Definition of antibacterial drug Antibacterial drug
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What does antibacterial drug mean?
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| antibacterial drug - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | ||
| antibacterial, bactericide | ||
| medicament, medicinal drug, medication, medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||
| antibiotic, antibiotic drug a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" | ||
| azithromycin, zithromax a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body | ||
| dapsone antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases | ||
| dicloxacillin, dynapen antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin | ||
| hexachlorophene antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste | ||
| inh, isoniazid, nydrazid antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis | ||
| mandelamine, methenamine, urex antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections | ||
| nalidixic acid, neggram antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections | ||
| neosporin trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections | ||
| macrodantin, nitrofurantoin derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract | ||
| rifadin, rifampin, rimactane an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis | ||
| sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA | ||
| achromycin, tetracycline an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections | ||
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