Other Names: Levaquin. Commonly Prescribed For: Levofloxacin is normally prescribed for treating several infections like pneumonia, skin infections, chronic bronchitis, prostrate, urinary tract infections and sinus. It is usually used to prevent anthrax. How to Take it: Levofloxacin is available in tablets and injections. Levofloxacin injection is available in the form of solution injected through [...]

Other Names: Combivir, Epzicom, Trizivir Commonly Prescribed For: Lamivudine is normally prescribed for treating infections due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is also used to treat the hepatitis B infection. At time, Lamivudine is used with another drug called zidovudine to treat HIV. How to Take it: Lamivudine is available as a tablet, liquid [...]

Other Names: Terbinafine Commonly Prescribed For: Lamisil Oral is an antifungal agent, normally prescribed for treating several fungal infections. How to Take it: Lamisil Oral is available in tablet form, a cream and solution. It is normally taken once every day to take via mouth. You can take this medication either with food or without [...]

Other Names: Azithromycin Commonly Prescribed for: Often prescribe to adults to treat mild to moderately serious skin disorders, tract infections, tonsillitis, sinus infections and STD’s of the urinary or cervix tact. It can also be administered to children to treat pneumonia, tonsillitis, and ear infections. How to take it: For mild pneumonia, tonsillitis and skin [...]

Other Names: Nizoral Commonly prescribed for: Ketoconazole is commonly prescribed to treat fungal infections. How to take it: You can take Ketoconazole with or without food. It’s most effective when taken at a set time each day and even if you start feeling better make sure you finish your dosage to prevent relapse of sickness. [...]

Other Names: Triamcinolone. Commonly prescribed for: Kenalog Aerosol is used to treat inflammation, swelling and redness of skin. How to take it: Always remember to wash your hands after using the Kenalog Aerosol unless your hands are being treated. Hold the can 3 to 6 inches away and spray gently covering the full surface of [...]

Other Names: Triamcinolone Topical, Triderm, Cinolar Commonly prescribed for: Kenalog is used to reduce swelling, inflammation and redness. How to take it: It’s important you strictly follow your doctor’s orders on dosages as different people will have different sensitivities. Before applying to children make sure to check as children are especially vulnerable to over dosage [...]

Other Names: Fortaz, Duricef, Mandol, Cefizox. Commonly Prescribed for: If you’ve recently had surgery you could receive cephalosporins to prevent the possibility of infections. Very powerful and effective at fighting bacteria but useless against colds, flues or common viruses. How to take it: Keftab can be taken through injection (before or after surgery) but usually [...]

Other Names: Zithromax Commonly Prescribed For: Azithromycin is used for treating certain infections due to bacteria including pneumonia, lung infection, bronchitis, throat infections, sexually transmitted diseases, skin infections and ear infections. How to Take it: Azithromycin is available as a tablets and suspension (liquid) to be taken by mouth. It is normally taken once for [...]

Other Names: Amoxicillin, Trimox, Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag. Commonly Prescribed For: Trimox is an antibiotic prescribed to treat different types of infection like respiratory tract infections, gonorrhea, genital infections, bladder infections, middle ear infections, urinary tract infections and skin infections. Trimox may be combined with other another drug named Clarithromycin to treat duodenal ulcers [...]

Other Names: Achromycin V, Ala-Tet, Panmycin, Sumycin. Commonly Prescribed For: Tetracycline is an antibiotic normally prescribed for treating different types of bacterial infections like Chlamydia, urinary tract infections, typhus fever, amoebic infections, tick fevers, pneumonia and gonorrhea. How to Take it: Take Tetracycline tablets an hour prior or two hours after eating with a glass [...]

Other Names: Norfloxacin Commonly Prescribed For: Noroxin is an antibacterial drug, prescribed for treating urinary tract infections, including cystitis and prostatitis (swelling of the prostate gland).  It is also used for treating sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea. How to Take it: Noroxin comes in the form of tablets to be taken by mouth. It is [...]

Other Names: Noroxin. Commonly Prescribed For: Norfloxacin is normally prescribed for treating some types of infections of urinary tract and prostate. How to Take it: Norfloxacin comes in the form of tablets taken orally. It is usually taken two times a day for a period of 28 days. It is advisable to take Norfloxacin at [...]

Other Names: Dynacin, Minocin, Myrac. Commonly Prescribed For: Minocycline is used in treating bacterial infections like pneumonia and some other respiratory tract infections, urinary systems, genital and acne. Bacteria that may cause to meningitis in the nose and throat can be eliminated using Minocycline. How to Take it: Minocycline comes in the form of tablets, [...]

Other Names: Flagyl, Flagyl 375, Flagyl ER. Commonly Prescribed For: Metronidazole is an antibiotic, prescribed for treating several bacterial infections of the joints, vagina, urinary tract and respiratory tract. Metronidazole is also combined with other antibiotics to treat swellings in the liver, brain and abdomen due to susceptible anaerobic bacteria. It may be used for [...]

Other Names: Metronidazole, Flagyl I.V., Flagyl I.V. RTU, Metronidazole Injection RTU. Commonly Prescribed For: Flagyl is a prescription antibiotic. Flagyl is prescribed for treating bacterial or amoebic infections. How to Take it: Flagyl comes in capsules, short-acting tablets, injections and long-acting tablets. The capsules and tablets should be taken on an empty stomach and shouldn’t [...]

Other Names: Biaxin Commonly Prescribed For: Clarithromycin is a renowned drug that is used in treating infections due to the effects of certain bacteria. Some of the infections include pneumonia, bronchitis, and several infections associated with ears, skin and throat. It is used in preventing a type of infection called Mycobacterium avium complex. Quite often [...]

Other Names: Clarithromycin Commonly Prescribed For: Biaxin is used for treating several infections caused by bacteria that include pneumonia, infection of the ears, bronchitis, throat and skin infections. It is used in the treatment of MAC, abbreviated to Mycobacterium avium complex. It is a kind of infection that often affects people suffering from HIV. How [...]

Other Names: Trimox, Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops Commonly Prescribed For: Amoxicillin is an antibiotic used to treat different types of infections in the body such as gonorrhea, pneumonia, bronchitis, infections of the ears, throat, nose, skin and urinary tract. It may also be prescribed to help treat ulcers. How to Take it: Amoxicillin comes as [...]

Other Names: Griseofulvin, Fulvicin-U/F, Grifulvin V, Grisactin Commonly Prescribed For: Ringworm infections like Athlete’s foot, facial hair follicle inflammation (Barber’s itch), Ringworm of the nails, Ringworm of the body, Ringworm of the scalp, Ringworm of the thigh and groin are treated using Gris –PEG. It is also prescribed for some of the specific fungal infections. [...]