Clindamycin and Tetracyclines Flashcards
how is clindamycin synthesized?
from naturally occurring antibiotic Lincomycin
- treatment with chlorine and triphenylphosphine in acetonitrile
- inversion configuration
MOA of clindamycin
same has erythromycin
inhibits protein synthesis by binding to bacterial 50S ribosome
-binds same site as erythromycin
what is clindamycin most effective against?
- aerobic G+ cocci, including most staph/strep
2. anaerobic G- bacilli, including bacteroids and fusobacterium genera
what has clindamycin replaced that normally penicillin would be used for?
lung abscesses and anaerobic lung and pleural space infections
-can treat MRSA as well
clindamycin can treat systemic ______ infections from _______?
bone infections with staph. aureus or topically to treat severe acne
-vaginal cream for vaginitis
how is clindamycin administered to treat AIDS or toxo?
by IV with pyrimethamine and leucovorin to treat AIDS patients with encephalitis caused by toxoplasma gondii
clindamycin dosage forms
capsules, oral suspensions, IV (clindamycin phosphate), topical forms
metabolism of clindamycin
cytochrome P450 in liver
-metabolites: sulfoxide and N-demethylated derivative (both inactive)
how much of clindamycin is absorbed in GI tract?
90%
-widely distributed
does clindamycin penetrate CNS?
yes
-can be useful to treat cerebral toxoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients
half life of clindamycin
1-1.5 hours
elimination of clindamycin
clindamycin and metabolites excreted in urine abd bile
side effects of clindamycin
diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, V&N, abdominal cramps, rash
-topical application can cause dermatitis
lethal complication from clindamycin
pseudomembranous colitis
- overgrowth of C. difficile (resistant to clindamycin), results in production of a toxin that causes a range of adverse side effects like diarrhea to colitis and toxic megacolon
- treat with metronidazole or vancomycin
what do tetracyclines form?
chelation, form stable chelates with polyvalent metal ions such as calcium, Al, Cu, Mg
-chelates are usually insoluble
tetracyclines should NOT be administered with what kinds of food?
- calcium rich b/c calcium chelates are not absorbed by GI tract,
- antacids that contain multivalent metals
- hematinics containing iron