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AZT/zidovudine

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  • viral reverse transcriptase inhibitor; inhibits viral replication
  • treats HIV
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diadenosine

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  • viral reverse transcriptase inhibitor; inhibits viral replication
  • treats HIV
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tenofovir

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  • viral reverse transcriptase inhibitor; inhibits viral replication
  • treats HIV
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acyclovir

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  • viral DNA polymerase inhibitor; inhibits viral replication

- treats herpes simplex, varicella & zoster

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araC/cytarabine

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  • causes DNA damage due to steric hindrance; inhibits DNA replication & human DNA polymerase
  • treats cancer
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araA/vidarabine

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  • inhibits viral DNA polymerase

- treats cancer

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decitabine

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  • upregulates transcription of tumor suppressor gene

- treats cancer

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ciprofloxacin

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  • DNA gyrase inhibitor; disrupts DNA replication & transcription
  • treats anthrax, UTI’s & respiratory infections
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novobiocin

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  • DNA gyrase inhibitor; disrupts DNA replication & transcription
  • treats staph/MRSA infections
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camptothecin

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  • inhibits eukaryotic topoisomerase I

- treats cancer

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etoposide

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  • inhibits eukaryotic topoisomerase II

- treats cancer

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actinomycin D

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  • inhibits DNA replication & transcription

- treats cancer

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rifampin

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  • inhibits prokaryotic RNA polymerase

- treats TB

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diptheria toxin

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  • inhibits protein synthesis

- toxin; not a treatment

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streptomycin

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  • binds prokaryotic 30S ribosomal subunits

- treats bacterial infections

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tetracycline

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  • binds prokaryotic 30S subunit of complete 70S ribosomal subunit
  • treats bacterial infections
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erythromycin

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  • binds prokaryotic 50S subunit of complete 70S ribosomal subunit
  • treats bacterial infections
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chloramphenicol

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  • inhibits prokaryotic peptidyltransferase/”charging” of tRNA
  • treats bacterial infections
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cycloheximide

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  • inhibits eukaryotic peptidyltransferase/”charging” of tRNA

- treats bacterial infections

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puromycin

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  • inhibits eukaryotic peptidyltransferase/”charging” of tRNA

- treats bacterial infections

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alpha-amantin toxin (death cap mushroom)

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  • inhibits eukaryotic RNA pol II

- treatment: penicillin, GI decontamination, liver transplant

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colchicine

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  • prevents tubulin polymerization/cellular division

- treats cancer

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taxol

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  • inhibits metaphase/cellular division

- treats cancer

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phalloidin (death cap mushroom)

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  • disrupts normal functions of actin/inhibits cell movement

- causes liver & kidney failure; death 4-8 days after consumption

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cytyochalasins

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  • blocks actin polymerization; inhibits cell movement/division
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statin drugs

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  • competitive reversible inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase

- prevents cholesterol synthesis

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DFP

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  • irreversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase
  • causes continuous stimulation of muscle contraction/overstimulation of ANS, blurred vision, bronchoconstriction, seizures, respiratory arrest & death
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aspirin

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  • irreversibly competitively inhibits COX 1&2

- treats pain; thins blood

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allopurinol

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  • irreversibly inhibits xanthine oxidase

- treats gout/overproduction of uric acid

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sulfonamides

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  • competitively inhibits formyltransferases

- treats bacterial infections

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methotrexate

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  • competitively inhibits dihydrofolate reductase

- treats cancer, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis & neoplastic diseases

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trimethoprim

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  • inhibits prokaryotic dihydrofolate reductase

- promotes tetrahydrofolic acid (important in amino acid synthesis)

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mycophenolic acid

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  • reversible non-competitive inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase
  • prevents graft rejection
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hydroxyurea

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  • inhibits ribonucleotide diphosphate reductase

- treats cancer

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EFFUDEX

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  • competitively inhibits thymidylate synthase

- treats cancer

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caffeine

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  • inhibits phosphodiesterase

- cAMP not properly degraded

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theophylline

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  • inhibits phosphodiesterase

- cAMP not properly degraded

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cholera/E. coli toxin

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  • cAMP continuously synthesized

- causes diarrhea

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