Pneumonia Pocket Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction
Pneumonia Prevalence and Epidemiology
Pneumonia is a potentially serious infection of the lung that is most commonly caused by a bacteria or virus. When the immune system responds to the bacteria or virus that has invaded the lung, the alveoli, air sacs in the lung that facilitate oxygen exchange, fill up with pus and fluid, and become swollen (inflamed) making it difficult to breathe .

Drug Class & Related Drugs
Achromycin V tetracycline class: tetracyclines
Ala-Tet tetracycline class: tetracyclines
Amikin amikacin class: aminoglycosides
Amikin Pediatric amikacin class: aminoglycosides
Amoclan amoxicillin/clavulanate class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Amoxicot amoxicillin class: aminopenicillins
Amoxil amoxicillin class: aminopenicillins
Ancef cefazolin class: first generation cephalosporins
Apo-Amoxi amoxicillin class: aminopenicillins
Augmentin amoxicillin/clavulanate class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Augmentin ES-600 amoxicillin/clavulanate class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Augmentin XR amoxicillin/clavulanate class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Avelox moxifloxacin class: quinolones
Avelox I.V. moxifloxacin class: quinolones
Azactam aztreonam class: miscellaneous antibiotics
Azithromycin Dose Pack azithromycin class: macrolides
BACiiM bacitracin class: miscellaneous antibiotics
Bactocill oxacillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
Bactrim sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Bactrim DS sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Beepen-VK penicillin class: natural penicillins
Biaxin clarithromycin class: macrolides
Biaxin XL clarithromycin class: macrolides
Bicillin L-A penicillin class: natural penicillins
Cedax ceftibuten class: third generation cephalosporins
Cefizox (Pro, More…)
generic name: ceftizoxime class: third generation cephalosporins
Cefobid (More…)
generic name: cefoperazone class: third generation cephalosporins
Cefotan cefotetan class: second generation cephalosporins
Ceftin cefuroxime class: second generation cephalosporins
Cefzil cefprozil class: second generation cephalosporins
Ceptaz ceftazidime class: third generation cephalosporins
Cipro ciprofloxacin class: quinolones
Cipro I.V. ciprofloxacin class: quinolones
Cipro XR ciprofloxacin class: quinolones
Claforan cefotaxime class: third generation cephalosporins
Cleocin clindamycin class: lincomycin derivatives
Cleocin HCl clindamycin class: lincomycin derivatives
Cleocin Pediatric clindamycin class: lincomycin derivatives
Cleocin Phosphate clindamycin class: lincomycin derivatives
Cloxapen (More…)
generic name: cloxacillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
Co-trimoxazole sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Cotrim sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
DisperMox amoxicillin class: aminopenicillins
Doryx doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Doxy 100 doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Doxy 200 doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Dycill dicloxacillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
Dynabac (More…)
generic name: dirithromycin class: macrolides
Dynabac D5-Pak (More…)
generic name: dirithromycin class: macrolides
Dynapen dicloxacillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
E.E.S. Granules erythromycin class: macrolides
E.E.S.-200 erythromycin class: macrolides
E.E.S.-400 erythromycin class: macrolides
E.E.S.-400 Filmtab erythromycin class: macrolides
Ery-Tab erythromycin class: macrolides
Eryc erythromycin class: macrolides
EryPed erythromycin class: macrolides
Erythrocin erythromycin class: macrolides
Erythrocin Lactobionate erythromycin class: macrolides
Erythrocin Stearate Filmtab erythromycin class: macrolides
Factive gemifloxacin class: quinolones
Flagyl metronidazole class: amebicides, miscellaneous antibiotics
Flagyl 375 metronidazole class: amebicides, miscellaneous antibiotics
Flagyl IV metronidazole class: amebicides, miscellaneous antibiotics
Floxin ofloxacin class: quinolones
Fortaz ceftazidime class: third generation cephalosporins
Garamycin gentamicin class: aminoglycosides
Ilosone erythromycin class: macrolides
Invanz ertapenem class: carbapenems
Isoject Permapen penicillin class: natural penicillins
Kefzol cefazolin class: first generation cephalosporins
Ketek telithromycin class: ketolides
Ketek Pak telithromycin class: ketolides
Levaquin levofloxacin class: quinolones
Levaquin Leva-Pak levofloxacin class: quinolones
Lorabid (Pro, More…)
generic name: loracarbef class: second generation cephalosporins
Lorabid Pulvules (More…)
generic name: loracarbef class: second generation cephalosporins
Lyphocin vancomycin class: glycopeptide antibiotics
Maxipime cefepime class: fourth generation cephalosporins
Mefoxin cefoxitin class: second generation cephalosporins
Metro metronidazole class: amebicides, miscellaneous antibiotics
Monodox doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Morgidox doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Moxilin amoxicillin class: aminopenicillins
Nallpen nafcillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
Nebcin tobramycin class: aminoglycosides, inhaled anti-infectives
Ocudox doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Omnicef cefdinir class: third generation cephalosporins
Omnicef Omni-Pac cefdinir class: third generation cephalosporins
Oraxyl doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
PC Pen VK penicillin class: natural penicillins
PCE Dispertab erythromycin class: macrolides
Pen-V penicillin class: natural penicillins
Penicillin VK penicillin class: natural penicillins
Pfizerpen penicillin class: natural penicillins
Pipracil piperacillin class: antipseudomonal penicillins
Primaxin IM cilastatin/imipenem class: carbapenems
Primaxin IV cilastatin/imipenem class: carbapenems
Principen ampicillin class: aminopenicillins
Raniclor cefaclor class: second generation cephalosporins
Rocephin ceftriaxone class: third generation cephalosporins
Septra sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Septra DS sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
SMZ-TMP DS sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Spectracef cefditoren class: third generation cephalosporins
Spectrobid (More…)
generic name: bacampicillin class: aminopenicillins
Sulfatrim sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Sulfatrim Pediatric sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim class: miscellaneous antibiotics, sulfonamides
Sumycin tetracycline class: tetracyclines
Suprax cefixime class: third generation cephalosporins
Tao (More…)
generic name: troleandomycin class: macrolides
Tazicef ceftazidime class: third generation cephalosporins
Teflaro ceftaroline class: next generation cephalosporins
Tegopen (More…)
generic name: cloxacillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
Tequin (Pro, More…)
generic name: gatifloxacin class: quinolones
Tequin Teqpaq (More…)
generic name: gatifloxacin class: quinolones
Ticar ticarcillin class: antipseudomonal penicillins
Timentin clavulanate/ticarcillin class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Tobi tobramycin class: aminoglycosides, inhaled anti-infectives
Trimox amoxicillin class: aminopenicillins
Trovan (Pro, More…)
generic name: trovafloxacin class: quinolones
Tygacil tigecycline class: glycylcyclines
Unasyn ampicillin/sulbactam class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Unipen nafcillin class: penicillinase resistant penicillins
Vancocin vancomycin class: glycopeptide antibiotics
Vancocin HCl vancomycin class: glycopeptide antibiotics
Vancocin HCl Pulvules vancomycin class: glycopeptide antibiotics
Vantin cefpodoxime class: third generation cephalosporins
Veetids penicillin class: natural penicillins
Vibativ telavancin class: glycopeptide antibiotics
Vibra-Tabs doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Vibramycin doxycycline class: miscellaneous antimalarials, tetracyclines
Wycillin procaine penicillin class: natural penicillins
Zagam (More…)
generic name: sparfloxacin class: quinolones
Zagam Respipac (More…)
generic name: sparfloxacin class: quinolones
Zinacef cefuroxime class: second generation cephalosporins
Zithromax azithromycin class: macrolides
Zmax azithromycin class: macrolides
Zosyn piperacillin/tazobactam class: beta-lactamase inhibitors
Zyvox linezolid class: miscellaneous antibiotics