[3S] Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Flashcards
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Widely distributed to all tissues including the CNS/CSF and placenta
Chloramphenicol
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Chloramphenicol excretion
Renal; partly bile and feces
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Chloramphenicol ROA
IV
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● Binds to 50S
● Inhibits peptide bond formation
● Drug interactions: Phenytoin, Tolbutamide, Chlorpropamide, Warfarin
Chloramphenicol
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Bacteriostatic
● Gr(+) aerobes
● Gr(+) anaerobes
● Gr(-) aerobes
● Gr(-) anaerobes
● Rickettsiae
Chloramphenicol
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Especially effective against:
● H. influenzae
● N. meningitidis
● Bacteroides
Chloramphenicol
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Inactive: Chlamydia
Chloramphenicol
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
GI disturbances & Oral or Vaginal Candidiasis
Chloramphenicol Tetracycline & Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Bone marrow: Inhibition of red cell maturation
● Aplastic anemia
● Gray Baby Syndrome
Chloramphenicol
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Absorption is affected by food
Tetracycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Tetracycline excretion
Renal & Biliary
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Tetracycline ROA
PO
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● Bacteriostatic
● Bind to 30S
● Inhibits binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the acceptor site
● Intracellular concentration
ALL Tetracyclines
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
H. pylori ulcers
Tetracycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Gram-positive and gram- negative + anaerobes
● Chlamydiae
● Mycoplasma pneumoniae
● Borrelia, spirochetes, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia sp.
Tetracycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Mainly for ricketssiae (Rocky mountain spotted fever) and borrelia (Lyme disease)
Tetracycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Alters intestinal flora
● Esophageal ulceration
● Enterocolitis
Tetracycline & Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Bacterial superinfections (S. aureus, C. difficile)
● Bones and teeth damage: Enamel dysplasia Crown
deformation
● Hepatic toxicity
● Renal toxicity
Tetracyclin, Doxycycline & Demeclocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Fanconi Syndrome
Tetracycline & Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Renal tubular acidosis
● Nephrotoxicity
● Exacerbate pre-existing renal dysfunction
Tetracycline & Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Absorption is not affected by food
Doxycycline & Minocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Doxycycline ROA
PO/IV
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Lyme disease
Tetracycline & Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Malaria prophylaxis
Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Amoebiasis
Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Primary & secondary syphilis (penicillin allergy)
Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Vestibulotoxicity
Doxycycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Demeclocycline excretion
Biliary & renally
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Demeclocycline ROA
PO
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Off-label treatment for inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormones
Demeclocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
ADH-secreting tumors
Demeclocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Photosensitivity (UV Light)
Demeclocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Minocycline excretion
Mostly fecal
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Minocycline ROA
PO/IV
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Meningococcal carrier state
Minocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Minocycline
____________ is preferred due to resistant cases
ciprofloxacin/rifampin
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Vestibular toxicity
● Exacerbate pre-existing renal dysfunction
Minocycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Tigecycline excretion
Nonrenal (biliary)
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Longest half-life
Tigecycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● MDR organisms
● Treats skin and skin-structure infections, intra- abdominal infections and CAP
Tigecycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Tigecycline ROA
IV
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Gr(+)
o CoNS, MRSA, VRE, Strep, Enterococci,
● Gr(-)
o Enterobacteriaceae, MDR Acinetobacter, Chlamydia, L. pneumophilia
Tigecycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Anaerobes, ricketssiae, mycobacteria
Tigecycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
INACTIVE AGAINST: Proteus, Providencia, Pseudomonas
Tigecycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Nausea
● Significantly higher mortality rates
Tigecycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Eravacycline excretion
Bile & urine + feces (10-40%)
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Eravacycline ROA
IV
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● MDR organisms
● Complicated intra-abdominal infections
● Tigecycline uses
Eravacycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
NOT effective against UTI
Eravacycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Tetracycline toxicities + dose adjusted if used alongside CYP3A inducers like rifampin
Eravacycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Omadacycline excretion
Bile
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Administered 4 hours after as these may decrease
before or meals/supplements absorption
Omadacycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Omadacycline ROA
PO/IV
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Unaffected by most common resistance mechanisms
Omadacycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Can treat bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin/skin- structure infections
● Tigecycline uses
Omadacycline
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Tetracycline toxicities + Rarer esophageal ulcerations
Omadacycline
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Streptomyces erythraea
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Erythromycin excretion
Biliary; partly renal
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Food interferes with absorption
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
Erthryomycin ROA
PO/IV
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
50S inhibitor; inhibits peptide bond formation
Macrolides: Erthryomycin & Fidaxomicin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Prototype drug
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● GR(+)
o pneumococci, strep, staph, corynebacteria, Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia, H. pylori, Listeria, Mycobacteria
● GR(-)
o Bordetella, Rickettsia, Campylobacter
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Corynebacterial
o sepsis, erythrasma
● Neisseria, Bartonella, Treponema, diphtheria,
● CAP
o Mycoplasma, Legionella, Pneumococci
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Prophylaxis : dental endocarditis
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Off-label : Gastroparesis
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Vestibular toxicity
● Exacerbate pre-existing renal dysfunction
Macrolides: Erthryomycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Clarithromycin excretion
Metabolized in the liver, partially excreted through urine
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Clarithromycin ROA
PO
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● 50S inhibitor; inhibits peptide bond formation
● Also inhibits CYP3A4 and drug efflux pumps
Macrolides: Clarithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Mycobacterium avium complex
● M. leprosae
● T. gondii
● H. influenzae
Macrolides: Clarithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Similar toxicities and interactions as erythromycin
● Lower incidence gastrointestinal intolerance
Macrolides: Clarithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Torsades de pointes
● Arrhythmia
Macrolides: Clarithromycin & Azithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Azithromycin excretion
Bile & urine (remaining)
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Azithromycin ROA
PO
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● 50S inhibitor; inhibits peptide bond formation
● 15-atom ring unlike the usual 14; cannot deactivate CYP450
Macrolides: Azithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Mycobacterium avium complex
● T. gondii
● H. influenzae
● Chlamydia sp.
Macrolides: Azithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Less active
● Staphylococci
● Streptococci
Macrolides: Azithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Possible increased risk of cardiac death
Macrolides: Azithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Fidaxomicin excretion
Feces & urine (remaining)
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Fidaxomicin ROA
PO
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Clostridioides difficile
● Gr(+) aerobes
● Gr(-) anaerobes
Macrolides: Fidaxomicin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Clindamycin excretion
Metabolized in the liver; excreted through bile & urine
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Clindamycin ROA
PO
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Streptomyces lincolnensis
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Gr(+) cocci
● Streptococci & Staphylococci
o Skin and soft tissue infections
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Pneumococci, Bacteroides sp.
● Other anaerobes : Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Prevotella
o Severe anaerobic infections
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Toxic shock syndrome (with penicillin G)
● Necrotizing fasciitis
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Wounds of the abdomen and gut (with ________ or __________)
cephalosporins or aminoglycosides ; Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Female genital tract: Septic abortion, Pelvic abscesses, Pelvic inflammatory disease
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Lung and peritoneal abscesses
● Endocarditis prophylaxis (valvular disease)
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
AIDS:
o P. jiroveci pneumonia (with primaquine)
o Toxoplasmosis (with pyrimethane)
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● GI irritation
● Mainly diarrhea
● Skin rashes
● Neutropenia
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Hepatic dysfunction
● Pseudomembranous colitis (superinfections with C. difficile)
Lincosamide: Clindamycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Ketolides: Telithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Telithromycin excretion
Metabolized in the liver and excreted through bile and urine
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Telithromycin ROA
PO
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● CAP
● Macrolide-resistant bacteria
Ketolides: Telithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Hepatitis
● Liver failure
● Myasthenia gravis (contraindication)
Ketolides: Telithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● STIs
● macrolide-resistant bacteria
Ketolides: Solithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Adverse effects are inadequately observed
Ketolides: Solithromycin
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Solithromycin excretion
Feces
MODERATE SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Solithromycin ROA
PO/IV
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Quinupristin-dalfopristin elimination
Feces
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Quinupristin-dalfopristin ROA
IV
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● Rapidly bactericidal
● 50S inhibitor; inhibits peptide bond formation
Streptogramins: Quinupristin-dalfopristin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Gr(+)
o MDR strep, PRSP, methicillin-susceptible and resistant staph, E. faecium
Streptogramins: Quinupristin-dalfopristin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Not rapidly bactericidal against E. faecium
● Not active against E. faecalis
Streptogramins: Quinupristin-dalfopristin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Arthralgia-myalgia syndrome
● Pain at infusion site
Streptogramins: Quinupristin-Dalfopristin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
CYP3A4 inhibitor - increases concentrations of warfarin, diazepam, quetiapine, simvastatin, and cyclosporine
Streptogramins: Quinupristin-Dalfopristin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Linezolid elimination
Urine
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● 50S inhibitor; inhibits peptide bond formation
● Binds at the 23S ribosomal RNA of the 50S subunit
Oxazolidinones: Linezolid & Tedizolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● MRSA
● VRE
● HCAP
● CAP
● [Off-label] MDR-TB, Nocardia
Oxazolidinones: Linezolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Hematologic effects (thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, anemia)
Oxazolidinones: Linezolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Optic and peripheral neuropathy
● Lactic acidosis
Oxazolidinones: Linezolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Serotonin syndrome (with SSRIs)
Oxazolidinones: Linezolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Linezolid ROA
PO/IV
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Staphylococci - better than linezolid
● Skin and soft tissue infections
Oxazolidinones: Tedizolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Nausea, dizziness, diarrhea
● Lower risk of hematologic effects, bone marrow suppression, and serotonin syndrome
Oxazolidinones: Tedizolid
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Lefamulin excretion & metabolism
Feces, partly urine
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Lefamulin ROA
PO/IV
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Tedizolid ROA
PO/IV
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS PKINETICS
Tedizolid excretion
Feces & urine (remaining)
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS MOA
● Binds to 50S
● Prevents bacterial tRNA from binding appropriately by binding pocket
Pleuromutilins: Lefamulin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
CAP pathogens
o Legionella, Mycoplasma, Chlamydophila
Pleuromutilins: Lefamulin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Aerobic Gr (+)
o S. pyogenes, S. aureus, E. faecium
● STI
o M. genitalium, Neisseria, Chlamydia
Pleuromutilins: Lefamulin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
NO ACTIVITY against E. faecalis
o Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Enterobacteriaceae
Pleuromutilins: Lefamulin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
● Infusion-site reactions
● GI disturbances
Pleuromutilins: Lefamulin
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS TOXICITIES
Congenital malformations (contraindicated during pregnancy)
Pleuromutilins: Lefamulin
BROAD SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Doxycycline elimination
Nonrenally
NARROW SPECTRUM PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
High potency against Gr(+) bacteria
○ MRSA
○ VRE
○ Streptococci
○ Gr(+) anaerobesg
Oxazolidinones: Tedizolid