meds Flashcards
metronidazole use
Clostridium Difficile, Protozoa, anaerobes, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis
fidaxomicin use
c. difficile
clindamycin use
Streptococci, staphylococci, anaerobes, gangrene, necrotising fasciitis, prophylaxis (fractures), bacterial vaginosis
penicillin examples
co-amoxiclav, benzylpenicillin, amoxicillin, flucloxacillin, piperacillin
co-amoxiclav use
UTI, RTI, soft tissue infections, surgical wound infections
benzylpenicillin use
Soft tissue pneumococcal, meningococcal, gonorrhoea, syphilis, acute osteomyelitis
amoxicillin use
UTI, RTI, lyme disease
flucloxacillin use
S. aureus, impetigo, necrotising fasciitis, S. Aureus bacteraemia, acute osteomyelitis
cephalosporins examples
cefradine, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone
cefradine use
UTI, soft tissue infection
cefuroxime use
UTI, RTI, surgical prophylaxis (fractures)
ceftriaxone use
Hospital infection, Typhoid, Lyme disease, gonorrhoea
aminoglycoside example
gentamicin
gentamicin use
Serious gram-negative infections (bacteraemia, endocarditis, neutropenic sepsis), necrotising fasciitis, chronic osteomyelitis, prophylaxis for fractures
gentamicin SE
ototoxicity
macrolide examples
clarithromycin, erythromycin, azithromycin
clarithromycin and erythromycin use
Resp infection, soft tissue infection
azithromycin use
Chlamydia, typhoid
quinolones examples
ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin
ciprofloxacin use
Complicated UTI, hospital acquired pneumonia, neutropenia prophylaxis
glycopeptides examples
vancomycin and teicoplanin
vancomycin and teicoplanin use
Gram positive bacteria. MRSA, D. difficile (oral)
vancomycin and teicoplanin SE
nephrotoxicity
trimethoprim use
Gram neg bacilli, streptococci, staphylococci
co-trimoxazole use
Broad spectrum, pneumocystis Jiroveci pneumonia, CNS brucellosis
Tetracycline, doxycycline use
Streptococci, staphylococci, chlamydia, brucella, rickettsiae, leptospirosis, lyme disease, chlamydia, syphilis
rifampicin use
Mycobacteria (TB), meningococcus, staphylococci
linezolid use
Gram-positive bacteria only (streptococci, staphylococci, enterococci) good penetration into bone
linezolid SE
Blood and optic neuropathy
daptomycin use
Gram positive, S. Aureus
Neuraminidase examples
oseltamivir and zanamivir
oseltamivir and zanamivir use
antivirals
oseltamivir SE
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea
zanamivir SE
bronchospasm
anti-fungal examples
amphotericin B, echinocandins, flucytosine
amphotericin B use
Cryptococcal meningitis, broad antifungal
echinocandins use
Invasive candidisasis
Azoles examples
clotrimazole and fluconazole
azole use
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Anti-viral HIV drugs
protease inhibitor, non-nucleoside, protease inhibitor and integrase inhibitor, nucleoside inhibitor
nucleoside SE
Marrow toxicity, neuropathy, lipodystrophy
non-nucleoside SE
Skin rashes, hypersensitivity, drug interactions, neuropsychiatric effects
protease inhibitor SE
Drug interactions, diarrhoea, lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia
quinine SE
Nausea, tinnitus, deafness, cardiac depression
drugs for malaria
quinine, artemisinin, malarone, riamet, eurartesim
praziquantel use
schistosomiasis
NSAIDs SE
Risk of hyperuricaemia via under excretion. Delayed union of fracture. Orofacial clefts and cardiac septal defects teratogenesis
ethambutol and isoniazid use
tb
colchicine use
gout acute flare
xanthine oxidase inhibitor example
allopurinol
lowering uric acid examples
allopurinol, febuxostat, uricosuric agents, canakinumab
uricosuric agents
probenecid, sulphinpyrazone
NO use
Plantar Fasciitis
ankle arthritis
methotrexate use
Uveitis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, SLE, ANCA associated Vasculitis, GCA, auto-immune myositis, Sjogren’s syndrome, Scleroderma, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, enteropathy arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, ectopic pregnancy
methotrexate SE
microcytosis
cyclosporine use
Uveitis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, psoriatic arthritis
anti-TNF use
Uveitis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, enteropathy arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mydratic and clycloplegic agents use
Uveitis,Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
IL-1 antagonist and IL-6 antagonist use
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
tocilizumab is an
IL 6 antagonist
anakinra is an
IL-6 antagonist
bisphosphonate example
zoledronic acid
zoledronic acid use
Paget’s disease
Osteogenesis imperfecta
osteoporosis
myeloma
SE with zoledronic acid
oesophagitis, iritis, uveitis
HRT CI
Breast or endometrium cancer, active liver disease, abnormal bleeding
HRT SE
Increased risk of Blood Clots, breast cancer, heart disease
clomifene is a
Selective oEstrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
clomifene use
Osteoporosis, ovulation induction
clomifene SE
Hot flushes, increased clotting, lack of protection at hip
Monoclonal antibody against RANKL
Denosumab
denosumab use
osteoporosis
SE of denosumab
Allergy, rash, symptomatic hypocalcaemia
teriparatide use
osteoporosis
hydroxychloroquine, mycophenolate, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide se
SLE, ANCA associated Vasculitis, GCA, auto-immune myositis, Sjogren’s syndrome, Scleroderma
anti-B cell therapy agent
rituximab
rituximab use
SLE, ANCA associated Vasculitis, GCA, auto-immune myositis, Sjogren’s syndrome, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid arthritis, non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
capsaicin use
topic for OA
anti-IL-17 use
ankylosing spondylitis
sulfasalazine use
Ankylosing Spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, enteropathy arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Anti-IL-23 use
psoriatic arthritis
leflunomide use
psoriatic arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
abatacept is a
Anti T cell therapy
abatacept is used for
RA
oxytocin use
Induction of labour, post partum haemorrhage
anti-coagulant examples
heparin, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, warfarin
platinum and taxane use
ovarian cancer