Oral Antibiotics and Cystic Fibrosis

Oral Antibiotics

Articles
- Oral anti-pseudomonal antibiotics for cystic fibrosis (Added Oct. 3, 2007)
amoxicillin (Some brand names: Amoxil, Polymox, Trimox, Wymox)

amoxicillin (Link updated Mar. 13, 2003)

ampicillin (Some brand names are: Principen, Totacillin, Omnipen, Polycillin)
Augmentin (Generic ingredients: amoxicillin & clavulanate potassium)
Avelox (moxifloxacin)
- Avelox by Bayer (Link updated Oct. 10, 2007)
- Moxifloxacin but not ciprofloxacin or azithromycin selectively inhibits IL-8, IL-6, ERK1/2, JNK, and NF-B activation in a cystic fibrosis epithelial cell line (Added Jan. 23, 2007)
Bactrim, Septra, Cotrim, Co-Trimoxazole (Generic ingredients: trimethoprim & sulfamethoxazole)
- Bactrim info from RxList (Added Dec. 20, 2007)
- Take each dose with at least one full glass of water.
- Avoid exposure to the sun while on this drug, as it may make you much more prone to sunburn. This means sunscreen of at least SPF of 30, long sleeves and long-legged pants and a wide-brimmed hat. Sitting in the shade is not enough.
- sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, cotrimoxazole, Bactrim, Septra (Link updated Mar. 13, 2003)
Biaxin (clarithromycin)
- Biaxin info from RxList (Added Dec. 20, 2007)
- Synergistic Activities of Macrolide Antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Isolated from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis (Added Mar. 18, 2002)
Ceclor (cefaclor) (2nd Generation Cephalosporin)
Ceftin (cefuroxime axetil)
Cefzil (cefprozil)
chloramphenicol
Cipro (ciprofloxacin hydrochloride), Ciproxin, Ciprobay, Ciproxine, Ciprox
- Cipro by Bayer (Added Apr. 7, 2003)
- Has been suspected in causing joint discomfort in some people.
- Some say that when they take it on an empty stomach, it will give them nausea. If they eat, no nausea. (Added Apr. 23, 1999)
- Some people that I know have been reporting sun sensitivity with this drug; be sure to wear sunscreen while on it. Otherwise, you may get a bad sunburn. (Added Apr. 26, 1999)
- Cipro (Very detailed description) (Added Sept. 10, 1998)
- ciprofloxacin (Link updated Mar. 13, 2003)
- Info on Cipro from Medline Plus Very good info, and easy to understand (Added May 15, 2004)
- Role of Ciprofloxacin in Its Synergistic Effect with Fosfomycin on Drug-Resistant Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Added Mar. 24, 2007)
Cleocin (clindamycin)
dicloxacillin
doxycycline
Duricef (cefadroxil) (1st Generation Cephalosporin)
erythromycin, E.E.S., E-Mycin, ERYC, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, Ilosone, PCE (macrolide)
- Common antibiotic can trigger cardiac deaths, study finds (Link updated Oct. 10, 2007)
- Erythromycin increases bactericidal activity of surface liquid in human airway epithelial cells (Added Sept. 29, 2005)
Floxin (Ofloxacin)
Keflex, Keftab (cephalexin hydrochloride) (1st Generation Cephalosporin)
- Keflex info from RxList (Added Dec. 20, 2007)
Ketek (telithromycin)
- FDA approves first ketolide antibiotic (Added Apr. 26, 2004)
- Ketek's site (Link updated Nov. 14, 2006)
- Important Safety Information (Added Nov. 14, 2006)
Levaquin (levofloxacin)
- Levaquin by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals (Added Mar. 24, 2003)
- Altered steady state pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin in adult cystic fibrosis patients receiving calcium carbonate (Link updated Aug. 20, 2008)
linezolid (Zyvox)
- Successful treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pulmonary infection with linezolid in a patient with cystic fibrosis (Link updated Sept. 30, 2003)
- Zyvox (linezolid) by Pfizer (Link updated Dec. 12, 2004)
Maxaquin (lomefloxacin hydrochloride)
Noroxin (norfloxacin)
Omnicef (cefdinir)
- cefdinir (Link updated Mar. 13, 2003)
Pediazole (Generic ingredients: erythromycin ethylsuccinate, sulfisoxazole acetyl)
penicillin v potassium (Some brand names are: Beepen-VK, Pen-Vee K, V-cillin K, Veetids)
Raxar (grepafloxacin)
- ***Glaxo pulls antibiotic on safety fears*** (Added Nov. 3, 1999)
Suprax (cefixime)
- Suprax (Link updated Aug. 25, 2008)
Tequin (gatifloxacin)
- Stronger Warnings for Tequin (Added Feb. 26, 2006)
- Antibiotic gatifloxacin (Tequin) pulled from market (Link updated Mar. 9, 2007)
Trovan (trovafloxacin)
- Some people have said that it caused them dizziness and nausea. These symptoms may be less severe if you take the daily dose at bedtime, if it was prescribed only once a day. Also, temporary hearing loss. (Added Dec. 16, 1998)
Zithromax (azithromycin)
- Azithromycin capsules should be given at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. Azithromycin capsules should not be mixed with or taken with food.
- Azithromycin for oral suspension (single dose 1 g packet) can be taken with or without food after constitution. Not for pediatric use.
- Azithromycin tablets may be taken without regard to food. However, increased tolerability has been observed when tablets are taken with food.
- Caution should be used in people with liver problems.
- Taking this drug, if you also take theophylline, may increase theophylline levels.
- azithromycin (Very detailed) (Link updated Aug. 25, 2008)
- Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors by subinhibitory concentrations of azithromycin and other macrolide antibiotics (Link updated Sept. 30, 2003)
- Synergistic Activities of Macrolide Antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Isolated from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis (Added Mar. 18, 2002)
- azithromycin (Link updated Mar. 13, 2003)
- Zithromax by Pfizer (Link updated Jan. 5, 2008)
- Azithromycin Part 1 (Link updated Mar. 2, 2002)
- Azithromycin Part 2 (Link updated Mar. 2, 2002)
- Azithromycin Part 3 (Link updated Mar. 2, 2002)
- Zithromax (azithromycin) A different way of using it (Added May 1, 2004)
- Rapidly progressive lung disease in a patient with cystic fibrosis on long-term azithromycin: possible role of mycoplasma infection (Link updated Aug. 20, 2008)
- Effects of Azithromycin on Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa From Cystic Fibrosis Patients (Added Aug. 24, 2005)
- Pharmacokinetics of Azithromycin in Plasma, Blood, Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils and Sputum During Long-Term Therapy in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (Added Sept. 19, 2006)
- Long term effects of azithromycin in patients with cystic fibrosis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (Added Sept. 19, 2006)
- Maintenance Azithromycin Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Long-Term Outcomes Related to Macrolide Resistance and Pulmonary Function (Added Jan. 22, 2007)
- Daily versus weekly azithromycin in cystic fibrosis patients (Added Oct. 5, 2007)

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