Exam 1 Drugs Flashcards
- For the treatment of alopecia
- Originally developed as an antihypertensive agent
Minoxidil (Rogaine)
- For the treatment of alopecia
- Approved for men only
Finasteride (Propecia)
- Topical antimicrobial agent
- Broad spectrum G+ and G- activity
- Number 1 choice
- Used for treating burns
- Must be used withing first few hours that wound occurs
Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
- Topical antimicrobial agent
- Best for contaminated burn wounds or treatment has been delayed
Mafenide Acetate (Sulfamylon)
- Wet dressing
- Germicidal and astringent activity
- Should be applied immediately after injury
Silver Nitrate
- Wet dressing
- Mild germicidal and astringent
Aluminum Acetate (Burow’s Solution)
- Wet dressing
- Moderate germicidal activity
- Not an astringent
Potassium Permanganate
- Wet dressing
- Good germicidal and astringent activity
Acetic Acid
- Antihistamine
- First generation H1 antagonists
- Pass the BBB
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
- Chlorpheniramine
- Diphenhydramine
- Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
- Antihistamines
- Seconds generation H1 antagonists
- Avoid use with imidazole antifungals and macrolide antibiotics (p450)
- Do not pass BBB
- Loratadine (Claritin)
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
- Antihistamines
- H2 antagonists
- May have immunomodulating properties
- Cimetidine (Tagamet) (caution)
- Ranitidine (Zantac)
- Famotidine (Pepcid)
- Nizatadine (Axid)
- Leukotriene receptor antagonists
- Block LT1 receptor
- Reduces inflammation, itching, and asthma
- Zafirlukast (Accolate)
- Montelukast (Singulair)
- Antidepressants
- Antihistaminic and anticholinerigc sedating properties
- H1 blockade, maybe H2
- Doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan)
- Zonalon (topical)
- Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins
- Monobactams
- Carbapenems
- Protein synthesis inhibitors
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Tetracyclins
- Aminoglycosides
- Glycyolcyclines
- Erythromycin
- Clindamycin
- Chloramphenicol
- Inhibitors of nucleic acid function or synthesis
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Rifampin
- Quinolones
- Antimetabolite* sulfonamides
- Trimethoprim
- Inhibitors of cell membrane permeability/function
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Daptomycin
- Polymixins
- 30S inhibitors
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Tetracylcine
- Minocycline
- Doxycycline
- 50S inhibitors
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Macrolides
- Erythromycin
- Clarithromycin
- 50S inhibitors
- More active than tetracylines
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Cindamycin
- Lincosamide
- Cell wall inhibitors
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Ampicillin
- Amoxacillin
- Inhibit topoisomerases to interrupt DNA functions
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Quinolones
- Ciproflxacin
- Cell wall inhibitors
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Cephaolsporins
- Cephalexin
- Antifolate
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
- Bactrim
- Reactive intermediate that damages DNA/enzymes
- Antibiotics commonly used PO for bacterial infections in dermatological practice
- Metronidazole