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Pharm 1 Liner- all micro drugs Flashcards

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Cheap wide spectrum antibiotic drug of choice for otitis media

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Amoxicillin

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Drug of choice for herpes and its mechanism of action

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Acyclovir; activated by viral thymidine kinase, inhibits viral DNA replication

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Drug of choice for CMV treatment

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Ganciclovir

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Aminoglycosides less used due to its irreversible vestibular toxicity

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Streptomycin

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HIV medication used to reduce mother to child transmission during birth

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Zidovudine, nevirapine

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Antiviral associated with neutropenia

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Ganciclovir, zidovudine, interferon

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Drug of choice for legionnaires disease

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Azithromycin and levofloxacin

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Anti-retroviral class that causes drug interactions by causing inhibition of CYP enzymes

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Protease inhibitors

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Drug of choice for treatment of mild to moderate pseudomembraous colitis

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Metronidazole

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Drug of choice for N. gonorrhea

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Ceftriaxone

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Antiviral/anti-retrieval that are teratogens (2)

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Efavirenz, ribavirin

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Inhibits isoleucine tRNA and used topically for impetigo

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Mupirocin

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Mechanism of action of nystatin

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Binds to ergosterol and creates a pore in fungal membrane

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14
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Adverse effect of ganciclovir

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Myelosuppresion (nuetropenia)

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Mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones

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Inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV

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Neurotoxicity with isoniazid can be prevented by

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Admin of vitamin B6

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Mechanism of action of macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin)

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Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to 23S rRNA of 50S ribosome subunit

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Mechanism of action of penicillin

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Block cell wall synthesis by inhibiting transpeptidase and block peptidoglycan cross linkage

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2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors approved for both HIV and HBV infections

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Tenofovir, lamivudine

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Penicillins active against pseudomonas

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Piperacillin and ticarcillin

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Mechanism of action of vancomycin

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Binds to D-Ala-D-Ala on murein monomers and prevent polymerization of the murein monomers

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Drug notorious for causing pseudomembranous colitis

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Clindamycin

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Drug of choice for influenza A and B

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Oseltamivir and zanamivir

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Mechanism of action of sulfonamides

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Inhibit dihydropteroate synthase

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Beta lactam that can be used in penicillin-allergic patients

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Drug used for MRSA

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Vancomycin

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Treatment of choice for leprosy

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Dapsone and rifampicin

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Adverse effect of ketoconazole only in men

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Gynecomastia

29
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Drug causes tooth discoloration

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Tetracycline

30
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Drug of choice for RSV

31
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Technique used to diagnose perinatal itching, and the drug used to treat infection associated with it

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Scotch tape technique and mebendazole (albendazole)

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Drug used in exoerythrocytic cycle of malaria

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Primaquine

33
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Meningitis prophylaxis in exposed patients

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Common adverse effect of rifampin

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Orange urine discoloration

35
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First line for treatment of chronic HCV infections in genotype 1 patients

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IFN plus ribavirin plus protease inhibitor (-previr)

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Antibacterial that cause hemolysis in G6Pd deficient patients

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Sulfonamides

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Antibiotic causing red nan syndrome

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Vancomycin

38
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Penicillins activate against penicillinase secreting bacteria (4)

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Methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin

39
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Mechanism of action of tetracycline

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Decreases protein synthesis by binding to 30s ribosome and prevent binding of tRNA

40
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Drug that causes gray baby syndrome and aplastic anemia

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Chloramphenicol

41
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Anti-retroviral class that causes drug interactions by causing induction of CYP enzymes

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Non-nucleoside/tide reverse transcriptase inhibitors

42
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Anti-retroviral with a dose limiting toxicity of pancreaatitis and peripheral neuropathy

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Didanosine

43
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Drug of choice for treatment of serious pseudomembraous colitis

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Oral vancomycin

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Drug of choice for giardia, entamoeba, pseudomembranous colitis, and trichomonas

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Metronidazole

45
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2 toxicities of aminoglycosides

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Nephro and ototoxicity

46
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Toxicity of amphotericin B

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Nephrotoxicity

47
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Anemia caused by trimethoprim

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Megaloblastic anemia

48
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Adverse effects of isoniazid (3)

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SLE-like erythematosus, peripheral neuritis, hepatitis

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Three anti-retroviral agents associated with fatal Stevens Johnson syndrome

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Nevirapine, efavirenz, etravirine

50
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Reason fluoroquinolones are contraindicated in children and pregnancy

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Cartilage damage

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Adverse ffect of metronidazole when given with alcohol

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Disulfiram-like reaction

52
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Adverse effect of imipenem

53
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Class of antibiotics that have 10% cross sensitivity with penicillins

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Cephalosporins

54
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Quadruple therapy for treatment of TB

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Rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol

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First line for treatment of HBV infections

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IFN and NRTI

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