Timeline of antibiotics
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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
