Quinolone Antibiotics

{{#badges: ToxicSludge}} Quinolone Antibiotics are a type of antibiotic pharmaceuticals.

Quinolone antibiotics include the following drugs:

First Generation

• Flumequine (Brand name: Flubactin)
• Nalidixic acid (Brand names: NegGam, Wintomylon)
• Oxolinic acid (Brand name: Uroxin)
• Piromidic acid (Brand name: Panacid)
• Pipemidic acid (Brand name: Dolcol)
• Rosoxacin (Brand name: Eradacil)

Second Generation

• Ciprofloxacin (Brand names: Cipro, Cipro XR, Ciprobay, Ciproxin)
• Enoxacin (Brand names: Enroxil, Penetrex)
• Lomefloxacin (Brand name: Maxaquin)
• Nadifloxacin (Brand names: Acuatim, Nadoxin, Nadixa)
• Norfloxacin (Brand names: Lexinor, Noroxin, Quinabic, Janacin)
• Ofloxacin (Brand names: Floxin, Oxaldin, Tarivid)
• Pefloxacin (Brand name: Peflacine)
• Rufloxacin (Brand name: Uroflox)

Third Generation

• Balofloxacin (Brand name: Baloxin)
• Gatifloxacin (Brand names: Tequin, Zymar)
• Grepafloxacin (Brand name: Raxar)
• Levofloxacin (Brand names: Cravit, Levaquin)
• Moxifloxacin (Brand names: Avelox, Vigamox)
• Pazufloxacin (Brand names: Pasil, Pazucross)
• Sparfloxacin (Brand name: Zagam)
• Temafloxacin (Brand name: Omniflox)
• Tosufloxacin (Brand names: Ozex, Tosacin)

Fourth Generation

• Clinafloxacin
• Gemifloxacin (Brand name: Factive)
• Sitafloxacin (Brand name: Gracevit)
• Trovafloxacin (Brand name: Trovan)
• Prulifloxacin (Brand name: Quisnon)

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