Drug Classes (only names)

Question 1

Drugs that Affect the Bacterial Cell Wall (B-lactam… Penicillins)

Answer 1

• Penicillins
  G/V (natural)
  amp, carben, amox (semi)
  meth, naf, clox (ase-resist)

Question 2

Drugs that Affect the Bacterial Cell Wall (B-lactam… cephalosporins)

Answer 2

Cephalosporins:
cephalothin, cefazolin (1st)
cefaclor, cefonacid (2nd)
cephalexin, ceftriaxone (3rd)
cefepime (4th)

Question 3

Drugs that Affect the Bacterial Cell Wall (B-lactam… other)

Answer 3

• carbapenems (ipenem)
• monobactams (aztreonam)

Question 4

Drugs that Affect the Bacterial Cell Wall (Non-Beta lactams)

Answer 4

Vancomycin

bacitracin

Isoniazid (INH)

Question 5

Drugs that disrupt cell membrane fxn

Answer 5

polymyxins

amphotericin B / nystatin

Question 6

Drugs that affect Nucleic Acid Synthesis

Answer 6

Chloroquine
Quinolones

Question 7

Drugs that act on DNA/RNA

Answer 7

Fluoroquinolones

Question 8

Drugs That Block Protein Synthesis

Answer 8

Aminoglycosides (streptomycin / gentamycin)
(tobramycin and amikacin are newer)

tetracyclines

Question 9

Macrolides and Related

Answer 9

Ethromycin

clarithromycin, azithromycin (new semi-synth)

Chloramphenicol (“related” - blocks protein synthesis, toxic broad spectrum)

Question 10

Drugs that Affect metabolism

Answer 10

Sulfonamides (sulfisoxazole, silver sulfadiazine)

trimethoprim

Question 11

New Classes

Answer 11

Fosfomycin trimethamine

Synercid

Daptomycin

ketolides (telitromycin)

Oxazolidinones (linezolid)