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What is the main target of anti-microbials

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The bacterial cell wall

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Two groups of cell wall active agents

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Beta lactams

Glycopeptides

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Examples of Beta lactams

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Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Monobactams
Carbapenems

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Examples of Glycopeptides

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Vancomycin

Teicoplanin

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Anti-microbials that act on nucleoside precursors

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Trimethorpim

Sulphonamides

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Anti-microbials that act on nucleic acid synthesis

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Metronidoazole
Quinolones
Rifampicin
Nitrofurans

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Anti microbials that are protein synthesis inhibitors

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Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines 
Macrolides 
Oxazolidinones 
Fusidic acid
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Mode of action of penicillin

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Interfere with bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan
Attach to penicillin binding proteins
Inhibit transpeptidase enzyme activity
Inactivate inhibitor of autolytic enzyme in the cell wall - causing lysis

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Treatement for bacterial meningitis

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Benzyl penicillin

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Penicillin used for resp infections UTI and ottis media

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Broader spectrum - amoxicillin

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what type of penicillin is fluoxacillin and what does it treat

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Beta-lactamase

cellulitis

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Penicillin used to treat severe infections/pseudonomas

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Piperacillin

Extended spectrum

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The pharmokinetics of penicillin’s

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Oral absorption variable
Widely distributed in body fluids
Mainly renal excretion
short plasma half-life

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Adverse affects of penicillin

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hypersensitivity
anaphylaxis
oral antibiotic associated diarrhoea

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Structure of cephalosporins

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Chemically structurally similar to penicillin

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Mode of action of cephlopsorins

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Similar to penicillins

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Why is there a greater resistance to cephalosporins

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due to them being gram -ve

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18
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What excretes cephalosporins

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Kidney

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what cephalosporin should be used for meningitis

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ceftotaxime

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What cephalosporin should be used for bronchiectasis infections

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ceftazidime

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Examples of macrolides

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Erythromycin
Clarithromycin
Azithromycin

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Mode of action of macrolides

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Inihibit bacterial protein synthesis

Bind to 50S subunit of bacterial ribosome and prevent transolocation of growing peptide chain

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How are macrolides administered

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Usually PO

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24
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What are the benefits of macrolides

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benefits against atypical pneumonia /COPD benefits

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Adverse effects of macrolides

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GI upset
Hypersensitivity
QT prolongation - arrhythmic

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Why do macrolides interact with other drugs?

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Due to their effects on cytochrome P450

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Examples of quinolones

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Ciprofloxacin
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin

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Mode of action of quinolones

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Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase

Prevents DNA double helix being supercoiled - no transcription and replication

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Features of quinolones

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Well absorbed

Good active against Gm -ve coliforms awell as H. influenza and pseudomonas

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30
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What do quinolones act poor against

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strep pneumonia and staph

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31
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What are quinolones usually used for

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UTI and pneumonia and levofloxacin

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What are adverse affects of quinolones

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GI 
Hypersensitivity 
Caution of QT prolongation 
Inhibits CYP 450 - increase theophylline toxicity 
Rare convulsions
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Examples of aminoglycosides

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Gentamycin

Tobramycin

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Features of aminoglycosides

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INihibit bacterial protein synthesis
Require o2 dependent transport to enter bacteria
work synergistically with cell-wall-active antibiotics

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Mode of action of aminoglycosides

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Bind to 30s subunits

  • interfere with initiation complex of peptide formation
  • induce misreading’s of RNA
  • cluster for efficiency
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Uses of aminoglycosides

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Effective against aerobic Gm -ve and some gm +ve

Gm -ve sepsis in combination with penicillin

37
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How to treat pseudamonas infections with aminoglycosides

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Use tobi plus another anti-pseudomonal antibiotic

38
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What are the pharmacokinetics of aminoglycosides

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Highly polar molecules - IV admin
Kidney elimination
reduce dose and frequency

39
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Adverse effects of aminoglycosides

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irreversible ototoxicity

CNXIII affected

shouldnt be longer than 2 weeks on genti

reversible nehprotoxicity

40
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Examples of tetracyclines

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Tetracycline

Doxycycline

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Features of tetracyclines

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inhibits protein synthesis

Broad spectrum

42
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Why not to administer tetracycline in pregnancy

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Chelate calcium -never when pregnant

- weakens the bones and teeth of the child

43
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Examples of carbapenems

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meropenem

Imipenem

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How do carbapenems act

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they act the same as other beta lactams

severe resistant infection under infectious disease guidance

45
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adverse affects of carbapenems

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GI upset

46
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Example of a monobactam

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Monobactams

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How are monobactams administered

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IV

48
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What are monobactams resistant to?

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Only given IV

49
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Adverse effects of monobactams

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GI upset

50
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What are monobacams only effective against?

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gm -ve aerobic rods ( pseudomonas)

51
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What type of antibiotic is vancomycin

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Glycopeptide bacterial antibiotic

52
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How does vancomycin work

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Inihibits cell wall synthesis

53
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Administration for vancomycin

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C difficile - PO

IV - MRSA

54
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Adverse effects of vancomycin

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rash
ototoxicity
nephrotoxicity

55
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What type of antibiotic is metronidazole and what is it good for?

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Anti-protozoal agent

goof anaerobic cover

56
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Adverse effects of metronidazole

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reaction with alocohol 
Minor GI disturbance 
Headache 
Dizzy 
Metallic taste
57
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What is metronidazole used for as first line

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C difficile colitis

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Other use for metronidazole

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Anaerobic cover in intra-abdominal sepsis

59
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What is trimehtroprim and how does it work

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A bacterial dihydrofolate reducatase inihibitor

efectively stops bacteria making DNA

60
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What is trimethroprim used to treat

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Simple UTI

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Mode of action of nitrofurantoin

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Inhibit a no. of different bacterial enzymes for protein synthesis

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Use of nitrofurantoin

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UTI

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When do you not use nitrofurantoin

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Septicaemia

Renal impairment - less effective and potential -theres a risk of neuropathy

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Adverse effects of Nitrofurantoin

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GI common 
Peripheral neuropathy 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hypersensitivity ( skin and bone marrow) 
haemolytic anaemia
65
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what should be looked out for when prescribing with nitrofurantoin

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Anaemia 
DM 
hepatic/renal impairment 
Vit B12 + folate deficiency 
pulmonary disease
66
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What is aciclovir

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nucleoside analogue

67
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What does aciclovir do?

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Inhibits vira DNA synthesis

68
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What enzymes are needed to be active for aciclovir to work?

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Viral thymidine kinase

Viral DNA polymerase

69
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Treatment for varicella zoster/ shingles

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Higher dose of acicilovir

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Adverse effects of aciclovir

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GI
headache
Nephro/neurotoxicity
reduce doses in renal impairment

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What is famciclovir

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Guanosine analogue
pro-drug of penciclovir
similar action to anciclovir
higher cell conc. and more prolonged effect

72
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What is remdesivir

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inihbitor of viral RNA polymerase
nucleoside analogue
remdesivir triphosphate taken up by viral RNA polymerase and stalls RNA production

73
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Why are antifungal agents not given systemically

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Toxic

74
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When do you give anti fungal agents topically

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When the patient is immunocompromised

75
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when is amphotericin given

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when life threatening

76
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MoA of amphotericin

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Binds to ergosterol in fungal cell wall
FOrms pre of fungal cells walll
Leakage of ions leads to cell death

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AE of amphotericin

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Immediate IV reactions

Gradual toxicity
Hypokalaemic
Abnormal LFT
Anaemia/ thrombocytopenia

78
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how is nystatin used

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Topically for candida infections

79
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How do triazoles work

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Inhibit fungal cytochrome P450 3A enzyme

  • key enzyme in the synthesis of ergosterol
80
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how is Fluconazole admin

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IV

caution with other drugs

81
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AE of fluconazole

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GI

headache

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