Pharm Exam II Flashcards
What is a mnemonic to remember the 5 asthma ICSs?
BBCFM
Bearded Buddies Collect Fun Memories
1) Beclomethasone
2) Budesonide
3) Ciclesonide
4) Flunisolide
5) Mometasone
How to remember the 5 COPD LAMAs?
TAGUR
1) Tiotropium (Spiriva Respimat or Spiriva Handihaler)
-SMI & DPI
2) Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair)
-DPI
3) Glycopyrrolate (Lonhala Magnair or Seebri Neohaler)
-Nebulized or DPI
4) Umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta)
-DPI
5) Revefenacin (Yupelri)
-Nebulized
How to remember 5 COPD LABAs?
SFAIO
Salmons Form AIO
1) Salmeterol (Serevent Diskus)
-DPI
2) Formoterol (Perfomist)
-Nebulized
3) Arformoterol (Brovana)
-Nebulized
4) Indacaterol (Arcapta)
-DPI
5) Olodaterol (Striverdi)
-Soft mist inhaler (SMI)
Tx for VAP with MDR or MRSA or pseudomonas risk factors. What else can this Tx?
CAV
Cefepime+amikacin+vancomycin
-Can also for HAP if hospitalization/IV antibiotics in last 90 days, high mortality risk
What can Tx HAP if hospitalization/IV antibiotics in last 90 days, prior MRSA?
CVL or LVL:
cefepime+vancomycin or linezolid
levofloxacin+vancomycin or linezolid
What do all COPD LABAs end in?
-terol
How to remember the 3 antibiotic groups that are all IV only?
CAM
Carbapenems, aminoglycosides, monobactams
How to remember the first gen of cephalosporins?
All start with “Cefa/cepha”
How to remember the second gen of cephalosporins?
furry (cefuroxime) foxes (cefoxitin) tan (cefotetan) faces (cefactor) like pros (cefprozil)
How to remember the third gen of cephalosporins?
Tri (ceftriaxone) po’docs (cefpodoxime) were fixinme (cefixime) dinner (cefdinir) and got tazed (ceftazidime) for not paying taxes (cefotaxime*)
How to remember the 4th gen of cephalosporins?
“-pi-“
How to remember the 5th gen of cephalosporins?
Line (ceftaroline) Zone (ceftolozone)
Which 3 groups of antibiotics have the following adverse effects?:
○ GI upset
○ Diarrhea
○ Rash / allergic reactions
○ Seizures with accumulation
Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Carbapenems
What are the strongest inducers?
*(this is on EVERY EXAM)
Phenytoin
Smoking
Phenobarbital
Oxcarbazepine
Rifampin (and rifabutin / rifapentine)
Carbamazepine
St. John’s Wort
PS PORCS
What are the strongest inhibitors?
*(this is on EVERY EXAM)
Grapefruit
PIs (protease inhibitors)
Azoles
C–cyclosporin & cimetidine
Macrolides (not azithromycin)
Amiodarone (and dronedarone)
Non-DHP CCBs (diltiazem and verapamil)
G PACMAN