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Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 2003

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic used in the treatment of systemic and life-threatening infections caused by Gram-positive organisms. Daptomycin has a distinct mechanism of action, disrupting multiple aspects of bacterial cell membrane function...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First approved in 2000

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Linezolid is an antibiotic used for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. Linezolid appears to be unique in that it blocks the initiation of protein production. Most common adverse react...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2021)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Fosfomycin (marketed under the trade names Monurol and Monuril) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Monurol (fosfomycin tromethamine) sachet contains fosfomycin tromethamine, a synthetic, broad spectrum, bactericidal antibiotic for oral administration. M...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2019)
First marketed in 1894

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Methenamine is an antibacterial agent for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection. It can be used as methenamine hippurate or methenamine mandelate preparations and is United States Food and Drug Administration-approved. Methenamine exerts its a...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Spectinomycin is an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces spectabilis. It is active against gram-negative bacteria and used for the treatment of acute gonorrheal urethritis and proctitis in the male and acute gonorrheal cervicitis and proctitis in the ...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1959

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Furaltadone is a veterinary product, which is marketed for the treatment and control of salmonella infection of poultry. In 1960th was investigated the antibacterial properties of this drug against human Rhodesian sleeping sickness. In three cases tr...
Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1956

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Novobiocin (also known as streptonivicin) is an aminocoumarin antibiotic, active against Staphylococcus epidermidis. Novobiocin and other aminocoumarin antibiotics act as a potent competitive inhibitor of DNA gyrase B. The oral form of the drug was w...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2002

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Mandelic acid is an aromatic alpha hydroxy acid that is used for the treatment of urinary tract infections. The drug is marketed in Canada under the name Mandelamine (as a complex with methenamine). Mandelic acid exerts its antibacterial effect mainl...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Clofoctol [2-(2,4-dichlorobenzyl)-4-(tetramethyl-1,1,3,3-butyl)phenol] is a synthetic antibacterial agent with bactericidal activity on various Gram-positive (especially S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae, but also Corynebacterium spp. and Propionibacteri...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)

Xibornol [6-(isoborn-2-yl)-3,4 xylenol] is a highly lipophilic and poorly soluble drug used as spray mouthwash for the local treatment of infection and inflammation of the throat and in the dental care, due to both its bacteriostatic activity, mainly...

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