BBB penetrability of Drugs Flashcards

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Excellent with or without inflammation in the brain

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Sulfonamides
Chloramphenicol
Trimethoprim
Metronidazole
Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Fluconazole
Flucytosine
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Good only with inflammation

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Penicillins
Cephalosporins- cefuroximes (2nd gen); 3rd gen parenteral (except cefoperazone); 4th gen imipenem, cilastatin
meropenem
Aztreonam
Ciprofloxacin
Vancomycin
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Minimal or not good even with inflammation

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Aminoglucosides- can pass through BBB in neonates because BBB is still immature
Tetracyclines
Lincosamides
Macrolides

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No passage event with inflammation

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Polymixins
1st and 2nd gen
cephalosporins
Amphotericin B

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