deck_5751816 Flashcards
Acyclovir works by being phosphorylated by viral TK, after it enters the human host cell. Once phosphorylated it undergoes two more phosphorylations by host DNA.
Acyclovir works by being phosphorylated by viral ___ after it enters the human host cell. Once phosphorylated it undergoes two more phosphorylations by but now by host DNA.
How do you get resistance to Acyclovir?
By mutated viral TKs
What drug do you get after esterifying acyclovir? What is the advantage?
Famciclovir and Valciclovir. These prodrugs are more bioavailable.
What drug offers additional CMV coverage in addition to HSV and VZV?
Gancliclovir
T/F: If a person is resistant to acyclovir, they will also be resistance to ganciclovir
True. They both need to be phosphorylated by viral TK. If viral TK is mutated, both drugs won’t work.
What is an adverse side effect of ganciclo and valganciclo?
Myeolosupression.
_____ works on directly by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase. If you have a acyclovir/ganciclovir resistant HSV infection, what should you use?
Foscarnet works on directly on viral DNA polymerase. Use Foscarnet.
You must treat influenza with drugs within how many hours?
48 hours
Rimantadine and amantidine are active against ___
influenza A only.
What are the NA inhibitors? What strains do they work on?
Oseltamavir and ZanamivirThey work on both A and B.
When treating hepatitis C, you should use what two drugs?
INF-alpha and Ribavirin
List the topical antifungals:
Azoles (Myconazole, Ketoconazole and Terbinafine)
Your patient has a tinea cruris and tinea pedis. What do you give?
Terbinafine, Ketoconazole or Myconazole.
For candida vaginitis, you can use a topical azole or oral ___
fluconazole
___ is a broad spectrum anti-fungal. It treats all yeast and molds. It even gets into fat.It works by intercalating with ergosterol on fungal cell membrane, decreasing membrane _____
Amphotericin is a broad spectrum anti-fungal. It treats all yeast and molds. It even gets into fat.It works by intercalating with ergosterol on fungal cell membrane, decreasing membrane permeability.
Ampho (lipid form) and ampho IV form both do the same thing, but one of them is less toxic and more efficient. Which one?
Ampho lipo form
How does fluconazole work?
It inhibits synthesis of ergosterol by inhibiting the P450 system.
___ gets across the BBB, is very bioaviable and works against yeast EXCEPT for ___ and ____
Fluconazole gets across the BBB, is very bioavailable and works against yeast except for C. krusi and C. glabrata.
___ is important when treating cryptococcus infections, and candida infections that get into the blood stream
Fluconazole
Ampho + ___ is great to treat a candida infection for the first two weeks. After two weeks, you should switch to ____
Ampho + Flucytosine is great to treat a candida infection for the first two weeks. After two weeks, you should switch to Fluconazole.
___ is an antifundal that is a nucleic acid synthesis inhibitor.
Flucytosine