Antibacterials 4 Flashcards
Which natural pen has oral bioavailability?
Pen vk
Natural penicillins
Pen g
Pen vk
For Bacterial meningitis Syphilis Pneumonia Leptospirosis
Pen G
Only for
Pneumonia (S. pneumonia) and leptospirosis
Can’t treat syphilis, meningitis or H. Influenzae infections
Pen VK
Penicillase resistant pens
Oxacillin
Cloxacillin
Anti-staphylococcal pens
Oxacillin
Cloxacillin
Oxacillin and cloxacillin no activity on
Gram neg,
anaerobes,
enterococci
Which one has inc GI absorption and reduce hepatic clearance, oxacillin or cloxacillin?
Cloxacillin
Purely oral antistaph pen
Cloxacillin
Aminopens
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Aminopens ampicillin and amoxicillin with activity on
Gram positives L monocytogenes, S viridans
Gram negatives E coli, N. meningitides, P mirabilis, Shigella, Salmonella
Anaerobic Clostridium Peptococcus
Usually administered with clavulanic acid
Amoxicillin
Most commonly used aminopen, oral
Amoxicillin
Semisynthetic pen alpha benzyl derivative of pen G, well distributed in body and CSF, broad spectrum antibiotic
Ampicillin
For Otitis media LRTi Acute bacterial sinusitis Pyelonephritis
Amoxicillin