FDA Indication - Antibiotics/Antifungals

Question 1

Amoxicillin

Answer 1

Acute otitis media; lower respiratory tract infection; Streptococcal pharyngitis; Ear, nose, and throat infection; infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue; infection of genitourinary system; H. pylori eradication

Question 2

Amoxicillin/Clavulanate

Answer 2

Acute otitis media; community-acquired pneumonia; lower respiratory tract infection; sinusitis; infection of skin or subcutaneous tissue; infectious disease of genitourinary system; urinary tract infection acute cystitis; urinary tract infection pyelonephritis

Question 3

Cefdinir

Answer 3

Acute otitis media; pharyngitis; tonsillitis; bronchitis; acute secondary bacterial infection; community-acquired pneumonia; uncomplicated skin and/or subcutaneous tissue infection; COPD acute exacerbation; streptococcal pharyngitis (alternative agent for mild, non-anaphylactic penicillin allergy)

Question 4

Cefuroxime

Answer 4

Acute infective exacerbation of COPD; uncomplicated skin and/or subcutaneous tissue infection; acute bacterial maxillary sinusitis; uncomplicated UTI; acute otitis media; bronchitis acute; secondary bacterial infection; uncomplicated Gonorrhea; streptococcal pharyngitis; tonsillitis; UTI; bite wounds prophylaxis; CAP pneumonia

Question 5

Cephalexin

Answer 5

Infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue; Osteomyelitis; Otitis media; Respiratory tract infection; UTI; Streptococcal pharyngitis; Impetigo; Ecthyma; Cellulitis (nonpurulent); Erysipelas

Question 6

Chlorhexidine

Answer 6

Gingivitis; skin or wound cleansing

Question 7

Ciprofloxacin Oral

Answer 7

Anthrax postexposure prophylaxis; Bacterial prostatitis chronic; Bronchitis lower respiratory tract infection; infection of bone, skin, or soft tissue; abdomen; sinusitis; urinary tract infectious disease

Question 8

Ciprofloxacin Otic

Answer 8

Otitis externa acute; Otitis media with effusion

Question 9

Clarithromycin

Answer 9

Acute infective exacerbation of bronchitis; community-acquired pneumonia; skin infection; sinusitis; pharyngitis; disseminated infection due to M. avium-intracellulare group; prophylaxis for HIV infection; primary prevention and treatment; H. pylori GI tract infection; Streptococcal pharyngitis (group A); COPD acute exacerbation

Question 10

Clindamycin Oral

Answer 10

Bacterial infectious disease; susceptible infections due to anaerobic organisms, staphylococci, streptococci, pneumococci; infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue; infectious disease of abdomen; lower respiratory tract infection; pelvic inflammatory disease; septicemia; osteomyelitis; diabetic foot infection

Question 11

Doxycycline

Answer 11

Acinetobacter infection; acne vulgaris; gonorrhea (uncomplicated); staphylococcal infection of the skin; pneumonia CAP

Question 12

Erythromycin

Answer 12

Bacterial infections

Question 13

Fidaxomicin

Answer 13

Clostridium difficile infection

Question 14

Levofloxacin

Answer 14

Bacterial prostatitis chronic; bacterial sinusitis acute; bronchitis chronic acute bacterial exacerbation; community-acquired pneumonia; infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue (uncomplicated); pyelonephritis acute

Question 15

Metronidazole

Answer 15

Abscess anaerobic; amebic dysentery acute; bacterial vaginosis; trichomoniasis (for patient and sex partner)

Question 16

Minocycline

Answer 16

Acne vulgaris; allergy to penicillin - bacterial infectious disease

Question 17

Moxifloxacin (Oral/Ophthalmic)

Answer 17

Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis; bacterial sinusitis acute; CAP; infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue; complicated intra-abdominal infection

Question 18

Mupirocin

Answer 18

Impetigo; secondary skin infections; eradication of nasal colonization of MRSA during institutional outbreaks

Question 19

Nitrofurantoin

Answer 19

Urinary tract infection treatment and prophylaxis

Question 20

Penicillin

Answer 20

Otitis media; streptococcal pharyngitis; erysipelas; mild infection or step-down therapy; gingivitis

Question 21

Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

Answer 21

Acute infective exacerbation of COPD; HIV infection or Pneumocystis pneumonia; HIV infection or Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis; traveler’s diarrhea; urinary tract infection

Question 22

Azithromycin

Answer 22

Acute infective exacerbation of COPD; skin or tissue infection; bacterial sinusitis; chancroid; nongonococcal cervicitis; nongonococcal urethritis; community-acquired pneumonia; sexually transmitted infections; streptococcal pharyngitis

Question 23

Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic

Answer 23

Bacterial conjunctivitis

Question 24

Fluconazole

Answer 24

Candidal vulvovaginitis; candidiasis; cryptococcal meningitis; oropharyngeal candidiasis

Question 25

Ketoconazole Topical

Answer 25

Candidiasis of skin; dandruff; pityriasis versicolor; seborrheic dermatitis; tinea corporis; tinea cruris; tinea pedis

Question 26

Nystatin Systemic

Answer 26

GI candidiasis nonesophageal; oropharyngeal candidiasis

Question 27

Nystatin Topical

Answer 27

Candidiasis of skin (cutaneous and mucocutaneous infections)

Question 28

Terbinafine

Answer 28

Skin fungal infections i.e. ringworm of the body