Drugs Flashcards
Monkey pox
Tecovirimat
Cidofovir
Brincidofovir
Anthrax
First line: Fluoroquinolone
Second line: Doxycycline, penicillin, clindamycin
Leprosy
P: day 1= rifampicin 600mg (once a month), dapsone 100 mg(daily)
day 2 - 28= dapsone 100 mg(daily)
6 BLISTER PACKS MONTHLY FOR a Max of 9 months
M: D1:rifampicin 600 mg, dapsone 100mg, clofazimine 300mg (once a month
D2 - 28 = dapsone 100mg clofazimine 50 mg
12 blister pack 18months
P: Child: D1R 450mg, D 50 mg
D2: D 50mg
M: R 450 mg, D 50mg, C 150 mg
D2: D 50mg, C 50 mg
Paragonimiasis
Praziquantel/ hetrazan 25 mg/kg po TID for 2 days
Bithionol/biotin 30-50 mg/kg PO on alternative days for 10-15 days
Schistosomiasis
Praziquantel/Hetrazan 20mg/kg TID
Oxmniquine
Metrifonate
Filariasis
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate 6mg/kg TID for 4-7 days
Albendazole 400mg
Ivermectin 200mcg/kg
None
None
Meningitis
Osmotic diuretic - mannitol
Corticosteroid-dexamethasone
Anti convulsant-tegretol, phenytoin, / Dilantin , phenobarbital
Pain reliever - codeine
Antibiotics- penicillin G
Dengue hemorrhagic Fever
Oresol 1 pinch of salt and 4-6 tsp sugar in 1000ml water
Acetaminophen
Codeine
NO ASPIRIN
Chicken pox
Antipyretics
Lukewarm water bath
Baking soda- 1 cup and soak for 15-30 mins
Malaria
Chloroquine- 250mg 1-2 weeks before entering until 8 weeks
Quinine-epidemic
Sulfadoxine-drug resistant parasite
Tetracycline
Artemisin
Mefloquine
Leptospirosis
Penicillin G 2M units
Tetracycline 100mg
Bacillary Dysentery
Cloramphenicol 500mg/kg q 6
Typhoid
Cloramphenicol
Cotrimoxazole
Ampicillin
Cholera
Tetracycline 1g signle dose 250/500mg q6 for 48 hours