antifungals Flashcards
The amount of fungal infections has increased due to…..
immunocompromised pts
What is the cause of resistance with Amp. B?
reduced Ergosterol (the target/binding site)
What is Amp. used intrathecal?
to treat fungal meningitis due to coccidoides
Are any of the -Azoles given with Amp B?
NO
Which 3 drugs are HCV protease inhibitors and can added to Ribavirin?
- Boceprivir
- Simeprevir
- Telaprevir
Which one is a HCV RNA polymerase inhibitors that can be added to Ribavirin?
Sofobuvir
Which drug can be used ALONE for treatment of HCV?
Harvoni
Acylucovir is DOC for what 2?
HSV encephalitis
Neonatal HSV infections
What are the 2 drugs in the HIV integrase strand inhibitors class?
- Raltegravir
2. Dolutegravir
What is the MOA for Amp B?
binds to ergosterol
Amp B is DOC for what?
most life threatening fungal infections
Amp B is 1st line for what 5?
- Candida Albicans
- Histoplasma capsulatum
- Cryptococcus Neoformans (with flucytosine)
- Coccidioides Immitits
- Aspergillues
What are 2 more indiciations for Amp B?
- Paracoccidiodes
2. Blastomyces dermatidis
What is a reversible SE of Amp B?
Renal impariment
What does Flucytosine treat?
- Cryptococcal meningitis
- Candida
- Chromoblastomycosis
What are the SE’s of Flucytosine?
- GI
- reversible bone marrow suppression
- hepatic dysfunction
What is the MOA of Ketoconale?
inhibits ergosterol
What are the oral indiciations for letoconazole?
- canditiasis
- histoplasmosis
- ‘mycosis
- blastomycosis
What are the topical indications for ketoconazole?
- tinea
- cutaneous candidiasis
- seborrheic dermatitis
What role does Ketonazole play on steroids?
It decreases ALL steroid production
How is Ketonazole excreted from the body?
in the bile
What are the 4 SE;s of Ketonazole?
- GI
- Allergies
- endocrine (gynecomastia, impotence, decreased libdo, menstrual irreglarities)
- hepatic dysfunction
What are the drug interactions with ketconazole?
- phenytoin and cyclosporine
- warfarin, sucralfate, tolbutamide
- rifampin
What the MOA of Fluconazole?
prevents production of ergosterol
What are the first line treatments of fluconazole?
- candida
- coccidioidomycosis (inc. meningitis)
- cyrptococcal meningitis
Fluconazole is CI in who?
Pregnancy
what drugs does fluconale interact with?
- phenytoin
2. cyclosporine
Itraconazole is first line for which ones?
- blastomycosis
- paracoccidioidomycosis
- histoplasmosis
- AIDS- associated histoplasmosis