Antimicrobial prescribing Flashcards
Acute epididymitis >35 + low risk STI
Doxycyline 100mg BD 10-14 days
or
Ofloxacin 200mg BD 14 days
1st line antibiotic for pyelonephritis in a child
Oral cefalexin
Antibiotic for pyelonephritis in chid if sensitivity confirmed
Oral co-amoxiclav
1st line Lyme disease
Doxycycline 200mg OD 21 days
1st choice for persistent/severe sinusitis
Phenoxypenicillin QDS 5 days
1st choice for peristent/severe sinusitis if pen-allergic
Doxycycline/clarithromycin/erythromycin 5 days
Antibiotic treatment of sinusitis if systemically very unwell/high risk
Co-amoxiclav 5 days
Travel vaccinations available free on NHS
Cholera
Diphtheria, polio, tetanus booster
Hep A
Typhoid
Antimalarial to avoid in history of depression
Mefloquine
Antimalarial taken weekly
Mefloquine
Antimalarials CI in epilepsy
Mefloquine
Chloroquine
1st line for UTI in pregnancy
Nitrofurantoin 100mg BD 7 days (avoid at term)
2nd line for UTI in pregnancy
Amoxicillin if known sensitive 7 days /
Cefalexin 7 days
1st line for cellulitis
Flucloxacillin 500mg QDS 5-7 days
Alternative for cellulitis
Clarithromycin / Erythromycin / Doxycyline 5-7 days
/co-amox in child
1st line for cellulitis on face
Co-amoxiclav 7 days
Cellulitis on face - pen-allergic adult
Clarithromycin + metronidazole 7 days
1st line gonorrhoea
Refer GUM
IM Ceftriaxone 1g stat
Gonorrhoea - only if known to be sensitive
Refer GUM
Ciprofloxacin 500mg stat
Mycoplasma pneumonia features
Worsening flu-like + dry cough
Bilateral changes CXR
Erythema multiforme
Haemolytic anaemia
Which young people are eligible for annual flu vaccine (August 2021)
All children aged 2-15
6m-2y in clinical risk group
Potential Lyme disease + history of erythema migrans
Treat with Doxycyline/amoxicillin
1st line management of Lyme disease
Doxycyline 100mg BD 21 days
Alternative antibiotic for Lyme disease
Amoxicillin 1g TDS 21 days