Pharmacology Flashcards
What is paul ehrlich known for? (2)
- treatment of syphillis
- discovery & development of sulfonamide / sulfa drugs
What is alexander fleming known for?
Penicillium mould = penicillin
Define antibiotic:
Natural or synthetic chemical substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria
Define bactericide:
kills bacteria
Define bacteriostatic:
Changes the characteristics of bacteria so it is no longer pathogenic
Define selective toxicity:
inhibition or death of pathogenic microorganisms without damaging the host
Define wide-spectrum antibiotics
Can attack a variety of germs but may not be the best against that specific germ
Define narrow-spectrum antibiotics
effective against limited variety of pathogens but very effective
What is MIC?
Minimum inhibitory concentration of antibiotic able to inhibit growth of specific pathogen
What is MLC?
Minimum lethal concentration of ATB to kill a pathogen
Define therapeutic dose:
dose necessary for treatment of certain infection
Define toxic dose:
dose producing undesirable and harmful effects for patient
Aerobic bacteria?
- Gram + cocci
- facultative anaerobic
Anaerobic bacteria?
- Gram + cocci
- Gram - bacillus
Strict and facultative anaerobic?
Betalactamics (penicillin and cephalosporin)
antibiotic treatments shorter than ___ days is not effective
5
antibiotic treatments longer than ___ days can cause…
10 days can cause unwanted reactions
What was the first antibiotic to be discovered?
Penicillin. Alexander fleming
What is amoxicilin? (3)
- Penicillin drug
- betalactamic group
- wider spectrum of action than penicillin and fewer side effect
Amoxicillin is derived from?
ampicillin from chemical synthesis
Amoxicilin bacteriostatic or bactericide?
bactericide
Amoxicillin mechanism of action?
inhibits cell wall synthesis and kills bacteria
Amoxicillin antibacterial spectrum? (4)
Gram + and - and others
effective against streptococcus (gram +)
Amoxicillin absorption? (2)
- oral: better absorbed than ampicillin
- absorption not modified by presence of food in stomach
Where is amoxicillin metabolized?
liver
Amoxicillin excretion?
kidney
Amoxicillin at the same dose of ampicillin reaches…
a higher concentration
The maximum concentration of amoxicillin?
1-2.5hours
Amoxicillin indications? (3)
- Useful in SHORT ORAL TREATMENTS (mild or moderate infections).
- Efficient in prophylaxis of endocarditis.
- Other indications: Urinary infections, abdominal infections
Amoxicillin + clauvanic acid? (4)
- clavulanic acid = inhibitor of betalactamases
- widens spectrum and action
- produces diarrhea and digestive alterations
- more powerful action at same dose
What can inactivate amoxicillin
betalactamases
Amoxicillin dose?
50mg/kg per day. Divide this dose into 3 doses per day
Clavulanic acid and amoxicillin dose?
same as amoxicillin
Minimum treatment for amoxicillin?
4 days
Adverse effect of amoxicillin? (2)
- hypersensibillity** (main)
- eruptions (rash
- anaphylaxis with glottis spasm and asphyxia (0.05%)
Avoid giving amoxicillin when the patient has… (5)
- mononucleosis
- hepatic infection
- renal infection
- diabetes (for powder solution)
- phenylketonuria (has phenylalanine)
What is a macrolide?
- Bacteriostatic (inhibits protein synthesis)
Macrolides work on…?
- works on gram +, -, and anaerobic