Other names: Tequin.
Commonly prescribed for: Gatifloxacin is generally prescribed for treating several type of infections. This medication can be used to kill bacteria that are responsible for causing certain types of infections like gonorrhea, urinary tract infections, lung infections, and skin infections.
How to take it: Gatifloxacin is available in the form of an intravenous liquid [...]

Other Names: Cefixime.
Commonly Prescribed For: Suprax is a cephalosporin antibiotic, generally prescribed for treating infections due to bacteria like urinary tract infections, pneumonia, throat infections, bronchitis, lung infections and gonorrhea. Suprax is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Suprax is available in the form of a tablet, and as liquid [...]

Other names: Surlid, Rulide, Biaxsig, Roxar.
Commonly Prescribed For: Roxithromycin is generally prescribed for treating respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and soft tissue infections. This medication can also be used for treating various bacterial infections. It is commonly used with other medications.
How to take it: Roxithromycin is available in the form of tablets or as oral [...]

Other names: Roxithromycin.
Commonly prescribed for: Rulide is generally prescribed for treating different types of bacterial infections, such as acute bronchitis, soft tissue infections, acute pharyngitis, skin infections, impetigo, pneumonia, and tonsillitis. This medication can also be used for treating mild to moderate infections of throat, ears, skin, respiratory tract, and genitor-urinary tract infections caused due [...]

Other Names: Amoxicillin, Amoxycillin, Amoxyl

Commonly Prescribed For: Polymox is generally prescribed for treating certain types of infections caused due to bacteria, like pneumonia, skin infections, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, ear infections, and gonorrhea. This medication can also be used with other medications for eliminating H. pylori (bacteria that leads to ulcers)

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Other Names: Podofilox topical.
Commonly Prescribed For: Condylox is generally prescribed for topical use. This medication can be used for treating genital warts onto the skin amid the rectum and genital parts. Condylox is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Condylox is available in the form of gel to be applied on the [...]

Other Names: Keflex Pulvules.
Commonly Prescribed For: Cephalexin is a cephalosporin antibiotic, generally prescribed for treating certain infections due to bacteria, including urinary tract infections, pneumonia, skin infections and ear infections. Cephalexin is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Cephalexin is available in the form of a capsule, tablet, and as liquid to be [...]

Other Names: Ceftin, Zinacef.

Commonly Prescribed For: Cefuroxime is generally prescribed for treating certain infections due to bacteria like bronchitis, skin infections, gonorrhea, urinary tract infections, and lymph disease, sinuses, and infections of the throat.
How to Take it: Cefuroxime is available in the form of a tablet, and as a suspension liquid o [...]

Other Names: Cefuroxime, Vantin.
Commonly Prescribed For: Cefpodoxime is generally prescribed for treating infections due to bacteria, including urinary tract infections, pneumonia, throat infections, bronchitis, skin infections and gonorrhea. Cefpodoxime is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Cefpodoxime is available in the form of a tablet, and as liquid to [...]

Other Names: Suprax.
Commonly Prescribed For: Cefixime is a cephalosporin antibiotic, generally prescribed for treating infections due to bacteria like urinary tract infections, pneumonia, throat infections, bronchitis, lung infections and gonorrhea. Cefixime is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Cefixime is available in the form of a tablet, and as liquid [...]

Other Names: Diflucan
Commonly Prescribed For: Fluconazole is used for the treatment of fungal or yeast infections such as thrush.
How to Take It: Fluconazole should be taken as instructed by your doctor. It comes in tablet form or in the form of an oral suspension.  It should be taken with or without food and is best [...]

Other Names: Ofloxacin
Commonly Prescribed For: Floxin is prescribed for the treatment of bacteria found in the body which can cause urinary tract infections, Chlamydia, pneumonia, skin infections, bronchitis, gonorrhea and infections of the prostate.  It is part of a group of antibiotics which are called fluroquinolones.
How To Take It: Floxin should only be taken as [...]

Other Names: Imiquimod Topical.
Commonly Prescribed For: Aldara is generally prescribed for treating certain kinds of actinic keratoses (a condition which leads to scaly growths on skin due to sun exposure). The Aldara cream is used for treating superficial basal cell carcinoma on the arms, legs and feet.

How to Take it: Aldara is available in [...]

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 infection it [...]

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 every 1-5 [...]

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 due [...]

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 of water. [...]

Other Names: Tetracycline, Achromycin, Helidac Therapy.
Commonly Prescribed For: Sumycin is an antibiotic drug, which is prescribed for treating different types of bacterial infections like urinary tract infections, gonorrhea and acne. Sumycin is used to fight against bacteria. It can also be used for other medications.
How to Take it: Take Sumycin orally one hour before [...]

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 normally taken [...]

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, a pellet-filled [...]

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 [...]

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 be crushed [...]

Other Names: Cefuroxine
Commonly Prescribed For: Ceftin is used as a treatment to many types of bacterial infections of the ear, lung, throat, urinary tract and skin.
How to Take it: Ceftin comes in tablets and suspension (liquid) both taken orally. It is recommended to take Ceftin with food. Ceftin dosage is generally based on your response [...]

Other Names: Tetracycline, Vibramycin, Doxylin, Adoxa, Microdox, Atridox , Oracea, Periostat, Monodox,  Vibra-Tabs, Doryx, Vibrox, Doxyhexal
Commonly Prescribed for: Doxycycline is an antibiotic used for treating severe acne, prostatitis, sinusitis, syphilis, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, rosacea and in Malaria patients.
How to take it: Take Doxycycline with a glass of water. You should avoid taking Doxycycline with [...]

Other Names: Acyclovir
Commonly Prescribed For: Zovirax is used as a treatment for Herpes Viruses, Genital Herpes, Chicken Pox, Eczema Herpeticum, Grey colored patches inside the cheek or on the tongue known as Oral Hairy Leukoplakia and HIV patients to prevent infections in eyes, mouth and nose
How to Take It: For genital herpes Zovirax should be [...]

Other Names: Valacyclovir
Commonly Prescribed For: Valtrex is an antiviral drug, prescribed for treating infections like genital herpes, cold sores and chickenpox due to herpes virus. It retards the increase and spread of the virus. It is commonly combined with other medication.
How to Take It: Valtrex is available as tablets taken by mouth. To treat herpes [...]

Other Names: Famciclovir
Commonly Prescribed For: Famvir is an antiviral medication which is prescribed for the treatment of the herpes virus. It does not cure the herpes virus but can reduce the symptoms caused by the infection.  Illnesses which are caused by the herpes virus include chicken pox, shingles, cold sores and genital herpes.
How to Take [...]

Other Names: Famvir
Commonly Prescribed For: Famciclovir is prescribed for the treatment of shingles, and is also used for treating recurring cold sores or genital herpes.  It should not be prescribed for people who have severe lactase deficiency, galactose intolerance or galactose absorption problems.
How to Take It: For the treatment of shingles, Famciclovir should be taken [...]

Other Names: Penciclovir
Commonly Prescribed For: Denavir is a commonly prescribed treatment to heal herpes outbreaks and cold sores
How to Take It: Denavir is a topical cream should be used externally either in face or lips. Apply it for every two hours while you are awake, usually for four days. Before applying the infected area, keep [...]