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Antibacterials: nucleic acid inhibitors (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibits
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA synthesis)

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Trimethoprim^#
- Brodimoprim
- Tetroxoprim
- Iclaprim^†

Sulfonamides
(DHPS inhibitor)

Short- acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine Sulfafurazole Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole Sulfathiourea

Intermediate- acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole

Long- acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone

Other/ungrouped

sulfanilamide
- Sulfacetamide
- Sulfametrole

Combinations

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#

Topoisomerase
inhibitors/
quinolones/
(inhibits
DNA replication)

Fluoro-
quinolones

2nd g.	Ciprofloxacin^# Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin Nadifloxacin Ofloxacin Norfloxacin Pefloxacin Rufloxacin

3rd g.	Balofloxacin Grepafloxacin^‡ Levofloxacin Pazufloxacin Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin

4th g.	Besifloxacin Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin Gatifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin

Vet.	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin

Related (DG)	Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitro- imidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Tinidazole Ornidazole

Nitrofuran derivatives	Nitrofurantoin^# Furazolidone^‡ Nifurtoinol

RNA synthesis

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin Rifapentine Rifaximin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

gr+f/gr+a(t)/gr-p(c)/gr-o

drug(J1p, w, n, m, vacc)