Infectious Disease Drugs

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)

Single-tablet HIV regimen (NRTI + INSTI)

Dual NRTI backbone

Triple NRTI fixed-dose combination

Antiviral (purine nucleoside analogue)

Anthelmintic (benzimidazole)

Aminoglycoside — Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative / MDR-TB

Aminoglycoside Antibiotic

Antimycobacterial (Anti-tuberculosis Agent)

Beta-lactam antibiotic (aminopenicillin)

Polyene Antifungal

Polyene Antifungal — Invasive Fungal Infections (Aspergillosis / Cryptococcosis / Candida)

Aminopenicillin Antibiotic

Echinocandin Antifungal — Invasive Candidiasis / Candidaemia

Echinocandin Antifungal

Artemisinin-Based Combination Antimalarial (ACT)

Artemisinin Derivative Antimalarial

HIV Protease Inhibitor (Antiretroviral)

HIV Protease Inhibitor + Pharmacokinetic Enhancer (Antiretroviral)

Antiparasitic / Antifungal — PCP Prophylaxis / Treatment / Malaria

Antiprotozoal / Antipneumocystis

Antimalarial (Combination — Prophylaxis and Treatment)

Macrolide Antibiotic

Macrolide antibiotic

Monobactam antibiotic

Monobactam + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor (antiviral)

Influenza Antiviral — Cap-Dependent Endonuclease Inhibitor

Diarylquinoline antimycobacterial (MDR-TB)

Long-acting penicillin

Long-Acting Penicillin — Syphilis / Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis

Natural Penicillin Antibiotic

Penicillin G (parenteral)

Single-tablet HIV regimen (INSTI + 2× NRTI)

Equine antitoxin (passive immunisation)

Hepatitis D virus entry inhibitor

INSTI (long-acting injectable)

Echinocandin Antifungal

Second-generation cephalosporin

First-generation oral cephalosporin

First-Generation Cephalosporin — Skin / Soft Tissue / UTI

First-generation oral cephalosporin

Fourth-generation cephalosporin

4th-gen cephalosporin + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Siderophore Cephalosporin (Pan-Drug Resistant Gram-Negatives)

Siderophore cephalosporin

Third-generation oral cephalosporin

Third-generation cephalosporin

Cephamycin (2nd-gen-like, anaerobic cover)

First-generation cephalosporin

Fifth-generation cephalosporin (anti-MRSA)

Third-Generation Cephalosporin — Pseudomonas / Gram-Negative Infections

Third-generation cephalosporin (anti-pseudomonal)

Beta-Lactam / Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor (MDR Gram-Negative)

Cephalosporin + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Fifth-generation cephalosporin (broad incl MRSA)

Cephalosporin + beta-lactamase inhibitor

3rd Generation Cephalosporin

Second-Generation Cephalosporin — Respiratory / Surgical Prophylaxis

Vaccine

Vaccine

Amphenicol — Meningitis (Alternative) / Topical Eye Infections

Antibiotic — broad-spectrum

Antimalarial / 4-aminoquinoline

Vaccine

Vaccine

Nucleotide analogue antiviral

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Topical otic antibiotic + corticosteroid

Topical otic antibiotic + corticosteroid

Macrolide Antibiotic — Respiratory / H. pylori / MAC

Macrolide antibiotic

Lincosamide Antibiotic

Lincosamide antibiotic

Antimycobacterial

Beta-lactam + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Flucloxacillin + ampicillin

Trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole

Folate Synthesis Inhibitor Combination — PCP / Toxoplasma / Nocardia / UTI Prophylaxis

Pharmacokinetic enhancer (CYP3A4 inhibitor)

Polymyxin antibiotic

Polymyxin — Last-Resort MDR / Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negatives

Vaccine

Antimycobacterial (MDR-TB)

Hyperimmune globulin

Direct-acting antiviral (HCV NS5A inhibitor)

Lipoglycopeptide (Long-Acting ABSSSI / MRSA)

Long-acting lipoglycopeptide antibiotic

Sulfone antibiotic / immunomodulator

Cyclic Lipopeptide — MRSA / VRE / Bacteraemia / Endocarditis

Cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic

HIV protease inhibitor (boosted)

PI + booster fixed-dose

Single-tablet HIV regimen (PI + booster + 2× NRTI)

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Nitroimidazole antimycobacterial (MDR-TB)

Live attenuated vaccine

Antifilarial

Equine antitoxin (passive immunisation)

Integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (INSTI) — antiretroviral

Two-drug HIV maintenance regimen (INSTI + NNRTI)

NNRTI (antiretroviral)

Tetracycline antibiotic

NNRTI (antiretroviral)

Single-tablet HIV regimen

Direct-acting antiviral (NS5A + NS3/4A protease inhibitor)

HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)

Single-tablet HIV regimen (INSTI + booster + 2× NRTI)

Single-tablet HIV regimen (INSTI + booster + 2× NRTI)

NRTI (antiretroviral)

Single-tablet HIV regimen (NRTI + NNRTI + NRTI)

Single-tablet HIV regimen

NRTI backbone (HIV / PrEP)

NRTI backbone (HIV / PrEP)

HIV fusion inhibitor

Nucleoside analogue (HBV)

Fluorocycline antibiotic (tetracycline class)

Carbapenem — ESBL / Complicated Intra-Abdominal / Community OPAT

Carbapenem antibiotic

First-Generation Macrolide — Penicillin Allergy Alternative / Gastroparesis Prokinetic

Macrolide antibiotic

Antitubercular — First-Line TB (RIPE Regimen, 'E')

Antimycobacterial (TB)

NNRTI (2nd generation)

Nucleoside antiviral (penciclovir prodrug)

Macrocyclic antibiotic (narrow-spectrum)

Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillin — Staphylococcal Infections

Triazole antifungal

Antifungal (pyrimidine analogue)

Protease inhibitor (amprenavir prodrug)

Pyrophosphate antiviral

Phosphonic Acid Antibiotic — Uncomplicated UTI / ESBL / MDR Gram-Negatives

Phosphonic Acid Antibiotic (Uncomplicated UTI / MDR UTI)

Phosphonic acid antibiotic

HIV-1 attachment inhibitor

Aminoglycoside antibiotic (topical)

Steroidal antibiotic

Antiviral — CMV Treatment (IV) / Retinitis / Transplant

Nucleoside antiviral (CMV)

Aminoglycoside Antibiotic

Direct-acting antiviral (HCV NS3/4A + NS5A)

Antifungal (oral)

Vaccine

Vaccine

Human immunoglobulin

Vaccine

Vaccine

Conjugate vaccine

Vaccine

Aminoquinoline — Malaria Prophylaxis / SLE / Rheumatoid Arthritis

Carbapenem antibiotic

Carbapenem + β-lactamase inhibitor

Vaccine

Vaccine

Antiviral / immunomodulator

Interferon

Triazole Antifungal (Aspergillosis / Mucormycosis)

Triazole antifungal

Anti-Tuberculosis Antibiotic

Triazole Antifungal — Dermatophytes / Aspergillus / Endemic Mycoses

Triazole antifungal

Antiparasitic

Vaccine

Imidazole antifungal

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NRTI + INSTI dual regimen

NRTI/NRTI/NNRTI single-tablet regimen

DAA HCV (NS5A + NS5B inhibitor)

Pleuromutilin Antibiotic (Community-Acquired Pneumonia)

HIV-1 capsid inhibitor (long-acting)

CMV Antiviral — Viral Terminase Inhibitor (Prophylaxis in HSCT)

CMV terminase inhibitor

Antihelminthic / immunomodulator

Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Oxazolidinone — MRSA / VRE / Drug-Resistant TB (adjunct)

Oxazolidinone antibiotic

HIV Protease Inhibitor (Boosted) — Antiretroviral Therapy

Protease inhibitor (boosted)

CCR5 antagonist

Anti-CMV (UL97 inhibitor)

Live vaccine

Antihelminthic

Antimalarial

Conjugate vaccine

Vaccine

Aminoacridine

Carbapenem antibiotic

Carbapenem + β-lactamase inhibitor

Nitroimidazole antibiotic / antiprotozoal

Echinocandin Antifungal — Invasive Candidiasis / Prophylaxis in HSCT

Echinocandin antifungal

Imidazole antifungal

Tetracycline antibiotic

COVID-19 Antiviral — RNA Polymerase Mutagenic Agent

SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase inhibitor

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Aminoglycoside antibiotic (topical/oral)

Aminoglycoside antibiotic

Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (1st gen)

COVID-19 Antiviral — Protease Inhibitor Combination

SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor + booster

Antiparasitic / Antiviral — Cryptosporidiosis / Giardia / Clostridium difficile

Urinary Antiseptic

Polyene antifungal

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Lipoglycopeptide antibiotic

Neuraminidase Inhibitor (Antiviral)

Neuraminidase inhibitor

Tetracycline antibiotic

Pegylated interferon (immunomodulator)

Antiprotozoal (PCP, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis)

Narrow-spectrum penicillin (Penicillin V)

Antipseudomonal penicillin + β-lactamase inhibitor

Extended-spectrum beta-lactam + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Antimalarial combination (DHA-piperaquine)

Penicillin (amidinopenicillin)

Pneumococcal vaccine (conjugate)

Pneumococcal vaccine (PPV23)

Extended-Spectrum Triazole — Aspergillus / Mucor / Prophylaxis in Immunocompromised

Anthelmintic (praziquinoline)

8-aminoquinoline antimalarial

Antitubercular — First-Line TB (RIPE Regimen, 'P')

Antidote / Vitamin

Folate antagonist (antimalarial/antiprotozoal)

Antimalarial — Severe / Complicated Malaria (IV) / Nocturnal Cramps (Oral)

Human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG)

Inactivated rabies vaccine

HIV integrase strand-transfer inhibitor

Antiviral — RNA Polymerase Inhibitor (COVID-19 / Hepatitis)

RSV pre-fusion F protein vaccine

Long-acting echinocandin

Nucleoside antiviral

Rifamycin antimycobacterial

Rifamycin Antibiotic

Antitubercular fixed-dose combination (4FDC)

Antitubercular fixed-dose combination (RH)

Antitubercular fixed-dose combination (RHZ)

NNRTI (HIV)

HIV protease inhibitor (used as pharmacokinetic booster)

Live oral attenuated rotavirus vaccine

Direct-acting antiviral (NS5B inhibitor)

Pan-genotypic DAA combination

Pan-genotypic DAA salvage combination

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike monoclonal antibody

Aminoglycoside antibiotic

Sulfonamide antibiotic

Oxazolidinone (ABSSSI / MRSA — 6-Day Course)

Glycopeptide Antibiotic — MRSA / Gram-Positive Infections

Carboxypenicillin (β-lactamase stable)

Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (prodrug)

Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Allylamine antifungal

Human tetanus immunoglobulin (HTIG)

Tetracycline antibiotic

Inactivated TBE vaccine

Glycylcycline — MDR Gram-Negative / Polymicrobial / Complicated Intra-abdominal

Aminoglycoside antibiotic

Allergen immunotherapy (sublingual)

Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor / antibiotic

Mycobacterial antigen for delayed-type hypersensitivity testing

Inactivated polysaccharide typhoid vaccine

Live oral attenuated typhoid vaccine (Ty21a)

Prodrug Antiviral — HSV / VZV / CMV Prevention (Oral)

Aciclovir prodrug

Prodrug Antiviral — CMV Prevention and Treatment (Oral)

Ganciclovir prodrug

Glycopeptide antibiotic

Live attenuated (Varivax/Varilrix/Zostavax) or recombinant subunit (Shingrix)

Triazole Antifungal

Live attenuated vaccine

Neuraminidase inhibitor (antiviral)

NRTI (antiretroviral)

Dual NRTI combination (antiretroviral)