Pharm 1 Liner- all micro drugs Flashcards
Cheap wide spectrum antibiotic drug of choice for otitis media
Amoxicillin
Drug of choice for herpes and its mechanism of action
Acyclovir; activated by viral thymidine kinase, inhibits viral DNA replication
Drug of choice for CMV treatment
Ganciclovir
Aminoglycosides less used due to its irreversible vestibular toxicity
Streptomycin
HIV medication used to reduce mother to child transmission during birth
Zidovudine, nevirapine
Antiviral associated with neutropenia
Ganciclovir, zidovudine, interferon
Drug of choice for legionnaires disease
Azithromycin and levofloxacin
Anti-retroviral class that causes drug interactions by causing inhibition of CYP enzymes
Protease inhibitors
Drug of choice for treatment of mild to moderate pseudomembraous colitis
Metronidazole
Drug of choice for N. gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone
Antiviral/anti-retrieval that are teratogens (2)
Efavirenz, ribavirin
Inhibits isoleucine tRNA and used topically for impetigo
Mupirocin
Mechanism of action of nystatin
Binds to ergosterol and creates a pore in fungal membrane
Adverse effect of ganciclovir
Myelosuppresion (nuetropenia)
Mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones
Inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV
Neurotoxicity with isoniazid can be prevented by
Admin of vitamin B6
Mechanism of action of macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin)
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to 23S rRNA of 50S ribosome subunit
Mechanism of action of penicillin
Block cell wall synthesis by inhibiting transpeptidase and block peptidoglycan cross linkage
2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors approved for both HIV and HBV infections
Tenofovir, lamivudine
Penicillins active against pseudomonas
Piperacillin and ticarcillin
Mechanism of action of vancomycin
Binds to D-Ala-D-Ala on murein monomers and prevent polymerization of the murein monomers
Drug notorious for causing pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin