chemotherapy part 1 (2) Flashcards

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penicillins

  • _____ penicllin G/ _____ penicillin V: used for mixed _____ infections of the head and neck and _____ infections
  • _____: structurally resistant to beta lactamase. skin and soft tissue infections
  • -oxacillin, cloxacillin, methicillin, nafcillin
  • _____: (ear, nose and throat, H pylori)
  • -ampicillin, amoxicillinm and clavulinic acid
  • carboxypenicillins (broad spectrum: enterobacter)
  • -carbenicillin, ticarcillin and clavulanate
  • ureidopenicillins: (klebsiella and enterococci)
  • -pipercillin and mezlocillin
A
parenteral 
oral
aerobic-anaerobic 
dental
antistaphylococcal penicillins
aminopenicillins
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penicillins: MOA
- bind to _____ (PBP)
- -inhibit _____
- –inhibit the cross-linkages between the _____ strands

  • -promote _____
  • –autolysin is an enzyme that breaks section of _____ to permit bacteria cell growth and cell lysis

–most effective against growing and dividing cells

A
penicillin binding proteins 
transpeptidases
peptidoglycan polymer 
autolysins 
cell wall
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penicillin G (benzylpenicillin)

  • _____ use only (IV)
  • narrow spectrum (gram _____ and some gram _____)
  • _____
  • susceptible to _____
  • administration: IM; IV (but not oral)
  • -not used routinely for out-patients
  • -emergency Rx: IV for _____
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parenteral 
positive 
negative 
bactericidal
ludwigs angina
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penicillins ADRx
-incidence less frequent 
--\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_\_, rash)
-candidiasis (oral and vaginal)
exfoliative dermatitis (red, scaly skin)
--GI reactions:
---loss of taste and apetite
---mild diarrhea; nausea and vomiting 
  • incidence rare
  • -clostridium difficile
  • –_____
  • -mental disturbances
  • leukopenia (fever)
  • thrombocytopenia (unusual bleeding or bruising)
  • -seizures (very high close and renal impairment)
A

allergy
anaphylaxis
pseudomembranous colitis

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penicillin allergy

  • all penicillins are cross sensitizing and cross reacting although many are non toxic
  • antigens are degradation products
  • > 95% of fatal reactions occur within _____
A

60 mins

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penicillins- drug interactions

  • _____: decrease renal tubular secretion of penicillin, thus used therapeutically for increasing serum concentration
  • _____ (gentamicin) - inactivation
  • _____: hepatic enzyme induction CYP 450, thus failure of OC and pregnancy
  • combination use with other antibiotics
A

probenecid
aminoglycosides
oral contraceptives

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aminopenicillins

  • _____, _____, _____
  • effective against: gram _____ cocci, gram _____ cocci such as _____ and _____ and gram negative rods such as hemophilus and E. coli
  • not resistant to _____
  • extended spectrum
  • used for uncomplicated ENT infections and component of triple therapy for H pylori
  • amoxicillin: better oral absorption; can be taken with food, less adverse effects than ampicillin
A
ampicillin
amoxicillin
bacampicillin
positive 
negative 
Neisseria g
m
beta lactams
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betalactamases: penicillinase
- an enzyme produced by some bacteria
- -_____ and _____ are ineffective against these bacteria
- -the enzyme degrades or inactivates these antibiotics
- -two strategies to overcome these resistant bacteria
- –use _____ that are resistant to the enzyme (_____)
- –use _____ and _____ combination
- –_____

A
penicillin V
amoxicillin
penicillins 
cloxacillin
amoxicillin
clavulanic acid 
augmentin
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penicillin and beta lactamase inhibitor

  • amoxicillin and clavulanate (augmentin)
  • -clavulanic acid (cluvalanate) inhibits _____
  • -molecular structure is similar to _____
  • -effective against staph aureus, H influenza, N gonorrhea, salmonella and E coli
  • -used in immunocompromised patients with mixed infections
A

beta lactamase

beta lactam

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cephalosporins

  • similar structure to _____ except a _____ membered ring instead of _____ in penicillin
  • stable against _____
  • possess 7-aminocephalosporanic acid ring instead of 6-aminopenicillanic acid
  • 4 generations
A

penicillins
6
5
beta lactamases

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cephalosporins

  • 1st generation destroyed by _____
  • -_____, _____: streptococci, pneumonocci and staph
  • -used for UTI and soft tissue abscess
  • -drug of choice for surgical prophylaxis
  • 2nd generation more resistance to lactamases: _____ and _____
  • -effective against all bacteria of first generation plus gram _____ (klebsiella, H influenza)
  • -_____: used to treat sinusitis, otitis and lower respiratory tract infections
A
beta lactamases 
cephalexin 
cefazolin
cefuroxime 
cefoxitin
negative
cefuroxime
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third and fourth generation

  • third generation: _____, _____
  • -expanded gram _____ coverage with resistance to _____
  • -able to cross _____
  • -used in _____ caused by pneumocci, meningococci and h influenza
  • -sepsis in immunocompromised patients
  • fourth generation: _____: highly active against Neisseria, H influenza, P aeruginosa
  • -not approved for the treatment of _____
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cefotaxime 
ceftriaxone 
negative
beta lactamases
blood brain barrier 
meningitis 
cefepime 
meningitis
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fifth generation

  • ceftaroline is distinct in being active against MDR staph aureus, methicillin resistant (MRSA), vancomycin resistant staph aureus
  • approved by the FDA for community acquired skin infections and pneumonia
  • _____
  • -approval from the US food and drug administration (2010) for the treatment of community-acquired _____ and acute bacterial _____ infections
A

teflaro
bacterial pneumonia
skin

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cephalosporins: adverse effects
- similar to penicillins
- -allergic reactions; GI
- allergic reactions have penicillin cross- sensitivity
- toxicity: local irritation after IM injection and _____ after IV injection
- _____: nephritis and tubular necrosis
- have been known to cause _____ and _____ disorders in some

A

thrombophlebitis
renal toxicity
hypothrombinemia
bleeding

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