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Drug list block 9 Flashcards

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Colistin

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Polymyxin antibiotic- disrupts bacterial cell wall and change permeability.
Targets gram negative bacteria

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Aciclovir

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Inhibits viral DNA polymerase

anti viral against Herpes simplex virus inc. shingles

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Amanatadine

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Inhibits viral ion channel M2 so virus can’t uncut

Anti viral and Parkinson’s drug when paired with L-dopa

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Amprenavir

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Inhibits HIV-1 protease to stop protein cleavage

HIV drug

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Zidovudine

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Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

HIV drug

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Clotrimazole

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Inhibits demethylase to stop conversion of lanosterol to ergosterol for fungal cell walls
Anti-fungal

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Nystatin

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Binds to ergosterol in fungal cell membranes and makes holes

Anti-Fungal

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Pyrimethamine

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Folate antagonist

Anti-parasitic- malaria, toxoplasmosis

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Quinine

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In habits haem polymerase in parasite

Anti-parastitic- Malaria

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Artemether

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Interacts with haem in parasite- peroxide.
Anti-malarial.
Given with lumefantrine as that has a longer half life

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Griseofulvin

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Inhibits fungal mitosis

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Clobetasone

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Upregulates lipocortins and inhibits thromboxane and cox enzymes.
Glucocorticoid- high potency topical cream

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Dacarbazine

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Alkylating agent chemotherapy for lymphoma and leukaemia

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Cyclophosphamide

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Alkylating agent chemotherapy for lymphoma and leukaemia

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Rituximab

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Monoclonal antibody causes B cell lysis by being an antibody against CD20 antigen on normal and malignant B cells
Used for rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate
For non-hodgkins lymphoma and CLL

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Doxorubicin

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Anthracycline chemotherapy than inhibits topoisomerase II

Used for most solid tumours

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Paclitaxel

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Taxoid chemotherapy- bind to beta subunit of microtubules to hyper stabilise them so can’t reorganise and under cell division.
For ovarian and breast cancer

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Tamoxifen

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SERM
Decreases oestrogen response
Used in breast cancer

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5-Flurouracil

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Antimetabolite- pyrimidine analogue chemotherapy.
S phase specific
Breast, colon, stomach and head and neck cancer

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Etoposide

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DNA topoisomerase inhibitor chemotherapyUsed for lung and testicular cancer

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Vinblastine

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Tubulin polymerase inhibitor chemotherapy.

Inhibits mitosis at metaphase.Used for bladder, breast, kidney and testicular cancer

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Tretinoin

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Binds to RAR’s linked in APL to reduce proliferation.
A vitamin A analogue
Used for acne and acute promyelolitic leukaemia

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