This is the timeline of antimicrobial (anti-infective) therapy. The years show when given was released onto the pharmaceutical market. Please note that this is NOT a timeline of the antibiotic itself!

• 1910 - Arsphenamine aka Salvarsan
• 1912 - Neosalvarsan
• 1935 - Prontosil (an oral precursor to sulfanilimide)
• 1936 - Sulfanilimide
• 1938 - Sulfapyridine (M&B 693)
• 1939 - sulfacetamide
• 1940 - sulfamethizole
• 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 - tetracycline
• 1955 - thiamphenicol
• 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 - gentamicin
• 1966 - doxacycline
• 1967 - carbenicillin
• 1967 - rifampicin
• 1968 - clindamycin
• 1970 - cefalexin
• 1971 - cefazolin
• 1971 - pivampicillin
• 1971 - tinidazole
• 1972 - amoxicillin
• 1972 - cefradine
• 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
• 1987 - rifaximin
• 1988 - azithromycin
• 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
• 2003 - daptomycin
• 2005 - tigecycline
• 2005 - doripenem

[edit] See also

• Timeline of medicine and medical technology