Antibiotics Flashcards
What drug categories affect Cell wall synthesis?
B-lactams
Glycopeptides
What drug categories affect Nucleic Acid synthesis?
Quinolones/Fluroquinolones
Misc. - Nitrofurantoin - Trimethoprim (co-trimaxazole)
What drug categories affect protein synthesis?
Aminoglycosides Macrolides & tetracyclines Oxazolidinones Cyclic Lipopeptides Misc. - CLindamicin & Fusidic Acid
Name all the B-lactams
Benzyl Penicillin Amoxicillin Co-amoxiclav Piperacillin Meripenem Imipenem Cephalosporins AMpicillin Flucloxacillin
Name all the glycopeptides:
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin
Name all the amino glycosides?
Gentamicin
Name the macrolides?
Clarithromycin
Erythromicin
Azithromycin
Whats the only useable oxazolidinone?
Linezolid
Whats the main cyclic lipopeptide?
Daptomycin
What are the main fluroquinolones?
Nalidixic Acid
Ciprofloxacin
Whats the newest quinonlone?
Levofloxacin
What is the main misc. antibiotic?
Metronidazole.
What would you treat MRSA with?
Oxazolidinones - Linezolid
Cyclic lipopeptide - Daptomycin
Glycopeptides - Vancomycin