Antibiotics: Antibacterial Drugs

Products Antibiotics (singular: antibiotic) are commercially available in the form of tablets, dispersible tablets, capsules, as infusion preparations, suspensions and syrups for children, and as granules, among others. There are also some topical preparations, such as creams, ointments, eye drops, eye ointments, ear drops, nasal ointments and sore throat tablets. The first active ingredient from … Antibiotics: Antibacterial Drugs

Antibiotic Eye Drops to treat Bacterial Eye Infections

Products Eye drops containing antibiotics are available from various manufacturers in pharmacies. They are also combined with other active ingredients such as glucocorticoids fix. Structure and properties The drops contain antibiotics from different chemical groups (see below). Effects Depending on the active ingredient, the antibiotics have bacteriostatic to bactericidal properties, meaning they inhibit the growth … Antibiotic Eye Drops to treat Bacterial Eye Infections

Gramicidin

Products Gramicidin is contained in topically applied medicines, for example, creams, ointments, lozenges, eye drops, and ear drops. These are usually combination preparations. Gramicidin was discovered in the late 1930s by René J. Dubos in New York at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. It is therefore also known as gramicidin D. Structure and properties … Gramicidin

Sore Throat

Symptoms Sore throat manifests as an inflamed and irritated throat lining and pain when swallowing or at rest. The palatine tonsils may also be inflamed, swollen, and coated. Possible accompanying symptoms include mucus production, cough, hoarseness, fever, headache, runny nose, eye irritation, feeling sick, and fatigue. Causes The most common cause of sore throat is … Sore Throat

Bacitracin

Products Bacitracin is used for topical therapy, for example, in the form of ointments and eye ointments. It is also combined with neomycin, which is effective against Gram-negative bacteria. The bacteria that form bacitracin were first isolated in the 1940s from a contaminated wound on the shin of a girl named Margaret Treacy (Johnson et … Bacitracin

Tyrothricin

Products Tyrothricin is commercially available in combination with disinfectants and local anesthetics in the form of lozenges, oral sprays, and as an irrigation solution. The antibiotic was discovered in the late 1930s by René J. Dubos in New York at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Structure and properties Tyrothricin is a mixture of antimicrobially … Tyrothricin