Pharm Fina Flashcards
Prevent recurrence of Ovale or Vivax
Primaquine
Restarting this drug can be FATAL!
Abacavir (HIV med)
Screen for HLA-B-5701
CA tx that causes hearing loss
Cisplatin
Gingival hyperplasia is a side effect of what drug
Cyclosporine
a T cell immunosuppressant drug. works via calcineuron inhibition
Increased triglycerides is a side effect of what drug
Sirolimus
otherwise “sirus is nice”. This drug does NOT cause nephrotoxicity
Hemorrhagic cystitis is a side effect of what drug
Cyclophosphamide (an alkylating agent CA drug)
Drugs that benefit from a Leucovorin rescue
Methotrexate
6-Mercapto
Drug that is enhanced by Leucovorin
5-Fluoruracil
What should you give with Doxorubicin to decrease its cardiotoxic effects?
Dexrazoxane
What should you give with Cisplatin to decrease its Renal effects?
Amifostine
What do you always give with Cyclophosphamade to decrease its side effects
MESNA to prevent hemorrhagic cystitis
Quinine and Quinidine gluconate side effect
QT prolongation
Side effect of Primaquine
Hemolytic anemia
Side effect of Chloroquine (DOC for Malaria)
Accumulation in skin and retina, QT, CNS
Side effect of Mefloquine
last resort drug to use with ACT for Malaria
Cardiotoxic, seizures, psychoses, vidid treams, Teratogenic
Side effect of Atovoquine-proguanl
add to ACT for Malaria tx
GI, rash, fever, new drug Leucovorin support
DOC for Trich
Metronidazole
SE: disulfuram, disguiesia
tx for CMV and Herpes co-infection
Valganciclovir
CA drug that can cause SOB and high resting pulse rate
Doxorubicin
Give Dexrazoxane with it to reduce reactive oxygen radicals
Side effect for roundworm treatment
fever
Drug: Albendazole, Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate
DOC for Toxoplasmosis (and prophylactic for HIVpts)
Pyrimethamine + SulfadiaZine
If you have Sulfa allergy, you cannot give this HIV medication bc it has a Sulfa Moiety
Darunavir and Tipranavir (both have sulfa moeiety)
“Tip over Darin” with the sulfa drug
What is the point of using Ritonavir with other HIV drugs?
Inhibits 3A4, increasing the bioavailability of other drugs
All protease inhibitors are metabolized by
CYP 3A4
Which protease inhibitor do we NOT combine with “the boost” Ritonavir?
Saquinavir (bc of QT issues)
What do we not want to combine with “the boost” Ritonavir if there is concern for head injury?
Tipranavir! increased risk of intracranial hemorrage if you use this w head injury
Tip over and have head injury, do not use Boost Ritonavir
Tissue (vivax and ovale) tx for Malaria
Primaquine
Tafenoquine (newer drug, treats both blood and tissue)
Ganciclovir can be given as part of transplant medicine regimen to prevent
CMV growth
What plasmodium (malaria) tx should you avoid if you have a familial hx of short QT?
Mefloquine
What plasmodium (malaria) tx should you avoid prophylactically if you have hx of short QT?
Quinine
Bleomycin is a good CA drug bc?
Little myelosuppression
It does cause Pulmonary fibrosis and frequent Hypersensitivity though
Paclitaxel (CA drug) side effects
Severe myelosuppression, Anemia, Peripheral neurophathy
Bleomycin mechanism
G2-M phase
Mycolid acid
Isoniazid
Rifampin
RNA polymerase
Pyrazinamide
needs acidity
DOC for Aspergillosus
Vorizonazole and Ampho B
Mechanism for Vorizonazole and Ampho B
inhibits Ergosterol synthesis
What drug causes elevated AST and ALT enzymes?
Flucytosine
If you’re going to use Imatinib (Gleevec), test for
Bcr-Abl mutation
Resistance to Acyclovir is caused by
thmidine kinase mutation
Remember, Acyclovir requires phosphorylation via this enzyme
Test for HLA-B-5701 if giving this drug
Abacavir (NRTI, HIV drug)
CXR4/CCR5 receptor
Maraviroc (fusion inhibitor, HIV drug)
EGFR expression- test before using these 2 drugs
Cetuximab
Erlotinib
“EC”