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Macro, Clinda, Quinu/Dalfo, Linezo Flashcards

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what do macrolides include?

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erythromycin, azithromyci, clarithromycin

the picture below sums up all of the drugs way of inhibiting protein synthesis

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macrolides are characterized as bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic? What is their mechanism? List 2

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bacteriostatic;

  1. bind reversibly to a site on the 50S subunit which causes the dissociation of the peptidyl tRNA from the ribosome.
  2. macrolides also inhibit the translocation step. Translocation is when there’s movement of the peptidyl tRNA from the acceptor site to the donor site allowing the next amino acid to come in. So macrolides interfere with this process so that you wind up with little sections of amino acids.
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bacteria can become deficient to macrolides because of 3 reasons

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  1. methylase enzyme. because of diminished affinity for the binding site on the 50S subunit due to methylation of an adenine nucleotide in the 23S rRNA.
  2. may also gain resistance to macrolides because there are changes in the ability of the drug to get into the cell. The resistant bacteria may also develop pumps that pump out the macrolide so fast that you can’t achieve adequate concentration of the drug inside the cell for effective antibacterial effects.
  3. have developed an esterase that can inactivate the macrolide and this can particularly be seen with erythromycin resistance.
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what is the disadvantage in having resistance with macrolides?

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it confers resistance to other drugs; i.e cross resistivity

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what is the characteristic of the methylase enzyme that confers the resistance for the bacteria to the macrolide

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it can be inducible or constitutive

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the development of the esterase resistance seen in macrolides is present in which macrolide?

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erythromycin

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what is the preferred treatment of C. Trachomatis

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single dose of 1 gram of Azithromycin

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less active vs streptococci and staphylococci

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azithromycin is less active than erythromycin

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similar in its effect to erythromycin but clarithromycin has an additive effect active against

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H. Influenzae

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if a patient presents with chlamydia and gonorrhea what would you use to treat respectively

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azithromycin for chlamydia and cephalosporin for gonorrhea

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macrolides are special in that they can act on

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intracellular pathogens

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you want to treat syphillis but the person is allergic to penicillin

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give them erythromycin

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what intracellular pathogens can erythromycin be treated against

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  1. Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia spp., and certain atypical mycobacteria.
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what gram + can erythromycin be treated against

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is effective against Gram positive organisms like Streptococci, Staphylococci, and Corynebacterium (i.e. diphtheriae).

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what is the drug of choice for you to use to treat a chlamydial infection while the person is pregnant

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erythromycin

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what is the pharmacokinetics for macrolides and what is so special about erthromycin

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macrolides are absorbed well orally and is distributed with high intracellular concentration. Erythromycin is given as esters or in enteric coated tablet to protect against stomac acid(unstable in acid). It will then be absorbed in the small intestine

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explain the metabolism of the different types of macrolides

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erythromycin is metabolized by Ctycrome p450 into an inactive metabolite

clarithromycin unlike erythromycin, clarithromycin does have an active metabolite which does actually play a role in its antibacterial activity

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macrolides are excreted as

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excreted both in the urine as well as the bile. These are pretty large molecules and so they are more likely to be excreted in the bile rather than in the urine

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macrolides have no effect on

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pregnant women

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patient comes in with epigastric distress from taking an antibiotic…what do you think it is and why

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erythromycin becuase of the stimulation of the gastric motilin receptor

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clarithromycin and erythromycin exhibit similar effects…what are they

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  1. epigastric distress
  2. Cholestatic jaundice (estolate)
  3. Ototoxicity(like vancomycin)

Drug interactions- inhibits the metabolism of many drugs including warfarin, cyclosporine, and theophylline; digoxin

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erythromycin causes cholestatic jaundice when it is given as

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as a salt estolate

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ototoxicity occurs in clarithromycin and erythromycin only at

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high doses

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which macrolide does not inhibit cp450 metabolism of other drugs

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azithromycin

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what are the results of the drug interactions of clarithromycin and erythromycine
1. **Hemorrhaging**(warfarin) 2. **Nephrotoxicity** renal damage (Cyclosporine) 3. erythromycin inhibits the metabolism of (theophylline), high levels of theophylline can lead to agitation and **GI distress**
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cross resistance of erythromycin is between which two other protein synthesis inhibitors
clindamycin and chloramphenicol
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what is the mechanism of clindamycin
also binds to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit which interferes with the peptidyl transferase reaction. Clindamycin is also bacteriostatic just like the macrolides
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what are clindamycins four resistance mechanisms
1. Decreased penetrability 2. Decreased affinity to binding site of 50s subunit 3. Enzymatic inactivation by an O-nucleotidyl transferase (**staph aureus)**
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used topically to **treat rosacea** (i.e. red veins and puffy nose) and acne and **dental infections** by anaerobic bacteria
clindamycin
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effective against streptococci, most anaerobes including Bacteroides, Prevotella, Porphyromonas and other oral anaerobes
clindamycin
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clindamycin is used to treat toxoplasmosis with a combination with
pyrimethamine an analog of trimethoprim
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what are the pharmacokinetics of clindamycin
it is distributed well into bone and body fluids; it has 90% bioavailability, crosses placenta; does NOT cross the CNS
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similar to macrolides clindamycin accumulates where
in the macrophages and leukocytes
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how is clindamycin metabolized and excreted
metabolize most of the clindamycin and some of the metabolites are active. The metabolic products of clindamycin are excreted primarily via the bile and only a very small amount is excreted in the urine. The metabolites that are conjugated by liver enzymes are the ones that tend to undergo enterohepatic circulation.
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what are some therapeutic uses with clindamycin
used to treat refractory bone infections because it can penetrate bone treatment of anaerobic pelvic infections and abdominal penetrating wounds
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clindamycin can serve as a substitute for what for acute orofacial infections in situations where the organisms are pencillinase producing
amoxicillin or pen V
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you can use clindamycin as an alternate to
amoxicilin or pen V for acute orofacial infections or as an alternative to penicilin-sensitive pateints requiring prophylaxis to prevent endocarditis
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adverse effects of clindamycin are
NVD hypersensitivity rashes and fever risk of superinfection(pseudomembranous colitis) neuromuscular blockad at high IV doses
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another name for clindamycin is
lincosamidine
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what are the streptogramins and what is their mechanism of action
Group B: Hexadepsipeptides and Quinupristin Group A: Macrolactones and Dalfopristin
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the combination of quinupristin and dalfopristin is called
synercid 30 quinupristin and 70 dalfopristin
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WHat is the mechanism of action of Dalfopristin and Quinupristin
Dalfopristin binds to 50s ribosomal subunit inactivates both the donor and acceptor sites of peptidyltransferase, and induces a conformational change to increase the binding of the group B streptogramin Quinupristin prevents the translocation step
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Together, Dalfopristin and Quinupristin are what but individually they are \_\_\_\_
individually they are bacteriostatic, together they are bactericidal
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what are the mechanisms of resistance of synercid 3 ways
Methylation of 23 S rna binding site prevents binding of Group B(Quinupristin) Bacterial enzymatic inactivation; particulary dalfopristin increased efflux
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methylation of 23s RNA binding site prevents binding of
quinupristin
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dalfopristin is prevented from working by
enzymatic inactivation
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what are the pharmacokinetics of synercid(Quinu and Dalfo)
must be given IV penetrates macrophages and PMNs both undergo extensive non-enzymatic conversion to non-active products
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what is the excretion and relative half lives of Quinu and Dalfo
excretion 80% bile, 20% urine they both have short half-lives Quinuprisitin 0.85 hr Dalfo 0.7 hr
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what are the adverse effects of Dalfo and Quinu
injection related pain, inflammation, edema, injection rreactions NVD, headache Myalgia, arthralgia
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synercid(quinu and dalfo) is not compatible with
saline
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what are the drug interactions in taking synersid and something else
Even though quinupristin and dalfopristin are not substrates for the cytochrome p450 enzymes, they can inhibit CYP3A4. People who are immunocompromised because they are taking an immunosuppressant like cyclosporine are at risk for serious infections and so in these cases you might have to use more serious and potentially dangerous antibiotics like Synercid. Therefore if the patient is on cyclosporine and needs to take Synercid, cyclosporine levels should be monitored.
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what do you even use streptogramin(Quinu and Dalfo) for
treatment of vancomycin resistant enterococcus faecium NOT faecalis
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what two drugs do we reserve for really serious infections
Oxazolidinone and Streptogramins
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What drugs go under oxazolidinone
Linezolid(synthetic) and thats IT
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what is the mechanism of linezolid
binds to 50 s subunit similar to chloramphenicol and prevents the formation of the 70S initiation complex
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Linezolid mechanism has some resistant strains with
staph aureus but no cross resistance with other antibiotics
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what organisms confers cross resistance
macrolides and clindamycin
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what is linezolid treated for
similar to vancomycin and gram positive anaerobes approved for nosocomial pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, skin infections, vancomycin resistant enterococcal infections, MRSA
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what is the pharmacokinetics of linezolids
orally active: 100 % bioavailability Distributed to well perfused tissues Metabolized to 3 inactive metabolites non-enzymatically 30% renal and 65% biliary
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adverse effects for linezolid include
GI disturbances NVD, **tongue discoloration** Hematologic: anemia thrombocytopenia, neutropenia requires weekly monitoring headache rashes pseudomembranous colitis

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