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 benzylpenicillin
• 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 phenoxymethylpenicillin
• 1958 colistin
• 1958 demeclocycline
• 1959 virginiamycin
• 1960 methicillin
• 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 (co-amoxiclav)
• 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
• 1987 ciprofloxacin
• 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
• 1999 quinupristin /dalfopristin
• 2000 linezolid
• 2001 telithromycin

See also:

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