Narrow-spectrum Penicillin

Anti-bacterial antibiotics can be categorized based on their target specificity: "narrow-spectrum" antibiotics target particular types of bacteria, such as Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria.

Beta-lactamase sensitive

benzathine penicillin

benzylpenicillin (penicillin G)

phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V)

procaine penicillin

oxacillin

Penicillinase-resistant penicillins

methicillin

oxacillin

nafcillin

cloxacillin

dicloxacillin

flucloxacillin

β-lactamase-resistant penicillins

temocillin