[3S] Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim & Quinolones Flashcards
Antifolate Drugs
● Sulfonamides
● Trimethoprim
● Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole mixtures
MOA
- Inhibit dihydropteroate synthase and folate production.
- Bacteriostatic when given alone.
- Usually given in combination with trimethoprim or
pyrimethamine.
Antifolate drugs
One of the earliest and most successful antibiotics ever developed
Sulfa drugs
SULFONAMIDES
Introduced in 1935 by _______ ______ and marketed as ___________.
Gerhard Domagk, Prontosil
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
● Similar to p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
● Weakly acid compounds
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
Modest tissue absorption
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
Sulfonamides metabolism & excretion
M = Liver
E = Urine
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
Triple Sulfa
1) Short-acting
2) Intermediate-acting
3) Long-acting
1) Sulfisozaxole
2) Sulfamethosaxole
3) Sulfadoxine
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS
Sulfonamides ROA
Oral absorbable, Oral non-absorbable, Topical
MOA
● Competitive inhibitor of Dihydropteroate synthase and folate production
● Usually given in combination with Trimetophrim or Pyrimethamine
Antimetabolites
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS MOA
• Bacteriostatic (when given alone)
• Competitive inhibitor of dihydropteroate synthase
• Antimetabolate of PABA
• Act as substrates
• Selective toxicity
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS RESISTANCE MECHANISM
- Plasmid-mediated
- Decreased accumulation of the drug
- Increase production of PABA by bacteria
- Decrease in the sensitivity of dihydropteroate synthase
Sulfonamides
RESISTANCE MECHANISM
• Some bacteria depends on exogenous sources of folate
• Mutations in the following:
o Overproduction of PABA
o Production of a folic acid synthesizing enzyme that has low affinity for sulfonamides
o Impaired permeability to the sulfonamides
• Antibiotic efflux
Antimetabolites
Provides synergistic activity because of
sequential inhibition of folate synthesis
Resistance occurs but development is slow.
Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
• Gram (+)
• Gram (-)
o Klebsiella pneumoniae o Salmonella
o Shigella
o Enterobacter sp.
o Nocardia sp.
o Chalmydia trachomatis
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
• Poor against: anaerobes
• Not active against:
o Ricketssiae
o P. aeruginosa
Sulfonamides
SULFONAMIDES CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Simple UTI
Oral Triple sulfa & Sulfisoxazole
SULFONAMIDES: NON-ABSORBABLE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Ocular infection
Topical Sulfacetamide
SULFONAMIDES: NON-ABSORBABLE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Burn infections
Topical Mafenide & Silver sulfadiazine
SULFONAMIDES: NON-ABSORBABLE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
● Ulcerative colitis (oral)
● Rheumatoid arthritis (oral)
● Enteritis
● Other Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs)
Sulfasalazine
SULFONAMIDES: NON-ABSORBABLE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Effective in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis; considered to be second-line
Sodium Sulfacetamide
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
Common toxicity of sulfonamides
Hypersensitivity
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
• Hypersensitivity
o Skin rash & fever (common)
o Exfoliative dermatitis (rare)
o Polyarteritis nodosa (rare)
o Stevens-Johnson syndrome (rare)
o Cross-allergenicity
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
Gastrointestinal
o Nausea, vomiting, & diarrhea
o Mild hepatic dysfunction
o Hepatitis (rare)
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
Nephrotoxicity
o Crystalluria and hematuria
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
Kernicterus (3rd trimester of pregnancy)
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
Hematotoxicity (Hematopoietic Disturbances)
○ Rare
○ Granulocytopenia
○ Thrombocytopenia
○ Aplastic anemia
○ Leukemoid reactions
○ May provoke acute hemolysis in G6PD patients
Sulfonamides
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
● Structurally similar to folic acid
● Weak base
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
● Trapped in acidic environments
● High conc: prostatic and vaginal fluids
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS PKINETICS
Trimethoprim excretion
Urine
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS
Trimethoprim ROA
PO, IV
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS MOA
• Bactericidal (with sulfamethoxazole)
• Selective inhibitor of bacterial dihydrofolate reductase
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS RESISTANCE MECHANISM
- Production of dihydrofolate reductase that has reduced affinity for the drug
- Reduced cell permeability
- Overproduction of dihydrofolate reductase
- Production of an altered reductase with reduced drug binding
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Acute UTIs
Oral Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
o P. jirovecii
o UTIs
o Prostatitis
o Shigella
o Salmonella
o Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Oral Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ)
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Effective against most Staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA) and respiratory tract pathogens such as Haemophilus sp., Moraxella catarrhalis, and K pneumoniae (but not Mycoplasma pneumoniae)
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Commonly used for the treatment of uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
- Moderately severe to severe pneumocystis pneumonia
- G(-) bacteremia
- MDR: Enterobacter & Serratia, Shigellosis, or Typhoid
- Preferred alternate therapy for serious Listeria infections
IV Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS - TRIMETHOPRIM
Used in the treatment of toxoplasmosis
Oral Pyrimethamine with Sulfonamide
TRIMETHOPRIM CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
○ Aka folinic acid
○ 10 mg orally each day should be administered
to minimize bone marrow suppression seen with pyrimethamine
Leucovorin
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
Megaloblastic anemia, Leukopenia, & Granulocytopenia
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS TOXICITIES
• HIV patients
o Fever
o Rashes
o Leukopenia
o Diarrhea
• Mild elevation of blood creatinine
Trimethoprim
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS ROA
TMP-SMX ROA
PO, IV
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS MOA
● Bactericidal
● Sequential blockade of folate synthesis
TMP-SMX
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
• Urinary tract
• Respiratory
• Ear
TMP-SMX
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Sinus infections caused by
o H. influenzae
o M. catarrhalis
TMP-SMX
ANTIFOLATE DRUGS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
DOC
o Pneumocystis pneumonia o Toxoplasma
o Nocardiosis
TMP-SMX