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 penicillin G 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 penicillini[?] V 1958 colistin[?] 1958 demeclocycline[?] 1959 virginiamycin[?] 1960 methicilin[?] 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[?] 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[?] 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[?] See also: Timeline of medicine and medical technology List of themed timelines