Pharm 355A Flashcards
adjuvant meds
meds used for pain along with a primary medication, usually an opioid
are adjuvant meds intended for pain?
no, they were developed to treat other conditions
what are the benefits of using adjuvant meds for pain?
- improved pain reducation
- lower the dose of opioids
- less adverse reactions
what are the two categories of migraine medication?
abortive (stop)
prophylactic (prevent)
first line of treatment for migraines?
specific and non-specific migraine medication
second line of treatment for migraines?
ergot alkaloid meds
DTap contraindication
encephalopathy within 7 days of getting the vaccine
Hib contraindication
less than 6 weeks old
rotavirus contraindication
intussusception or severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
hepatitis B contraindication
allergic to yeast
IPV contraindication
allergic to neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B
varicella contraindication
allergic to gelatin or neomycin
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine contraindication (PCV15/20)
allergic to diphtheria toxoid
pneumococcale polysaccharide vax contraindication (PPSV23)
less than 2yo
bactericidal
directly kill microorganisms
bacteriostatic
slows growth of microorganism to be killed by immune system
3 factors in selecting an antibiotic
- identify causative agent
- sensitvity of bacteria to drug
- other
sulfonamides affect on pregnancy
can cause kernicterus
gentamicin affect on pregnancy
can cause hearing loss in infants
tetracycline affect on pregnancy
can cause discoloration of developing teeth
who should get prophylactic antimicrobials?
- those with heart valves to prevent bacterial endocarditis
- those with reoccuring UTIs
what are the bacteriostatic antibiotics that affect protein synthesis?
tetracyclines and macrolides
what are the bactericidal antibiotics that affect protein synthesis?
aminoglycosides
what are the risks associated with long-term tuberculosis treatment?
- risk for toxicity
- poor client adherence
- development of resistant strains
