Introduction

Question 1

Drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis

Answer 1

Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Bacitracin

Question 2

Drugs that inhibit protein synthesis

Answer 2

Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
Macrolides
Clindamycin

Question 3

Drugs that interfere with bacterial DNA

Answer 3

Folic acid inhibitors
Fluoroquinolones

Question 4

Drugs that treat MRSA

MRSA
Can
Be
Difficult
to treat

MRSA
Very
Tough
To
Beat

Answer 4

Clindamycin, Lincomycin
Bactrim (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Doxycycline

Vancomycin
Trimethoprim
Tobramycin
Besifloxacin

Question 5

Drugs that cause SJS

Answer 5

Amoxicillin
Sulfonamides
Celecoxib

Question 6

Drugs that cause aplastic anemia

Answer 6

Chloramphenicol
Oral CAIs
Trimethoprim
Methotrexate
Pyromethamine

Question 7

BACTERIOSTATIC AGENTS

T
E
S
T

Answer 7

Tetracyclines
Erythromycin (Macrolides)
Sulfa (Folate synthesis inhibitors)
Trimethoprim

Question 8

BACTERIOCIDAL AGENTS

B
A
C
F
L
I
P

Answer 8

Bacitracin
Aminoglyosides
Cephalosporins
Fluoroquinolones
L
I
Penicillins

Question 9

Antibiotics safe in pregnancy:

Answer 9

SAFE:
Penicillins
Azithromycin
Cephalosporins

Question 10

Antibiotics CI in pregnancy:

Answer 10

FQs
Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines
Sulfanamides

Question 11

Drugs that cause whorl keratopathy

Answer 11

Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
Indomethacin
Tamoxifen
Amiodarone