Ampicillin is in a class of medications called antibiotics. Ampicillin destroys the bacterial cells that cause many illnesses. Antibiotics are also notorious for killing the good and bad bacteria.
Ampicillin is a semi-synthetic antibiotic, meaning that it is derived from a natural source (penicillin) but has been chemically modified to enhance its effectiveness.
Ampicillin belongs to the beta lactam group of antibiotics. It is semi synthetic penicillin. It acts against, both the gram positive and gram negative bacteria. So it is some times called as broad spectrum antibiotic. It has got bactericidal action.
Antibiotics beginning with "a" are: Amoxycillin Ampicillin Azlocillin Azactam/Aztreonam
you should get your vets permission before you give him any antibiotics. It is sometimes okay to give them ampicillin. But it is always a good idea to make sure they wont have a bad reaction to the antibiotics. Basically if you dont ask your vet, you could be risking their life.
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Ampicillin was introduced in 1961. If you have the correct user name and password you can get access to an article about the development of penicillin-based antibiotics here. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0924857906003797
There are several different antibiotics that you may encounter during your life. Some of these antibiotics are Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Analgesic, Azithromycin, and Ciprofloxacin.
Listeriosis is treated with the antibiotics ampicillin (Omnipen) or sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra).
Uncomplicated cystitis is treated with antibiotics. These include penicillin, ampicillin, and amoxicillin; sulfisoxazole or sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim; nitrofurantoin
The antibiotics used most often include ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ampicillin (Omnipen), or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
Antibiotic is a general term for a bacteria-killing drug. Examples of antibiotics starting with the letter A are amoxicillin and ampicillin.