Antibiotics Flashcards
ß-lactamaseS penicillins
ampicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin G
ß-Lactam Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
ß-lactamaseR penicillins
oxacillin, nafcillin, dicloxacillin,
[methicillin - not used anymore]
(ß-Lactam Cell wall synthesis inhibitor)
long-acting intramuscular penicillin
benzathine penicillin
ß-Lactam Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
penicillin plus ß-lactamase inhibitor
amoxicillin/clavulanate
pipericillin/tazobactam
(ß-Lactam Cell wall synthesis inhibitor)
cephalosporins
cefazolin, cephalexin, ceftriaxone
ß-Lactam Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
carbapenems
ertapenem, meropenem
ß-Lactam Cell wall synthesis inhibitor
aminoglycosides
gentamycin, tobramycin
Protein synthesis inhibitor
tetracyclines
doxycycline, minocycline
Protein synthesis inhibitor
macrolides
erythromycin, azithromycin
Protein synthesis inhibitor
Abx for anaerobic infections
(related to macrolides)
clindamycin
Protein synthesis inhibitor
sulfonamides
folate synthesis inhibitor
sulfamethoxazole, sulfacetamide
fluoroquinolones
ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin
urinary antiseptic
nitrofurantoin
cell wall synthesis inhibitor
(a glycopeptide, not a ß-lactam)
vancomycin
Invanz®, Merrem®
ß-Lactam
ß-lactamase resistant carbapenems