Drugs Flashcards
site of action of gamma globulins
blocks adsorption and penetration of viruses
site of action of neuraminidase inhibitors
blocks release of viral particles from host cells
site of action of refampin
blocks assembly of viral particles
site of action of amantadine
blocks uncoating of viral nucleic acid
pentamindine
PCP, trypanosoma brucei, leishmaniasis
nifurtimox
chagas disease (trypanosoma cruzi)
suramin
T. brucei before CNS involvement
sodium stibogluconate
leishmaniasis
melarsoprol
T brucei after cns involvement
ivermectin
onchocerciasis (river blindness)
menbendazole, albendazole, thiabendazole
roundworm, whipworm hook worm, pinworm
pyrantel pamoate
roundworm, hookworm, pinworm
praziquantel
fluke and cysticercosis
niclosamide
tapeworm
penicillin SE
allergic reaction and Coombs positive hemolytic anemia
clavulanic acid MAO
inhibits beta lactamase
sulbactam MAO
inhibits beta lactamase
SE of methicillin
interstitial nephritis
tazobactam MAO
inhibits beta lactamase
Aztreonam spectrum
gram negative rods, klebseilla, pseudomonoas, serratia.
SE of imipenem
seizures at high doses
SE of cephalosporins
hypersensitivity and disulfiram-like reaction
Spectrum of cephalosporins (each gen)
1st- gram positive
2nd - gram positive + anaerobes
3rd- gram negative
4th - gram neg and pos
names of some aminoglycosides
gentamicin, amikacin, streptomycin