Classifications For Anti-Mircobial Agents

Question 1

Penicillins

Answer 1

Amoxicillin/clavulante(Aumentin), amoxicillin (Amoxil), ampicillin (Omnipen, D-Amp), peperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn), ampicillin/sulbactam (Unasyn)

Question 2

Cephalosporins

Answer 2

cefadroxil (Duricef), cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol), ceftriaxone (Rocephin)

Question 3

Carbamenems

Answer 3

Imipenem (Primaxin), meropenem (Merrem)

Question 4

Tetracyclines

Answer 4

Doxycycline (Vibramycin), minocycline (Minocin)

Question 5

Macrolides

Answer 5

Azithromycin (Zithromax), clarithroycin (Biaxin), erythromycin (E-Mycin)

Question 6

Lincosamies

Answer 6

Clindamycin (Cleocin)

Question 7

Amino glycosides

Answer 7

Gentamicin (Garamycin), neomycin (Mycifradin), streptomycin

Question 8

Sulfonamides

Answer 8

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra), sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene)

Question 9

Fluoroquinolones

Answer 9

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ofloxacin (Floxin), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifoxacin (Avelox)

Question 10

Antimycobacterials (TB Agents)

Answer 10

Isoniazid (INH), rifampin (Rifadin), ethambutol (Myambutol)

Question 11

Antifungals

Answer 11

Clotimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin), fluconazole (Diflucan), miconazole (Monistat), nystatin (Mycostatin), amphotricin B (Fungizone)

Question 12

Antivirals

Answer 12

Acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), famciclovir (Famvir), rimantadine (Flumadine), amantadine (Symmetrel), oseltamivir (Tamiflu), ganciclovir (Cytovene)

Question 13

Antiparasitics

Answer 13

Hydroxychloroqine (Plaqenil), lindane (Kwell)