Antibiotic Drugs and some other drugs Flashcards
How Do You Treat UTI’s?
Trimethoprim - except in pregnancy
How do you treat Haemophilus Influenza?
Doxycycline, Co-Amoxyclav
How do you treat Staph Aureus?
Flucloxacillin
How do you treat pyelonephritis?
Co-Amoxiclav?
How do you treat Strep Pyogeenes - cellulitis?
Penicillin - Benzylpenicillin
How do you treat enterococci?
Amoxycillin and gentamycin
How do you treat Strep Viridans Infective Endocarditis?
Benzypenicillin and/or gentamycin
How do you treat HIV pneumocystis jirovecii?
Co-trimaxazole
How do you treat strep peumoniae (CAP)?
Clarithromycin if allergic doxycycline
How do you treat meningitis in community?
IV benzylpenicillin
How do you treat meningitis in hospital?
IV ceftriaxone
What drugs are used to treat epilepsy?
Valproate - teratogenic
Carbamazepine
How is Parkinson’s disease treated?
Levodopa (dopamine precursor)
Dopa decatboxylase inhibitor (carbidopa)
Dopamine agonists such as pramipexole
Anticholinergics such as amantadine to treat tremor
