Pharm Quiz 2 (redo) - Werner Flashcards
What protozoa drugs interfere with cytochrome mediated electron transport in mitochondria?
quinolones, pyrinidols (coccidial respiration)
What protozoal drugs target apicoplast?
triazine derivatives
What drugs act on protozoal membrane?
polyether ionophores
What is the MOA of polyether ionophores?
form complexes with sodium in cell membrane –> lowers pH
How do pentavalent antimonials work?
inhibit topoisomerase –>interefere with replication
What is MOA of diamidine derivatives?
bind to DNA, prevent replication
Which drugs cause clumping of heme pigments?
aminoquinolones
What drugs inhibit oxidative phosphorylation?
guanidine derivatives
What drugs bind to beta tubulin?
benzimidazoles
What are the 4 nitromidazole drugs?
metronidazole
tinidazole
ronidazole
benznidazole
Why does metronidazole cause seizures?
inhibition of GABA
What can metronidazole treat in dogs/cats/horses/cattle?
dogs - giardia, balantidium, entamoeba, pentotrichomonas
cats/horses - giardia
cows - trichomonas
What is tinidazole used for in dogs/cats?
dogs - giardia
cats - giardia, t. foetus
Banned in the US but what drug is most effective for tritrichomonas foetus?
ronidazole
Which drug treats acute trypanosomiasis in dogs?
benznidazole
Which is the only nitrofuran drug still in use? What can it treat?
nifurtimox (carcinogenic)
t.cruzi (chagas)
What is the MOA of nifurtimox?
oxygen free radicals
Which drug binds to disulphide bridges in protozoa?
arsenicals
What are the 2 arsenical drugs?
nitarsone, roxarsone
What drug is given as feed additive to prevent histo in turkeys/chickens?
nitarsone (withdrawal period - 5 days)
What animals can nitarsone not be used?
ducks, pigeons, dogs
What are aminoglycosides used for besides protozoa?
gram - bacteria
What can paromomycin treat in dogs/cats?
dogs - leishmania visceral
cats - crypto and t. foetus
What can paromomycin be used for extra label in goats/cattle?
cattle - crypto, giardia
goats - crypto