However, a drug may have multiple trade names. When a patent expires, many companies make their own version of a drug, which will have identical chemical and generic names, but a different trade name. Continuing our amoxicillin example, this drug has a myriad of trade names, such as Amoxi-Drops. The generic name will be given in each example followed by a common trade name parenthetically. Let s now begin our investigation of the antimicrobials.
Antibiotics are drugs that classically are used in the treatment of bacterial diseases.
These drugs combat bacteria such as Salmonella , E. coli , Klebsiella , and Chlamydia . There are multiple subclasses within the class of antibiotics. These are some of the most commonly employed antibacterials in avian medicine, although the list is by no means comprehensive. Each subclass is used for targeting different bacterial types. In later articles, we will discuss in detail how to select a drug depending on infection type, patient status, and other factors that dictate rational drug therapy.