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Timeline of antibiotics
This is the timeline of antimicrobial (anti-infective) therapy. The years show when given
antibiotic
was released onto the pharmaceutical market.
1939
sulfacetamide[?]
1940
sufamethizol[?]
1942
penicillin
G
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
tiamphenicol[?]
1955
vancomycin
1956
penicillini[?]
V
1958
colistin[?]
1958
demeclocycline[?]
1959
virginiamycin[?]
1960
methicilin[?]
1960
metronidazole[?]
1961
ampicillin
1961
spectinomycin[?]
1961
sulfamethoxazole[?]
1961
trimethoprim
1962
cloxacillin[?]
1962
fusidic acid[?]
1963
fusafungine[?]
1963
lymecycline[?]
1964
gentamycin[?]
1966
doxacycline[?]
1967
carbenicillin[?]
1967
rifampicin[?]
1968
clindamycin[?]
1970
cefalexin[?]
1971
cefazolin[?]
1971
pivampicillin[?]
1971
tinidazole[?]
1972
amoxicillin
1972
cephradine[?]
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[?]
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[?]
1988
azithromycin[?]
1988
cefaclor[?]
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[?]
See also:
Timeline of medicine and medical technology
List of themed timelines
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