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Table 2 List showing commonly used antibiotic brand names, active ingredients and classification under WHO list of critically important medicines 2018

From: Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse

Product number

Trade name

Active ingredient

Drug group

WHO –critically important antimicrobials for human medicine

A

Aliseryl

Erythromycin

Macrolide

Critically important

Oxytetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

Streptomycin

Aminoglycoside

Critically important

Colistin

Polymixin

Critically important

B

Tetracolivit

Tetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

Colistin

Polymixin

Critically important

C

Fluquin oral solution

Enrofloxacin (not used in human but metabolized to ciprofloxacin)

Fluoroquinolone

Highly important

Sulphamethoxazole

Sulfonamides

Highly important

D

Neoxy vitamin Ws

Neomycin

Aminoglycoside

Critically important

E

Oxytetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

F

Biotrim

Trimethoprim b.p

Sulfonamides

Highly important

Sulphamethoxazole

Sulfonamides

Highly important

G

Trimovet

Trimethoprim

Sulfonamides

Highly important

Sulphamethoxazole

Sulfonamides

Highly important

H

Tylodoxin

Doxycycline hydrate

Synthetic tetracycline

Highly important

Tylosin tartrate

Macrolide

Critically important

I

Alamycin egg

Oxytetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

J

Limoxin

Oxytetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

K

Skajcycline

Oxytetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

L

Chick formula

Oxytetracycline HCl

Tetracycline

Highly important

M

Egcocin chick formula

Oxytetracycline

Tetracycline

Highly important

N

Esb3

Sulfaclozine sodium monohydrate

Sulfonamides

Highly important

O

Ampiclox

Ampicillin

Penicillin

Critically important

Cloxacillin

Penicillin

Critically important