Antibiotics

Currently, one of the most widely used medicines administered by Physicians is Injectable Antibiotics. Introduced in the 1930's, antibiotics have greatly reduced the mortality rates in patients presenting with a wide variety of infections. Since that time, many other antibiotics have been introduced that have greatly increased our ability to fight infections. Some of these injectable antibiotics include a better Penicillin (Bicillin), Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin), Cephalosporins (Cefazolin/Ancef, Ceftriaxone/Rocephin) and Lincomycin (Lincocin). Broad Spectrum antibiotics are typically used to treat conditions in the absence of laboratory data, but best practice is to "match the drug with the bug" for the most effective outcomes.