Table 1: Four generations of quinolone antibotics.
Generation |
Quinolone Antibiotic |
First |
Nalidixic acid, cinoxacin, flumequine, oxolinic acid, piromidic acid, pipemidic acid, rosoxacin |
Second |
Lomefloxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, fleroxacin, pefloxacin, rufloxacin |
Third |
Levofloxacin, sparfloxacin, temafloxacin, grepafloxacin, balofloxacin, pazufloxacin, tosufloxacin |
Fourth |
Moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin, trovafloxacin, gatifloxacin, clinafloxacin, garenoxacin, sitafloxacin, prulifloxacin, finafloxacin |