Drug Synergy

Question 1

What is atripla

Answer 1

comprises of three drugs efavirenz (NNRTI), tenofovir (NtRTI) and entricibatine (NRTI) that are used in HAART therapy to treat HIV

Question 2

What is a CCR5 inhibitor

Answer 2

Maraviroc

Question 3

What is a gp41 inhibitor

Answer 3

Enfuvirtide

Question 4

What are two integrase inhibitors

Answer 4

Raltegravir and Elvitegravir

Question 5

What are drugs are used in combination to treat Hep C

Answer 5

Sofosbuvir, PEG interferon and Ribavarin

Question 6

Two antibiotics that act together to promote increased death of Staph and enterococcus

Answer 6

Gentamicin/Aminoglycoside and penicillin

Question 7

two drugs used together to restrict fungal growth

Answer 7

Flucytosine and amphotericin

Question 8

Two drugs used together to inhibit the DNA synthesis pathway

Answer 8

Trimethoprim and Sulfonamides

Question 9

Two drugs used to inhibit Prostate cancer

Answer 9

Cisplatin and etoposide

Question 10

Immunsuppressants used in synergy

Answer 10

Glucocorticoids, cytotoxic drugs, calcineuron inhibitors, and antibody therapy targetted towards inhibiting cytokine receptors, t-lymphocyte depletion and co-stimulation block

Question 11

What antibody is an anti-IL-2R

Answer 11

Daclizumab

Question 12

What antibody is targetted against T cells

Answer 12

Anti-thymocyte globulin

Question 13

What Fusion protein is against Co-stimulation of APCs

Answer 13

Abatacept (CTLA-4fusion)

Question 14

What HIV drugs as NNRTI

Answer 14

Zalovudine (AZT) and Zalcitabine