| Term | Definition |
| Bacteriostatic antibiotics | erythromycin, clindamycin, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol (ECSTaTiC) |
| Bactericidal antibiotics | Vancomycin, fluoroquinolones, penicillin, aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, metronidazole |
| Penicillinase-resistant penicillin | Methicillin |
| Penicillinase-resistant penicillin | nafcillin |
| Penicillinase-resistant penicillin | dicloxacillin |
| Aminopenicillin | ampicillin |
| Aminopenicillin | amoxicillin |
| Antipseudomonal penicillin | ticarcillin |
| Antipseudomonal penicillin | carbenicillin |
| Antipseudomonal penicillin | Piperacillin |
| 1st gen cephalosporin | cefazolin |
| 1st gen cephalosporin | cephalexin |
| 2nd gen cephalosporin | cefoxitin |
| 2nd gen cephalosporin | cefaclor |
| 2nd gen cephalosporin | cefuroxime |
| 3rd gen cephalosporin | ceftriaxone |
| 3rd gen cephalosporin | cefotaxime |
| 3rd gen cephalosporin | ceftazidime |
| 4th gen cephalosporin | cefepime |
| Monobactam | aztreonam |
| Carbapenem | imipenem |
| Carbapenem | meropenem |