chloramphenicol Flashcards
MOA
enter bact. through facilitated diffusion bind to 50S subunit reversibly inhibit peptidyl transferase rx inhibit peptide bond formation bacteriostatic
HaaN SaBR kero
h. influenza
n. gonorrhea
n. meningitides
s. typhi
brucella
bordetella pertussis
rickettsia NOT CHLAMYDIA
anaerobic bact.
g+ cocci
g- rods
clostridium
b. fragilis
Enterobacteriaceae
v. cholera -VerM mycoplasma pseudomonas- P pseudomalli p. mirabilus e. coli _E shigella - St
oral administration
palmitate chloramphenicol
pro drug
hydrolyzed in intestine - yield free drug
rapidly + completely absorbed
half life
2.5 hrs
dose
50-100 mg/kg/d
divided into 4 equal doses
1g produces blood lvl
10-15mcg/ml
g+ bact. inhibited
1-10mcg/ml
g- bact. inhibited
0.2-5mcg/ml
parental administration
chloramphenicol succinate
prodrug - hydrolyzed
distributed to blood and body cavities CSF +CNS
met. in LIVER - glucorunidation
active drug 10% + metabolites - urine +bile
dec. in liver disease + premature babies + infants less than 1 wk
therapeutic use
rocky mountain spotted fever typhus typhoid fever bact. meningitis (cheapest treatment) topical - bact. eye inf. staph brain abscess - single dose (DOC)
meningitidus
sp
nm
hi
resistance
chloramphenicol acyl transferase - plasmid encoded
destroy drug
less likely
mutant strains may develop
toxicities
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chloramphenicol superinf. bone marrow toxicities grey baby syn aplastic anemia