ampicillin
Penicillin-derived medicine
Ampicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin family, used to treat bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, urinary tract, and other systems.
It works by interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis.
Like other penicillins, it can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals: The doctor prescribed ampicillin for her ear infection.
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- intravenousInto the vein
- oralOf the mouth
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
capsule · suspension · regimen · prophylaxis · administration · pediatric · neonatal · course
Able to destroy microbes
- semisyntheticDerived then chemically modified
- broad-spectrumEffective across many varieties
- lysisCell membrane rupture
Self-replicating DNA circle
- multidrug-resistantUnaffected by multiple treatments
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- superbugTreatment-resistant pathogen
Membrane inflammation around brain
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
Severe systemic allergic reaction
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- cross-reactivityAntibody binding to similar antigens
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- urticariaRaised itchy skin welts
Rod-shaped food-poisoning bacterium
Fraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- distributionAllocation across recipients
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- intravenousInto the vein
- oralOf the mouth
intramuscular · capsule · suspension · regimen · prophylaxis · administration · pediatric · neonatal · course
bactericidal
Able to destroy microbes
- semisyntheticDerived then chemically modified
- broad-spectrumEffective across many varieties
- lysisCell membrane rupture
plasmid
Self-replicating DNA circle
- multidrug-resistantUnaffected by multiple treatments
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
meningitis
Membrane inflammation around brain
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
sinusitis · gastroenteritis · listeriosis · peritonitis · typhoid
anaphylaxis
Severe systemic allergic reaction
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- cross-reactivityAntibody binding to similar antigens
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
Salmonella
Rod-shaped food-poisoning bacterium
bioavailability
Fraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- Antimicrobialsantibiotic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal
- antibioticsciprofloxacin, azithromycin, tetracycline, erythromycin, doxycycline
- aminopenicillins
- beta-lactamscephalosporin, cephalexin, cephalosporins, methicillin
- IV drugsepinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, vasopressin, lidocaine
- Semisyntheticsrayon, cellophane, viscose, nitrocellulose, heroin
ampicillinantiviral
Agent blocking viral spread
acyclovir · remdesivir · antifungal · fluconazole · antiparasitic