Timeline of antibiotics

This is the timeline of antimicrobial (anti-infective) therapy. The years show when given antibiotic was released onto the pharmaceutical market.

• 1939 sulfacetamide[?]
• 1940 sufamethizol[?]
• 1942 penicillin G
• 1942 sulfadimidine[?]
• 1943 sulfamerazine[?]
• 1944 streptomycin
• 1947 sulfadiazine[?]
• 1948 chlortetracycline[?]
• 1949 chloramphenicol
• 1949 neomycin
• 1950 oxytetracycline[?]
• 1950 penicillin G procaine
• 1952 erythromycin
• 1954 benzathine penicillin
• 1955 spiramycin[?]
• 1955 tiamphenicol[?]
• 1955 vancomycin
• 1956 penicillini[?] V
• 1958 colistin[?]
• 1958 demeclocycline[?]
• 1959 virginiamycin[?]
• 1960 methicilin[?]
• 1960 metronidazole[?]
• 1961 ampicillin
• 1961 spectinomycin[?]
• 1961 sulfamethoxazole[?]
• 1961 trimethoprim
• 1962 cloxacillin[?]
• 1962 fusidic acid[?]
• 1963 fusafungine[?]
• 1963 lymecycline[?]
• 1964 gentamycin[?]
• 1966 doxacycline[?]
• 1967 carbenicillin[?]
• 1967 rifampicin[?]
• 1968 clindamycin[?]
• 1970 cefalexin[?]
• 1971 cefazolin[?]
• 1971 pivampicillin[?]
• 1971 tinidazole[?]
• 1972 amoxicillin
• 1972 cephradine[?]
• 1972 minocycline
• 1972 pristinamycin[?]
• 1973 fosfomycin[?]
• 1974 talampicillin[?]
• 1975 tobramycin[?]
• 1975 bacampicillin[?]
• 1975 ticarcillin[?]
• 1976 amikacin[?]
• 1977 azlocillin[?]
• 1977 cefadroxil[?]
• 1977 cefamandole[?]
• 1977 cefoxitin[?]
• 1977 cefuroxime[?]
• 1977 mezlocillin[?]
• 1977 pivmecillinam[?]
• 1979 cefaclor[?]
• 1980 cefmetazole[?]
• 1980 cefotaxime[?]
• 1980 cefsulodin[?]
• 1980 piperacillin[?]
• 1981 amoxicillin/clavulanic acid[?]
• 1981 cefperazone[?]
• 1981 cefotiam[?]
• 1981 cefsulodin[?]
• 1981 latamoxef[?]
• 1981 netelmicin[?]
• 1982 apalcillin[?]
• 1982 ceftriaxone[?]
• 1982 micronomicin[?]
• 1983 cefmenoxime[?]
• 1983 ceftazidime[?]
• 1983 ceftiroxime[?]
• 1983 norfloxacin[?]
• 1984 cefonicid[?]
• 1984 cefotetan[?]
• 1984 temocillin[?]
• 1985 cefpiramide[?]
• 1985 imipenem[?]/cilastatin[?]
• 1985 ofloxacin[?]
• 1986 mupirocin[?]
• 1986 aztreonam[?]
• 1986 cefoperazone[?]/sulbactam[?]
• 1986 ticarcillin[?]/clavulanic acid
• 1987 ampicillin/sulbactam
• 1987 cefixime[?]
• 1987 roxithromycin[?]
• 1987 sultamicillin[?]
• 1988 azithromycin[?]
• 1988 cefaclor[?]
• 1988 flomoxef[?]
• 1988 isepamycin[?]
• 1988 midecamycin[?]
• 1988 rifapentine[?]
• 1988 teicoplanin[?]
• 1989 cefpodoxime[?]
• 1989 enrofloxacin[?]
• 1989 lomefloxacin[?]
• 1990 arbekacin[?]
• 1990 cefozidime[?]
• 1990 clarithromycin
• 1991 cefdinir[?]
• 1992 cefetamet[?]
• 1992 cefpirome[?]
• 1992 cefprozil[?]
• 1992 ceftibufen[?]
• 1992 fleroxacin[?]
• 1992 loracarbef[?]
• 1992 piperacillin[?]/tazobactam[?]
• 1992 rufloxacin[?]
• 1993 brodimoprim[?]
• 1993 dirithromycin[?]
• 1993 levofloxacin[?]
• 1993 nadifloxacin[?]
• 1993 panipenem[?]/betamipron[?]
• 1993 sparfloxacin[?]
• 1994 cefepime[?]

See also:

• Timeline of medicine and medical technology
• List of themed timelines