Dermatologic Pharmacology Wolff Flashcards
Differentiate between creams and ointments?
Creams:
- Half water half oil with emulsifier
- Water evaporates and it is washed off by water
- Well absorbed
- Spread easily
- Better for oozing skin conditions
Ointments:
- 20% water 80% oil
- Feels greasy
- Not well absorbed, stays on the skin
- Best used on dry skin as they trap moisture
- Less likely to cause allergic reaction
What are the benefits of alcohol based disinfection?
- Faster than soap and water
- More effective against gram + and - bacteria
- Effective on bacteria
- NOT EFFECTIVE FOR C. DIFF
What is an emolliant?
- Moisture component that forms an oily laer on top of the skin trapping water inside
- Miinieral oil
- Petrolatum
- Lanolin
What is a humectant?
- draws water into skin
- glycerin
- lecithin
- propylene glycol
What is a horny substance softener?
- Moisture component
- Loosening of bonds btw stratum corneum
- Helps skin retain water and gives it smoother feeling
- Alpha hydroxyacids
- Salicyclic acid
- Allatoin
- Urea
What is the difference between sunscreen and sunshade?
- Sunscreen absorbs light while sunshade reflects light
What is Chlohexidine?
- Broad spectrum antimicrobial agen widely used in homes and hospitals due to safety on skin and mucosal surfaces
- works on spores, mycobacteria, non spores, yeasts, viruses and protozoa
When is soap and water better than alcohol?
- With flammable compounds
- Noxious fumes
- Triclosan should be avoided bc it will create resistant straisns of bacteria
When should abx be used on wounds?
- Only for wounds that look infected clinically
- no evidence that abx speeds process of non infected wounds
How does glucose management impact wound healing?
- Those who have poor glucose management have worse outcomes with surgical healing and healing in general
What is the only agent approved for treatment of chonic diabetic foot ulcers and what is its risk?
- Becaplerim, a platelet derived growth factor that promotes proliferation and angiogenesis
- Malignancy warning if you use more than 3 tubes
How does Bacitracin work, what does it work on, and risks?
- Inhibits cell wall synthesis of Gram + organisms
- Allergic contact dermatitis
How does Neomycin work, what agaisnt, risks?
- Its an aminoglycoside abx that binds to the 30S subunit to inhibit protein synthesis of Gram - organisms
- Allergic dermatitis
Polymixin B MOA, what does it work on, and risks?
- Peptide abx that binds to phosphorlipids to alter permeability and damage membrane of Gram - organisms such as P. aeruginosa, E. coli, Enterobacter and Klemsiella
- Rarely causes allergic rxn
What are the topical imidazoles and how do they work?
- block ergosterol synthesis an have a wide range against dermatophytes and yeasts
- Miconazole, Clotrimazole
- Efinaconazole
- Ketoconazole
Miconazole?
- topical application cream used for vulvovaginal candidias
- Type of topical imidazole that blocks ergostrol synthesis
Clotrimazole
- topical cream for athletes foot or vulvovaginal candidias
- Type of topical imidazole that blocks ergostrol synthesis
Efinaconazole
- Type of topical imidazole that blocks ergostrol synthesis
- onychomycosis treatment given 48 weeks complete cure in 15-18%
Ketoconazole
- Type of topical imidazole that blocks ergostrol synthesis
- cream for dermatophytosis and candidiasis
- shampoo for seborrheic dermatitis
Ciclopirox?
- Prescription synthetic broad spectrum antifungal that disrupts macromolecular synthesis
- Active agaisnt dermatophytes candidia and malassezia
Terbinafine
- Selectively inhibits squalene epoxidase
- highly active against dermatophytes and less against yeasts
- Cream can cause irritation with mucous membranes and local irritation
Tolnaftate?
- distorts hyphae and stunts mycelial growth
- Effective topically agaisnt dermatophyte and malessezia but not candidia
Nystatin?
- Alterns membrane permeability by binding to sterols
- Limited to topical treatement of cutaneous and mucosal candidia
- Minld nausea/diarrhhea if swallowed
Amphotericin B
- alters membrane permeabiltiy by binding sterols
- Limited to topical tx of candidia infections
- Potentially stains skin and bad systemic side effects when given IV
Acyclovir?
- synthetic guanine with inhibitiory activity against HSV 1/2
- Orolabial HSV
What are non pharmacologic interventions to treat pruritis?
- Skin moisturization
- Cool environment
- Avoidance of skin irritants
- Stress reduction
- Physical intervention
What is calamine lotion used for and what is it
- Mix of Zn and Fe oxidie that cools
- Used for pruritis