Pharmacology Flashcards
Macrolides
-MYCIN= erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin
Beta- lactams
PCN, cephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams
PCN
SAFE for children, elderly and & pregnancy
Cephalosporins
5 generations=
1st= skin infections
2nd= intra-abdominal
3rd= lung (CAP)
4th= serious infections (pseudomonas/ immunocomprised pt)
5th= covers MRSA
Carbapenems
parental form “ONLY”
Macrolides cause
= QT prolongation
hepatotoxicity
nephrotoxicity
Fluorquinolones cause
tendon rupture
Fluorquinolones
-oxacin= ciprofloxacin (below the belt), levofloxacin (above the belt), ofloxacin (Floxin)
Aminoglycosides
-mycin= streptomycin, neomycin, gentamycin, tobramycin
Aminoglycosides cause
ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
Tetracyclines
doxycycline (“OK to GIVE to children with Lyme disease/ Rocky mountain spotted fever), minocycline, vibramycin
Sulfa
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
“NO” children or pregnant women
Tetracyclines cause
Nitrofuran derivatives
nitrofurantoin (Macrobid), Macrodantin, furadantin
Nitrofuran derivatives cause
hemolytic anemia= G6PD deficiency, drowsiness
Spironolactone causes
gynecomastia
Lung infections
with co-morbidities = past fluroquinolones
no co-morbidities= macrolide
If ABX in the past 3 months= doxy, levofloxacin, azithromycin or clarithromycin + amoxicillin or augmentin