3. Antibiotics are the chemical substances
produced by a micro organisms which has
the capacity to inhibit the growth or kill the
other micro organism.
4. Identification of organism
Safety of the drug
Site of infection
Patients medical history
Usually identified through
gram stain or culture
Some drugs cross Blood brain
barrier whereas others do not
Allergies,immune status,renal and
hepatic conditions,pregnancy and
lactation status
13. CEFTAROLINE fosamil(Teflaro)Teflaro)
oIts an advanced generation cephalosporin antibiotic active
against methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)
and Gram positive bacteria.It retains the activity of later
generation cephalosporins having broad spectrum activity
against Gram-ve bacteria.Its currently being investigated for
community acquired pneumonia and complicated skin and skin
structure infections.
Ceftaroline is developed by Forest laboratories,USA and
received approval on October 29-2010.
14. FIDAXOMICIN (Dificid)
Its the first in a new class of narrow spectrum macrocyclic antibiotic.Its an
fermentation product obtained from the actinomycete dactylosporangium
aurantiacum subspeices.
Its an non-systemic , bactericidal and has demonstarted selective eradication of
pathogenic “Clostridium difficile “with minimal disruption to multi speices of bacteria
that’s make up the normal healthy Intestinal flora.
FIDAXOMICIN is approved by by US FDA on April 10,2011 and is marketed by
Optimer Pharmaceuticals by trade name Dificid for the treatment of Clostridium
difficile infection.
Mechanism of action
It works by inhibiting the bacterial enzyme RNA polymerase resulting the death of
Clostridium difficile .
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