- 青霉素 qīngméisù penicillinAn antibiotic drug extracted from the culture fluid of Penicillium molds; used clinically to treat conditions like pneumonia and syphilis. [Also known as [[盘尼西林|盤尼西林|pan2 ni2 xi1 lin2]]]
- 红霉素 hóngméisù erythromycinan antibiotic used to treat infections such as staphylococcus and diphtheria
- 庆大霉素 qìngdàméisù gentamicinAn antibiotic drug used to treat many types of bacterial infections.
- 氯霉素 lǜméisù chloramphenicolAn antibiotic drug used to treat bacterial infections such as typhoid, whooping cough, and bacterial dysentery
- 链霉素 liànméisù streptomycinAn antibiotic medicine used to treat various bacterial infections, notably tuberculosis and is particularly effective against the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and the plague.
- 土霉素 tǔméisù oxytetracyclineA broad-spectrum antibiotic medication used to treat bacterial infections like respiratory and urinary tract infections; it appears as a yellow crystalline powder.
- 金霉素 jīnméisù chlortetracyclineA type of golden-colored antibiotic crystal produced by the fermentation of a specific soil bacterium; used to treat infections like pneumonia, conjunctivitis, and amebic dysentery.
- 赤霉素 chìméisù gibberellinA class of plant hormones that stimulates growth in stems and leaves, promotes seed germination, and is used in agriculture to produce seedless fruit; also known in Taiwan as [[吉贝素|吉貝素|ji2 bei4 su4]] or [[激勃素|激勃素|ji1 bo2 su4]]
- 新霉素 xīnméisù neomycinneomycin; an antibiotic medication used to treat various infections
- 氯洁霉素 lǜjiéméisù clindamycinclindamycin; an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of various bacterial infections
- 灰黄霉素 huīhuángméisù griseofulvinan antifungal medication used to treat skin infections such as ringworm and athlete's foot
- 绿霉素 lǜméisù chloramphenicolan antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections; chloromycetin
- 苄星青霉素 biànxīngqīngméisù benzathine penicillinbenzathine benzylpenicillin; also known as benzathine penicillin G
- 阿奇霉素 āqíméisù azithromycinazithromycin; a common antibiotic medication
- 地霉素 dìméisù oxytetracyclinean antibiotic belonging to the tetracycline group, used to treat various bacterial infections
- 四环霉素 sìhuánméisù tetracyclinea type of broad-spectrum antibiotic medication used to treat various bacterial infections
- 曲古霉素 qūgǔméisù trichomycinan antibiotic used to treat fungal and protozoal infections; also known as hachimycin
- 林可霉素 línkěméisù lincomycin
- 氨苄青霉素 ānbiànqīngméisù ampicillinampicillin; penbritin
- 氯林可霉素 lǜlínkěméisù clindamycin
- 克林霉素 kèlínméisù clindamycinan antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections