Antibiotiics Flashcards
Single-celled organisms that lack a proper nucleus and nuclear membrane are also referred to as prokaryotes.
Bacteria
Pharmacology explains the circumstance when two drugs’ combined effects are equivalent to the total of their specific effects.
ADDITIVE EFFFECT
A drug’s or another treatment’s impact on becoming more potent or effective in medicine.
POTENTIATIVE EFFECT
A substance that stops the action or effect of another substance
ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT
What is AZT?
Interferes with viral DNA replication in HIV
HAART
HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
Small creatures that exclusively reproduce within the cells of their host
VIRUSES
Mature virus
VIRION
Increases the permeability of the worm’s cell membrane, causing it to dislodge from its usual habitat where it is then destroyed by the host.
PRAZIQUANTEL
What are antibiotics?
Chemical produced by bacteria and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes.
What is narrow spectrum?
Antibiotics that only target a small range of bacteria
What is antibiotic resistance?
When an antibiotic is no longer effective do to overuse of antibiotics
When were antibiotics discovered and by whom?
1928 by Alexander Fleming
What is broad spectrum?
Antibiotics target a wide range of bacteria
How do antirivals work?
-By blocking absorption ( attachment )
-Viral synthesis ( Making of viral parts )
-Assembly
