Antimicrobials

Bleomycin: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Although bleomycin is an antibiotic, its cytotoxicity makes it ineffective as an antibacterial agent. DNA cleavage is caused,...

Azithromycin: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Time-dependent macrolide that binds to the 50S bacterial ribosome (like erythromycin), inhibiting peptide bond formation. Azithromycin has a...

Ampicillin: Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects Overview It binds to penicillin-binding proteins involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis, thereby decreasing cell wall strength and rigidity,...

Amphotericin B: Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects Overview It binds to sterols in fungal cell membrane creating pores and allowing leakage of contents. 50 mg/vial...

Amoxicillin: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Amoxicillin Binds to penicillin-binding proteins involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis, thereby decreasing cell wall strength and rigidity, affecting...

Amikacin: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Amikacin is one of Aminoglycosides which inhibits bacterial protein synthesis with a concentration-dependent mechanism of killing, leading to a marked...

Aciclovir: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Aciclovir inhibits viral replication (viral DNA polymerase); depends on viral thymidine kinase for phosphorylation. Uses of Aciclovir  Treatment of feline...