Thanks! It really helped!
For anyone who's curious...
This is only a small part of the information that I had to memorize for a test (just to give you an idea: throw in all of the other cell wall synthesis inhibitors, protein and nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors, the structures, the sensitive/resistant organisms, the routes of excretion, plus tidbit details here and there). I didn't memorize the second generation cephs, because it was easier to learn the first and third and then assume anything else was second generation (Cefuroxime, Cefuroxime Axetil, and Cefepime were the only exceptions).
I underlined the ends of the drugs to make it easier to memorize them, like it's done in the list.
Generations Plus Routes of Administration:
First Generation:
Cephalexin --> Oral
Cefadroxil --> Oral
Cephradine --> Oral, Parenteral
Cephalothin --> Parenteral
Cefapirin --> Parenteral
Cefazolin --> Parenteral
Second Generation:
Cefaclor --> Oral
Cefamandole --> Parenteral
Cefuroxime --> Parenteral
Cefuroxime Axetil --> Oral
Cefonicid --> Parenteral
Ceforanide --> Parenteral
Cefoxitin --> Parenteral
Cefotetan --> Parenteral
Cefmetazole --> Parenteral
Cefprozil --> Oral
Loracarbef --> Oral
Third Generation:
Cefotaxime --> Parenteral
Ceftizoxime --> Parenteral
Ceftriaxone --> Parenteral
Ceftazidime --> Parenteral
Cefoperozone --> Parenteral
Cefmenoxime --> Parenteral
Cefixime --> Oral
Cefdinir --> Oral
Cefpodoxime --> Oral
Cefditoren --> Oral
Moxalactam --> Parenteral
Fourth Generation:
Cefepime --> Parenteral
Their stability in acid and resistance to beta-lactamase were also listed, but I left those off.
I had an enormous headache after this exam!
