Macrolide drug list Flashcards
list the 1st generation erythromycin
treats?
active towards gram?
Erythromycin A
ear infection
gram +
which 2nd generation erythromycin is/are used to treat mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
clarithromycin
which 2nd generation erythromycin is/are used to treat gonorrhea?
azithromycin
which 2nd generation erythromycin is/are active towards gram + and gram -?
clarithromycin and azithromycin
which 2nd generation erythromycin is/are used with ceftriaxone
azithromycin
which lincosamide(s) is/are used for staph infections? active towards gram?
clindamycin and lincomycin
gram +
which lincosamide(s) can cause fatal form colitis and superinfections
clindamycin and lincomycin
what is the name of the only oxazolidinone?
treats?
active towards gram?
side effect?
linezolid
MRSA/VRE and gram positive methicillin/vancomycin resistant organisms
gram +
myelosuppression
what is the name of the drug that causes pancytopenia and gray baby syndrome?
chloramphenicol
chloramphenicol is used to treat?
active towards gram?
N. meningitidis, strep pneumonia, and H. influenzae
gram + and gram -
what is the name of the only protein inhibitor?
treats?
active towards gram?
Retapmulin
impetigo from staph infection
gram +
which drug is the only macrolide effective against C. difficile?
fidaxomicin
