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Infection treatment medicine
An infection is caused by the over-growth of a micro-organism somewhere in the body. Micro-organisms include bacteria, viruses and fungi amongst others. Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics such as amoxicillin, erythromycin and ciprofloxacin. There are many different types of antibiotic, with different ways of working; the choice depends on the type of infection you have. Fungi commonly cause skin infections such as athlete's foot and ringworm. Antifungal medicines like miconazole and nystatin can be taken by mouth or applied directly to the affected area. Aciclovir is an antiviral medicine used to treat viral infections like shingles and herpes.
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- Abacavir for HIV
- Aciclovir cream
- Aciclovir eye ointment
- Aciclovir for viral infections
- Adefovir for hepatitis B
- Amorolfine for fungal nail infections
- Amoxicillin for infections
- Ampicillin for infections
- Atazanavir for HIV
- Atovaquone for pneumocystis pneumonia
- Azelaic acid
- Azithromycin for infection
- Cefaclor for infection
- Cefadroxil for infection
- Cefalexin for infection
- Cefixime for infection
- Cefpodoxime for infection
- Cefradine for infection
- Cefuroxime for infection
- Chloramphenicol for eye infections
- Chloroquine tablets and liquid medicine
- Ciprofloxacin eye preparations
- Ciprofloxacin for infection
- Clarithromycin for infection
- Clindamycin capsules for infection
- Clindamycin cream for bacterial vaginosis
- Clotrimazole for ear infections
- Clotrimazole for fungal skin infections
- Clotrimazole for vaginal thrush
- Co-amoxiclav for infections
- Co-fluampicil for infection
- Co-trimoxazole for infection
- Cobicistat tablets for HIV
- Colistimethate sodium for infection
- Cycloserine for tuberculosis
- Dapsone tablets
- Darunavir for HIV
- Demeclocycline capsules
- Dexamethasone with antibacterial ear spray
- Didanosine for HIV
- Diloxanide tablets
- Dolutegravir for HIV
- Doxycycline tablets and capsules
- Econazole for fungal skin and nail infections
- Econazole for vaginal thrush
- Efavirenz tablets for HIV
- Emtricitabine for HIV
- Enfuvirtide for HIV
- Entecavir for hepatitis B
- Erythromycin
- Erythromycin with zinc
- Ethambutol for tuberculosis
- Etravirine for HIV
- Famciclovir for viral infections
- Fenticonazole for vaginal thrush
- Fidaxomicin for Clostridium difficile
- Flucloxacillin for infection
- Fluconazole for fungal infections
- Fosamprenavir for HIV
- Fusidic acid eye drops
- Fusidic acid for skin infections
- Ganciclovir eye gel
- Gentamicin ear drops
- Gentamicin eye drops
- Griseofulvin for fungal infections
- Isoniazid for tuberculosis
- Itraconazole for fungal infections
- Ketoconazole cream
- Ketoconazole shampoo
- Lamivudine for hepatitis B infection
- Lamivudine for HIV
- Levofloxacin eye drops
- Levofloxacin tablets for infection
- Linezolid for infection
- Lopinavir with ritonavir for HIV
- Lymecycline capsules
- Malathion liquid
- Maraviroc tablets for HIV
- Mebendazole
- Mefloquine for malaria prevention
- Metronidazole for bacterial infection
- Metronidazole vaginal gel for bacterial vaginosis
- Miconazole for fungal skin and nail infections
- Miconazole for oral thrush
- Miconazole for vaginal thrush
- Molnupiravir for COVID-19 disease
- Moxifloxacin for eye infections
- Moxifloxacin for infection
- Mupirocin for skin infections
- Mupirocin nasal ointment
- Nevirapine for HIV
- Nitrofurantoin for urine infections
- Norfloxacin tablets for infection
- Nystatin for oral thrush
- Ofloxacin eye drops
- Ofloxacin tablets for infection
- Oseltamivir capsules and suspension
- Oxytetracycline tablets
- Paxlovid tablets for COVID-19 disease
- Permethrin cream
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin for infection
- Pivmecillinam for infection
- Polymyxin and bacitracin skin ointment
- Posaconazole for fungal infections
- Potassium citrate for cystitis
- Proguanil for malaria prevention
- Proguanil with atovaquone for malaria prevention
- Pyrazinamide for tuberculosis
- Quinine for malaria
- Raltegravir for HIV
- Rifabutin for infection
- Rifampicin for infection
- Rilpivirine tablets for HIV
- Ritonavir for HIV
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Saquinavir for HIV
- Silver sulfadiazine cream for skin infections
- Sodium fusidate for infections
- Stavudine for HIV
- Sulfadiazine tablets
- Tenofovir for hepatitis B infection
- Tenofovir for HIV
- Terbinafine for fungal skin infections
- Terbinafine tablets
- Tetracycline tablets
- Tinidazole tablets for infection
- Tioconazole for fungal nail infections
- Tipranavir for HIV
- Tobramycin for eye infections
- Trimethoprim for infections
- Undecenoate for athlete's foot
- Valaciclovir for viral infections
- Vancomycin for Clostridioides difficile
- Voriconazole for fungal infections
- Zanamivir
- Zidovudine for HIV