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Antibiotics Flashcards

1
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Brand - Amoxicillin

Generic - Amoxil, Trimox

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Ampicillin

Generic - Principen

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Dicloxacilin, Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Penicillin Vit K
Generic - Pen-Vee K

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Piperacillin, Ticarcillin

Generic - Ticar

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Cefaclor

Generic - Ceclor

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Cefazolin, Cefdinir

Generic - Omnicef

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Cefprozil

Generic - Cefzil

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Ceftazidime

Generic - Fortaz, Ceptaz, Tazicef

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Ceftraxone

Generic - Rocephin

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Cefuroxime

Generic - Ceftin

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Amikacin

Generic - Amikin

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Gentamicin, Kanamycin

Generic - Kantrexx

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Neomycin

Generic - Neosporin

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Streptomycin, tobramycin

Generic - TobraDex

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Azithromycin

Generic - Zithromax

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Macrolides

  • watch for GI distress and prone t C-diff
  • Side effects Prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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Brand - Clarithromycin

Generic - Biaxin

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Macrolides

  • watch for GI distress and prone t C-diff
  • Side effects Prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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Brand - Erythromycin

Generic - E-mycin

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Macrolides

  • watch for GI distress and prone t C-diff
  • Side effects Prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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Brand - Doxcycline

Generic - Periostat, Vibramycin

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Tetracycline

  • Photosensitivities; damaging to bone
  • avoid with milk, antacids or magnesium due lack of absorption
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy and children under 8
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Brand - Tetracycline

Generic - Sumycin

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Tetracycline

  • Photosensitivities; damaging to bone
  • avoid with milk, antacids or magnesium due lack of absorption
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy and children under 8
20
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Brand - Ciprofloxacin

Generic - Cipro

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
21
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Brand - Gemiflocacin

Generic - Factive

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis)
22
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Brand - Levofloxacin

Generic - Levaquin

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
23
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Brand - Lomefloxacin

Generic - Maxaquin

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
24
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Brand - Moxifloxacin

Generic - Avelox

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
25
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Brand - Norfloxacin

Generic - Noroxin

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis)
26
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Brand - Ofloxacin

Generic - Floxin

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
27
Q

Brand - Rifampin

Generic - Rifadin, Rimactane

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Rifamycin derivates

- given for TB

28
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Brand - Rifaximin

Generic - Xifaxan

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Rifamycin derivates

- given for TB

29
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Brand - Rifabutin

Generic - Mycobutin

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Rifamycin derivates

- Given for TB

30
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Brand - Cephalexin

Generic - Keflex

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

30
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Brand - Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim

Generic - SMZ-TMP, Bactria, Septra

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Sulfonamides+trimethoprim

- Sulfa drugs

30
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Brand - Daptomycin

Generic - Cubicin

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Glycopeptide

- hearing loss (ototoxicity)

30
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Brand - Vancomycin

Generic - Vancocin

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Glycopeptide

- hearing loss (ototoxicity)

30
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What is the suffix for the the Penicillin class?

31
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What is the prefix for the Cephalosporin class?

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Cef- or Ceph-

32
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What is the suffix for the Aminoglycoside class?

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-mycin or -micin

33
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What is the suffix of the Fluroquinolone class?

34
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What is important to know/watch for in Penicillin?

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  • Watch for allergies

- Clean trays after counting

35
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What might be a side effect in Glycopeptides?

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Ototoxicity (hearing loss)

36
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What are the labs needed to be run for Aminoglycosides?

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  • Peak and Troph labs
37
Q

What do you need to watch for (potential side effects) in Aminoglycosides?

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Renal (kidney) and ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)

38
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What do you need to watch for/potiental side effect of Macrolides?

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  • Watch for GI distress and C-diff

- side effect: prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)

39
Q

What is the suffix of the Macrolide class?

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-thromycin

40
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What do you need to watch/know about Tetracyclines?

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  • Photosensitive
  • Damaging to bone
  • Avoid milk, antacids and magnesium bc of lack of absorption
  • Contraindicated in Pregnancy and children under 8
41
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What do you need to watch/know about Fluroquinolones?

A
  • Achilles’ tendon rupture
  • photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis

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