Anti Folate Drugs Flashcards
3 classes of anti folate drugs
Sulphonamides
Trimathoprim
Contrimoxazole
Absorption of Sulphonamides
Completely absorbed except Sulphosalazine…
Adv. Of poor absorption of Sulphosalazine.
It can be used for inflammatory bowel and ulcerative colitis diseases..
Sulphosalazine splits into and their effects
Sulpha pyridine, — poor abs. Accumulation – toxic effects
5 amino salicylate — anti inflammatory effect
Sulphonamides used in burn infections
Sulphadiazine Mafenide…
Distribution of sulphonamides
BBB, CSF, BREAST MILK,
ACETYLATED BY liver and precipitate at acidic PH… Can cause stone formation…….
MOA of sulphonamides
Enzyme used for conversion…
Dihydropteroate synthetase
PABA - Dihydro folic acid - Tetra hydro folic acid ..
2 Drugs in Co-trimoxazole…
Sulphamethaxazole and Trimathoprim…
Why sulphonamides don’t effect humans
PABA isn’t a precursor of folic…
Spectrum of Sulphonamides
Entero bacteria in UTI infections and Nocardial infections
Treatment of toxoplasmosis
Sulphadiazine with pyrimethamine
Resistance of sulphonamides
Altered pathway, Alteration in target site and decreased uptake
4 ADRs of Sulphonamides
Crystalluria
Hypersensitivity Reactions
Hemolytic disorders
Kernicterus
What is crystalluria
Nephrotoxicity
Kernicterus
Displacement of Bilirubin