Bacterial Drug Guide Broken Down Flashcards
MOA of sulfonamides
- folate synthesis inhibitors
sulfonamide drug to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- sulfamethoxazole
what drug do we combine sulfamethoxazole with
- trimethoprim
MOA of flouroquinolones
- DNA damaging
- inhibit DNA gyrase
fluoroquinolone drugs to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- ciprofloxacin (anti-pseudomonals)
- levofloxacin (anti-pseudomonals)
- moxifloxacin
- gemifloxacin
what are the two classes of cell wall synthesis inhibitors
- beta lactams
- glycopeptides
what are the drug classes in the beta lactam class?
- penicillins
- monobactams
- carbapenems
- cephalosporins
MPCC Beta lactam
broad spectrum penicillins to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- ampicillin
- amoxicillin
- piperacillin (anti-pseudomonals)
monobactam drugs to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- aztreonam (anti-pseudomonals)
carbapenem drugs to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- imipenum (anti-pseudomonals)
- meropenum (anti-pseudomonals)
cephalosporin drugs to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- cefuroxime
- ceftriaxone
- cefotaxime
- cefpodoxime
- ceftazidime (anti-pseudomonals)
- cefepime (anti-pseudomonals)
- ceftaroline
what drugs to combine with lactamase inhibitors?
- monobactams
- carbapenems
lactamase inhibitors to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- clavulanic acid
- tazobactam
glycopeptides to know
which are anti-pseudomonals
- vancomycin
what drug classes are protein synthesis inhibitors?
- 30S
- 50S