DRUGS Flashcards
What are the RIPE drugs used to treat TB
rifapentine, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol
What organism is a common cause if skin and soft tissue infection?
Staphylococci e.g. Staph aureus
What antibiotics are used to treat staph aureus?
Flucloxacillin
If penicillin allergy- doxycycline, meropenem or ceftriaxone
What antibiotics treat group A strep?
Benzylpenicillin or flucloxacillin
Which antibiotics can be used for MRSA?
Glycopeptides e.g. Vancomycin, teicoplanin
Which antibiotics are used to treat streptococcus pneumoniae infection?
Amoxicillin or erythromycin/clarithromycin
What antibiotic is used to treat haemophilius influenzae infection?
Co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin and clavulinic acid)
What antibiotic is used for atypical respiratory infections e.g legionella or mycoplasma?
Doxycycline or Fluroquinolone
What antiviral may be used in Influenza treatment?
Oseltamivir
What may be used in treating severe Campylobacter, Shigella or E.coli infection?
Ciprofloxacin or Clarithromycin/azithromycin
What can be used to treat salmonella typhi infection?
Ceftriaxone or azithromyin
What can be used to treat C.diff infection?
ORAL metronidazole or vancomycin
What is used for visceral infections of the gut?
Usually caused by enterobacteriacae e.g campylobacter, shigella etc
Co-amoxiclav or ciprofloxacin or gentamicin
If SEVERE - carbapenem
What are some enterobacteriacae that cause UTIs?
E.coli
Klebsiella sp
Proteus sp
What antibiotics are used to treat enterobacteriacae UTIs?
Trimethoprim
Nitrofurantoin
Co-amoxiclav
If severe- IV co-amoxiclav or oral ciprofloxacin
What’s used to treat pseudomonas aerogenosa infection of the genitourinary tract?
Ciprofloxacin
Gentamicin
Tazocin
What’s used to treat gonorrhoea (neisseria gonorrhoea)?
IM or IV ceftiaxone
Whats used to treat Chlamydia trachomatis?
Azithromycin
What are some causative organisms of bacterial meningitis?
Streptococci - streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria - neisseria meningitidis
Haemophilius influenzae
Listeria monocytogenes
Whats the treatment for bacterial meningitis?
IV ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
+ dexamethasone with first dose
For listeria add high dose IV amoxicillin
(Meropenem in allergy)
What can you give for herpes simplex virus induced encephalitis?
IV aciclovir
What can you give for endocarditis caused by streptococci - strep Viridans
Benzylpenicillin +/- gentamicin
What can you give for endocarditis caused by enterococci (e.faecalis, e.faecium)
Amoxicillin +/-gentamicin
What can you give for endocarditis caused by staph aureus?
Flucloxacillin +/- gentamicin +/- rifampicin
