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Anti malarials and antivirals Flashcards

1
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What is the only malaria treatment?

A

Primaquine

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2
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Name the drug classes used to prevent malaria

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Rapid and slow acting schizonticides

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3
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Name 3 rapid acting schizonticides

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Mefloquine, chloroquine, quinine

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4
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Name 2 slow acting schizonticides

A

Pyrimethamine, proguanil

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5
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What is mefloquine?

A

A rapid acting schizonticide

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6
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What is chloroquine?

A

A rapid acting schizonticide

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7
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What is quinine?

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A rapid acting schizonticide

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8
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What is proguanil?

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A slow acting schizonticide

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9
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Name some combination preparation antimalarials

A

Maloprim (pyriethamine+ dapsone)
Fansidar (pyrimethamine+ sulphadoxine)
Malarone (proguanil+ atovaquone)

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10
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What is malarone?

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Proguanil + atovaquone

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11
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What is fansidar?

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Pyrimethamine+ suphadoxine

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12
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What is maloprim?

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Pyrimethamine+ dapsone

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13
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Name 5 categories of antiviral drugs

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Protease inhibitors
Fusion inhibitors
Uncoating inhibitors
Nucleic acid inhibitors
Release blockers
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14
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Name 3 nucleic acid inhibitors

A

Acyclovir (herpes, DNA polymerase inhib)
Nevirapine (non nucleoside HIV)
Zidovudine (nucleoside HIV) SE bone marrow suppression and anaemia

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15
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Name a protease inhibitor

A

Indinavir (HIV)

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16
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Name a fusion inhibitor

A

Enfurvitide

17
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Name an uncoating inhibitor

A

Amantadine

18
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Name a release blocker

A

Oseltamir (flu)

19
Q

What is acyclovir?

A

Nucleic acid inhibitor used to treat herpes

20
Q

What is zidovudine?

A

A nucleic acid inhibitor used to treat HIV

21
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What is indinivir?

A

A protease inhibitor used to treat HIV

22
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What is enfurvitide?

A

A fusion inhibitor

23
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What is amantadine?

A

An uncoating inhibitor

24
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What is oseltamir?

A

A release blocker for treating flu

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