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ERS37 Drugs Used In Sexually Transmitted Disease Flashcards

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STD causative agents

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Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites —> Can be treated + cured

  • Chlamydia (CT)
  • Gonorrhoea (GC)
  • Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
  • Candida albicans

Virus —> cannot be cured by drugs, only controlled

  • Genital herpes (HSV)
  • Genital warts (HPV)
  • HIV infections
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Bacteriostatic vs Bactericidal

Broad spectrum vs Narrow spectrum

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Bacteriostatic:

  • inhibit growth
  • needs body immune system to get rid of bacteria
  • infection may relapse when drug is discontinued
  • e.g. Tetracycline

Bactericidal

  • kill bacteria directly
  • for infections requiring “cidal” action (e.g. Meningitis, Bacteremia, Endocarditis)
  • e.g. Penicillins

Broad spectrum

  • effective against a wide range of bacteria (Gram +ve + Gram -ve)
  • for infection caused by more than 1 type of bacteria (e.g. superinfection)
  • for ***empirical treatment without known causative agent
  • e.g. Tetracyclines, Amoxicillin, Augmentin

Narrow spectrum

  • effective against a selected group of bacterial type (e.g. Gram +ve / -ve)
  • treat ***specific disease with known type of causative bacteria
  • e.g. Penicillin G, Vancomycin
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Why combination antibiotics?

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  1. ***Synergistic action in eradication of bacterial infection
  2. Treat ***mixed bacterial infection (e.g. Co-infection in STI)
  3. ***Overcome resistance to antibiotics
  4. ***Reduce toxicity of one drug by using it at a lower dose

For STD, main reason of combination is Drug resistance (∵ cause is already well known)

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Chlamydial infections

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Urethritis, Cervicitis

Empirical treatment:

  1. ***Azithromycin (Oral)
  2. Doxycycline (7 days, Oral, use Azithromycin if pregnancy)
  3. Tetracycline / Erythromycin / Ofloxacin

SE:

  • GI
  • mild to moderate
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Syphilis

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***Parenteral Penicillin G (for ALL stages of Syphilis)

  • IV: for severe stage
  • IM: early latent stage
  • **Long-acting preparation
    —> slow release into circulation
    —> single IM **    Benzathine Penicillin G at weekly intervals for early latent stage to treat bacteria that are sensitive to prolonged low concentrations (2-4 weeks)
  • Oral have low compliance
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Gonococcal infections

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Urethritis, Cervicitis
- if not treated successfully —> may cause ***Pelvic inflammatory disease

Treatment:
**Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + **Azithromycin (Oral single dose)

  • Dual therapy desired
  • Highly effective against Penicillin-/Tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • However, GC may soon develop resistance to these 2 antibiotics
  • Oral Cephalosporins (e.g. Cefixime) / Fluoroquinolones no longer recommended as 1st line (∵ resistance)
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Infection involving >1 agents

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E.g. Neisseria gonorrhoeae + Chlamydia trachomatis co-infection

Treatment:
1. Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + Azithromycin (Oral single dose)
OR
2. Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + Doxycycline (Oral 7 days)

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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Ascending infections that affect upper female reproductive tract
—> may leave Fallopian tube and further spread to other parts of body

Causative agents:

  1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  2. Chlamydia trachomatis
  3. Anaerobic bacteria

Treatment:
Inpatient / Outpatient regimen:
- **Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + **Doxycycline (Oral) +/- ***Metronidazole

Inpatient Empirical parenteral regimen:
***Broad spectrum antibiotic coverage
- Cefoxitin / Cefotetan (2nd gen) (IV) + Doxycycline (Oral)
OR
- Clindamycin + Aminoglycoside (IV)
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Vaginal infections

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  1. Bacterial Vaginosis
    - **Metronidazole (Oral / Intravaginally)
    OR
    - **    Clindamycin (Oral / Intravaginally)
  2. Trichomoniasis (caused by **Trichomonas vaginalis: protozoan parasite)
    - **    Metronidazole (single dose)
    OR
    - Tinidazole (single dose)
  3. Vulvovaginal candidiasis (caused by Candida overgrowth)
    - Azole antifungal agents
    —> **Clotrimazole / Miconazole (intravaginal)
    —> **    Fluconazole (oral)
    - AmB deoxycholate / Flucytosine (resistant case)
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Metronidazole, Tinidazole

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Metronidazole:
- Antibacterial + Antiparasitic

Tinidazole:
- Antiparasitic

MOA:
- Enter bacteria via diffusion
- Activated via single reduction step by bacteria —> forms highly reactive ***Nitro radical anion
—> damages DNA, inhibit DNA synthesis
—> cell death
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***Anti-fungal agents MOA

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  1. Cell membrane:
    - Polyene: bind to ***Ergosterol and disrupt cell membrane (more crystalline, less fluid)
    —> Nystatin (topical), Amphotericin B (systemic)
  • Azole: inhibit ***Ergosterol synthesis (from lanosterol)
    —> Fluconazole (systemic), Itraconazole
  • Terbinafine
  1. Nucleoside analogue:
    —> 5-Flucytosine: fluorinated pyrimidine analog —> stop DNA replication / synthesis
  2. Cell wall synthesis:
    —> Echinocandins (e.g. Caspofungin): inhibit ***beta-glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall
  3. Disrupt microtubules:
    —> Griseofulvin
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Genital warts

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Causative agent:
***HPV

Treatment:
- ***Imiquimod cream (on visible lesions)
—> Immune response modifier

Other treatment:

  • Podofilox solution / gel (Antimitotic drug)
  • Sinecatechins ointment (no known MOA)
  • Intralesional Alfa IFN (for recurred warts, local use seems more effective)
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Genital herpes

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  • Painful blisters / Open sores in genital area

Causative agent:
***HSV

Treatment:
Antiviral drugs
—> **Acyclovir
—> **Famciclovir / Valacyclovir (Acyclovir derivatives)
—> ***Foscarnet / Cidofovir (reserved for severe / complicated infections)

  • Severe / Frequent recurrent Genital herpes
  • Control Symptoms but do not eliminate virus from body
  • Suppressive antiviral therapy —> Prevent occurrence / transmission
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***Acyclovir

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MOA:
Acyclic **Guanosine analogue (Guanine + Ribose)
- Enter cell
—> phosphorylated by Viral **Thymidine kinase
—> Acyclovir monophosphate
—> Acyclovir diphosphate
—> **Acyclovir triphosphate (~ structure to **dGTP)
—> Competitive inhibition
—> ***Incorporate into DNA chain
—> Nonfunctional complex
—> Stop DNA replication

Use:

  • Oral: primary infections (less effective in treating recurrence)
  • IV: serious infections by HSV
  • Topical: less effective than oral
  • Long term prophylaxis: ↓ frequency of recurrences of Genital herpes
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Acyclovir derivatives

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  1. Valacyclovir
    - ester of ACV
    —> converted to ACV by hepatic / intestinal enzymes
    —> ***↑ bioavailability from 15% to 55%
  2. Famciclovir
    - metabolised to active ***Penciclovir
    —> similar action to ACV in viral shedding, lesion healing, resolution of symptoms
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Retrovirus and HIV: Life cycle of Retroviral virus

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Retrovirus (+ve sense ssRNA virus)
—> use own ***Reverse transcriptase (RT)
—> Proviral DNA
—> Incorporate into host DNA by ***Integrase
—> Viral mRNA
—> Viral protein
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Targets of Antiretroviral drugs

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  1. Entry inhibitors
  2. NRTIs / NNRTIs
  3. Integrase inhibitors
  4. Protease inhibitors (inhibit packaging of retrovirus)
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Monotherapy vs Triple therapy

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Monotherapy:
↓ viral load a bit then go back ↑ (viral turnover very quick —> new mutations evolved easily)

**Triple therapy:
Effectively ↓ viral load (effectively **↓ resistance development + **↓ viral load + **↓ drug toxicities)

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HIV infection and AIDS

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Highly Active Antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
- Combination of Antiretroviral drugs
—> Maximise inhibition of viral replication + Minimise drug toxicities in HIV-infected individuals
—> Recommended for ALL HIV-infected individuals

  1. NRTIs (e.g. Zidovudine, Lamivudine)
  2. NNRTIs (e.g. Efavirenz)
  3. Protease inhibitors (e.g. Lopinavir)
  4. Entry inhibitors (e.g. Enfuvirtide)
  5. Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) (e.g. Raltegravir)

Treatment:

  • 3 drug regimen (2 NRTI + INSTI / NNRTI / PI)
  • New data support 2 drug regimen (Dolutegravir (INSTI: DTG) + Lamivudine (NRTI: 3TC)) (approved in DH but not HA) —> Fewer ADR
  • Guideline keeps changing
  • ADR: ***Cardiometabolic, Osteoporosis, Psychiatric diseases
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Primary goals for initiating ART

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  1. ↓ HIV-associated morbidity + ↑ Duration, QOL
  2. Maximally + Durably suppress plasma HIV viral load
  3. Restore + Preserve immunologic function (CD4 count can even be higher than normal person)
  4. Prevent HIV transmission
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NRTI

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  1. ***Zidovudine / Azidothymidine (ZDV / AZT) —> Thymidine analogue
  2. ***Lamivudine (3TC) —> Cytidine analogue
  3. Other NRTI (Didanosine, Stavudine, Abacavir)
ZDV MOA:
***Structurally ~ ***Thymidine
—> Compete with Thymidine in DNA synthesis
—> Stop Reverse transcription
—> Daughter chain termination

ZDV:
- Deoxythymidine derivative
—> bioactivation by cellular kinases to Triphosphate form (ZDV-TP)
—> ZDV-TP (activated) competitively **inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase + act as **viral DNA chain terminator
—> stop Reverse transcriptase + Reverse transcription
—> prevent HIV from replicating
—> ↓ circulating viral antigen titres
—> ↑ circulating CD4 T cells + ↓ opportunistic infections in HIV patients
—> slow disease progression + prolong survival

Pharmacokinetics (X rmb):

  • oral formulation well absorbed + well distributed
  • t1/2: 1 hour
  • substantial 1st pass to glucuronide (60% bioavailability)
  • used in combination with other Anti-HIV drugs to ↑ activity, retard resistance
  • SE: anaemia, neutropenia
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Tenofovir

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Nucleo***tide analogue (NtRTI) —> Nucleoside + Phosphate

Deoxyadenosine 5’-monophosphate analogue

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NRTI vs NtRTI

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NRTI:
Rate-limiting step: Convert Nucleoside to Nucleoside-monophosphate (i.e. Nucleotide)

NtRTI:
No need rate-limiting step

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NNRTIs

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  1. Nevirapine (NVP)
  2. Efavirenz (EFV)
  3. Delavirdine (DLV), Etravirine (EVR), Rilpivirine (RPV)

MOA:
Directly inhibit ***HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by binding reversibly and non-competitively
—> rapid emergence of resistance (∵ enzyme a.a. sequence can change easily)

Use:
Part of potent anti-retroviral therapy to suppress viral replication

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Protease inhibitors

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  1. Saquinavir (prototype)
  2. Ritonavir
  3. Lopinavir
  4. Atazanavir, Darunavir, Fosamprenavir etc.

MOA:
Specific inhibitors of **HIV-1 protease (enzyme for production of mature infectious virion)
—> virus **cannot be packed into mature form
—> remain as immature virion (non-infectious)

Use:

  • In combination with Reverse transcriptase inhibitors to delay resistance
  • Ritonavir administered concurrently to ***boost bioavailability of another PI

Pharmacokinetics:

  • Oral —> GI problems
  • ***Inhibit CYP450 —> used as booster to ↓ other drug dose (but more severe SE, more DDI)

SE:

  • ***Hyperlipidemia
  • Insulin resistance, Diabetes
  • Lipodystrophy
  • Elevated liver function
  • Possible increased bleeding risk in haemophiliacs
  • DDI
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INSTI

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  1. Raltegravir (RAL)
    - inhibit catalytic activity of HIV-1 Integrase
  2. Dolutegravir, Elvitegravir (Newer agent)

MOA:
Block HIV-1 Integrase (help integrate viral DNA into host CD4 cell DNA)
—> prevent HIV from replicating

Use:

  • Preferred due to ***fewer SE, DDI
  • Treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-experienced adult patients who have evidence of viral replication and HIV-1 strains ***resistant to multiple antiretroviral agents
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Viral-entry inhibitors

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  1. Enfuvirtide (ENV)
    - Fusion inhibitor
    - inhibit fusion of viral transmembrane glycoprotein gp41 with host cell surface
    - SE: mostly injection site reactions
  2. Maraviroc (MVC)
    - CCR5 antagonist (CCR5: chemokine co-receptor on CD4 cells)
    - prevent interaction between HIV gp120 and CCR5 protein
    —> prevent HIV fusion
    - Use:
    —> multidrug-resistant (MDR) CCR5-tropic HIV-1 (***Salvage therapy)

Not recommended as part of 3 drug regimen (2 NRTI + INSTI / NNRTI / PI)
—> ∵ need to administered IV + expensive

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HAART-associated SE

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  1. ***Lactic acidosis / Hepatic steatosis (all NRTIs)
  2. Hepatotoxicity (NVP, DRV, TPV)
  3. Insulin resistance / Diabetes (all PIs)
  4. Lipodystrophy (all NRTIs, all PIs)
  5. Hyperlipidemia (all PIs)
  6. Increased bleeding in haemophiliacs (all PIs)
  7. DDI (NNRTIs, PIs)
  8. Rash (all NNRTIs esp. NVP)
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***Exam Key points

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  1. Chlamydia
    - Azithromycin (Oral single dose)
  2. Gonorrhoea
    - Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + Azithromycin (Oral single dose)
  3. Syphilis
    - Parenteral Penicillin G (for ALL stages of Syphilis) (Long-acting preparation)
  4. HIV (HAART: 3 drug regimen —> 2 NRTI + INSTI / NNRTI / PI)
    - NRTIs (**Zidovudine (ZDV: **Thymidine analogue), ***Lamivudine (3TC))
    —> inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase + act as viral DNA chain terminator
  • NtRTIs (Tenofovir)
  • NNRTIs (**Nevirapine (NVP), **Efavirenz (NVP))
    —> inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by binding reversibly and non-competitively
  • Protease inhibitors (Saquinavir, ***Lopinavir, Ritonavir)
    —> inhibit HIV-1 protease
    —> virus cannot be packed into mature form
  • Entry inhibitors (**Enfuvirtide (ENV), **Maraviroc (MVC))
    —> Enfuvirtide (ENV): inhibit fusion of HIV gp41 with host cell surface
    —> Maraviroc (MVC): CCR5 antagonist (CCR5: chemokine co-receptor on CD4 cells) —> prevent interaction between HIV gp120 and CCR5 protein
  • Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) (***Raltegravir (RAL))
    —>Block HIV-1 Integrase (help integrate viral DNA into host CD4 cell DNA)
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***Summary

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  1. Chlamydia
    - Azithromycin (Oral single dose)
  2. Gonorrhoea
    - Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + Azithromycin (Oral single dose)
  3. Syphilis
    - Parenteral Penicillin G (for ALL stages of Syphilis)
  4. Pelvic inflammatory disease
    - Ceftriaxone (IM single dose) + Doxycycline (Oral) +/- Metronidazole
  5. Vaginal infection
    - Bacterial Vaginosis —> Metronidazole (Oral / Intravaginally)
    - Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis) —> Metronidazole (single dose)
    - Vulvovaginal candidiasis (caused by Candida overgrowth) —> Azole / AmB deoxycholate / Flucytosine
  6. Genital warts (HPV)
    - Imiquimod cream (on visible lesions) —> Immune response modifier
  7. Genital herpes (HSV)
    - Acyclovir (***Guanosine analogue)
    - Famciclovir / Valacyclovir (Acyclovir derivatives)
    - Foscarnet / Cidofovir (reserved for severe / complicated infections)
  8. HIV (HAART: 3 drug regimen —> 2 NRTI + INSTI / NNRTI / PI)
    - NRTIs (**Zidovudine (ZDV: **Thymidine analogue), ***Lamivudine (3TC))
    —> inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase + act as viral DNA chain terminator
  • NtRTIs (Tenofovir)
  • NNRTIs (**Nevirapine (NVP), **Efavirenz (NVP))
    —> inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by binding reversibly and non-competitively
  • Protease inhibitors (Saquinavir, ***Lopinavir, Ritonavir)
    —> inhibit HIV-1 protease
    —> virus cannot be packed into mature form
  • Entry inhibitors (**Enfuvirtide (ENV), **Maraviroc (MVC))
    —> Enfuvirtide (ENV): inhibit fusion of HIV gp41 with host cell surface
    —> Maraviroc (MVC): CCR5 antagonist (CCR5: chemokine co-receptor on CD4 cells) —> prevent interaction between HIV gp120 and CCR5 protein
  • Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) (***Raltegravir (RAL))
    —>Block HIV-1 Integrase (help integrate viral DNA into host CD4 cell DNA)

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