II. Preparations: Antibiotics to take with food
- Food may reduce gastrointestinal upset
- Augmentin
- Chloroquine
- Erythromycin
- Ethambutol
- Ethionamide
- Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
- Ketoconazole
- Methenamine
- Metronidazole (Flagyl)
- Nalidixic Acid
- Niclosamide
- Praziquantel
- Primaquine
- Pyrimethamine
- Quinacrine (with food and full glass of water)
- Quinine
- Rifabutin
- Sulfasalazine (may require Folic Acid supplement)
- Thiabendazole
- Food increases absorption or Bioavailability
- Atovaquone (Mepron)
- Cefuroxime (Ceftin)
- Cefpodoxime (Vantin)
- Clofazimine
- Griseofulvin (take with fatty meal)
- Itraconazole (Sporanox)
- Mebendazole (Chew or crush tablet)
- Mefloquine (with food and a full glass of water)
- Nitrofurantoin
III. Preparations: Antibiotics to take on an empty Stomach
- Food decreases or delays absorption
- Ampicillin
- Azithromycin
- Carbenicillin
- Chloramphenicol
- Ciprofloxacin
- Cloxacillin
- Dicloxacillin
- Didanosine
- Enoxacin
- Isoniazid (may take with food if GI upset occurs)
- Lincomycin
- Loracarbef (Lorabid)
- Nafcillin
- Norfloxacin
- Floxin
- Oxacillin
- Penicillin G
- Piperazine
- Rifampin (may require Vitamin D Supplementation)
- Sulfonamides (with a full glass of water)
- Tetracycline (no food or milk within 3 hours)
- Zidovudine (may take with food other than fatty meal)
- Zalcitabine (ddc)