Saturday, January 1

Timeline of antibiotics

This is the timeline of antimicrobial (anti-infective) therapy. The years show when given was released onto the pharmaceutical market. Please note that this is NOT a timeline of the antibiotic itself!
1910 - Arsphenamine aka Salvarsan
1912 - Neosalvarsan
1935 - Prontosil (an oral precursor to sulfanilimide)
1936 - Sulfanilimide
1938 - Sulfapyridine (M&B 693)
1939 - sulfacetamide
1940 - sulfamethizole
1942 - benzylpenicillin
1942 - gramicidin S
1942 - sulfadimidine
1943 - sulfamerazine
1944 - streptomycin
1947 - sulfadiazine
1948 - chlortetracycline
1949 - chloramphenicol
1949 - neomycin
1950 - oxytetracycline
1950 - penicillin G procaine
1952 - erythromycin
1954 - benzathine penicillin
1955 - spiramycin
1955 - tetracycline
1955 - thiamphenicol
1955 - vancomycin
1956 - phenoxymethylpenicillin
1958 - colistin
1958 - demeclocycline
1959 - virginiamycin
1960 - methicillin
1960 - metronidazole
1961 - ampicillin
1961 - spectinomycin
1961 - sulfamethoxazole
1961 - trimethoprim
1962 - cloxacillin
1962 - fusidic acid
1963 - fusafungine
1963 - lymecycline
1964 - gentamicin
1966 - doxacycline
1967 - carbenicillin
1967 - rifampicin
1968 - clindamycin
1970 - cefalexin
1971 - cefazolin
1971 - pivampicillin
1971 - tinidazole
1972 - amoxicillin
1972 - cefradine
1972 - minocycline
1972 - pristinamycin
1973 - fosfomycin
1974 - talampicillin
1975 - tobramycin
1975 - bacampicillin
1975 - ticarcillin
1976 - amikacin
1977 - azlocillin
1977 - cefadroxil
1977 - cefamandole
1977 - cefoxitin
1977 - cefuroxime
1977 - mezlocillin
1977 - pivmecillinam
1979 - cefaclor
1980 - cefmetazole
1980 - cefotaxime
1980 - cefsulodin
1980 - piperacillin
1981 - amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (co-amoxiclav)
1981 - cefperazone
1981 - cefotiam
1981 - cefsulodin
1981 - latamoxef
1981 - netelmicin
1982 - apalcillin
1982 - ceftriaxone
1982 - micronomicin
1983 - cefmenoxime
1983 - ceftazidime
1983 - ceftiroxime
1983 - norfloxacin
1984 - cefonicid
1984 - cefotetan
1984 - temocillin
1985 - cefpiramide
1985 - imipenem/cilastatin
1985 - ofloxacin
1986 - mupirocin
1986 - aztreonam
1986 - cefoperazone/sulbactam
1986 - ticarcillin/clavulanic acid
1987 - ampicillin/sulbactam
1987 - cefixime
1987 - roxithromycin
1987 - sultamicillin
1987 - ciprofloxacin
1987 - rifaximin
1988 - azithromycin
1988 - flomoxef
1988 - isepamycin
1988 - midecamycin
1988 - rifapentine
1988 - teicoplanin
1989 - cefpodoxime
1989 - enrofloxacin
1989 - lomefloxacin
1990 - arbekacin
1990 - cefozidime
1990 - clarithromycin
1991 - cefdinir
1992 - cefetamet
1992 - cefpirome
1992 - cefprozil
1992 - ceftibufen
1992 - fleroxacin
1992 - loracarbef
1992 - piperacillin/tazobactam
1992 - rufloxacin
1993 - brodimoprim
1993 - dirithromycin
1993 - levofloxacin
1993 - nadifloxacin
1993 - panipenem/betamipron
1993 - sparfloxacin
1994 - cefepime
1999 - quinupristin/dalfopristin
2000 - linezolid
2001 - telithromycin
2003 - daptomycin
2005 - tigecycline
2005 - doripenem
2009 - telavancin

See also


(source:wikipedia)

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