staphcillin, Tegopen, Ticar, Totacillin, Totacillin-N, Trimox, Unipen, V-Cillin K, Veetids, Wycillin, Wymox
Dirithromycin	Dynabac
Doxycycline	Periostat
Enoxacin	Avelox,Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Penetrex, Tequin, Zagam
Erythromycin, Erythromycin-Sulfisoxazole	E-Base, E-Mycin, ERYC, Ery-Tab, E.E.S., EryPed, Erythro, Erythrocin, Erythrocot, Ilotycin, Ilosone, My-E, PCE, Wintrocin
Ethambutol	Myambutol
Famciclovir	Famvir
Fluconazole	Diflucan, Nizoral, Sporanox
Foscarnet	Foscavir
Fosfomycin	Monurol
Furazolidone	Furoxone
Ganciclovir	Cytovene
Garamycin	Amikin, Garamycin, G-Mycin, Jenamicin, Kantrex, Nebcin, Netromycin
Gatifloxacin	Avelox,Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Penetrex, Tequin, Zagam
Gentamicin	Garamycin, Gentamar, G-Myticin
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Hyoscyamine-Methenamine	Atrosept ,Dolsed, Hexalol, Prosed/DS, Trac Tabs 2X, UAA, Uridon Modified, Urimed, Urinary Antiseptic No. 2, Urised, Uriseptic, Uritab, Uritin, Uro-Ves
Imipenem-Cilastatin	Primaxin IM, Primaxin IV
Interferon Alfa-2b-Ribavirin	Rebetron
Isoniazid Pyrazinamide  Rifampin	Rifater
Kanamycin	Kantrex
Levofloxacin	Quixin
Lincomycin	Lincocin, Lincorex
Linezolid	Zyvox
Lomefloxacin	Avelox,Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Penetrex, Tequin, Zagam
Loracarbef	Lorabid
Meropenem	Merrem I.V.
Methenamine	Atrosept ,Dolsed, Hexalol, Prosed/DS, Trac Tabs 2X, UAA, Uridon Modified, Urimed, Urinary Antiseptic No. 2, Urised, Uriseptic, Uritab, Uritin, Uro-Ves
Methylene Blue	Urolene Blue
Metronidazole	Flagyl, Metric 21, Metro I.V., Protostat
Metronidazole Topical	MetroCream, MetroGel, MetroLotion
Minocycline	Arestin
Moxifloxacin	Avelox,Cipro, Floxin, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Penetrex, Tequin, Zagam
Nalidixic Acid	NegGram
Neomycin	Mycifradin
Nitrofurantoin	Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin
Norfloxacin	Chibroxin
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Ofloxacin	Floxin Otic
Pentamidine	Pentam 300
Piperacillin/Tazobactam	Augmentin, Timentin, Unasyn, Zosyn
Quinupristin/dalfopristin	Synercid
Rifabutin	Mycobutin
Rifampin	Rifadin, Rifadin IV, Rimactane
Rifapentine	Priftin
Sparfloxacin	Zagam
Spectinomycin	Trobicin
Sulfadiazine	Microsulfon
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Bactrim, Cofatrim Forte, Cotrim,   Septra, Sulfatrim
Sulfasalazine	Azulfidine
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Tetracycline	Achromycin V, Declomycin, Doryx, Dynacin, Minocin, Monodox, Terramycin, Vibramycin, Vibra-Tabs
Thalidomide	THALOMID
Ticarcillin-Clavulanate	Augmentin, Timentin, Unasyn, Zosyn
Tobramycin	AKTob, Tobrex
Trimethoprim	Proloprim, Trimpex
Trimetrexate	Neutrexin
Vancomycin	Vancocin
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