Pharmocolgy Unit 4 Flashcards
penicillin G
penicillin; acid labile (IV or IM, not oral); procaine/benzathine forms -> water insoluble -> slow release over weeks; spectrum: gram+ and some gram- cocci (not gram- rods) adverse: allergies, neurotoxic, seizures, stevens-johnson syndrome (rash, swelling, blistering around mouth); uses: non penicillinase producing microbes
penicillin V
penicillin; acid stable (orally effective-65% absorbed vs 35% for pen G)
oxacillin
b-lactamase resistant; acid stable; food interferes w absorption; can be parenteral; spectrum/use: penicillinase-producing Staph and Strep; resistance: MRSA (BPB w low affinity for drugs); adverse: less than PenG,V, hepatitis at high dose
amoxicillin
extended spectrum aminopenicillin; acid stable (oral - not affected by food); spectrum/use: non-lactamase gram- rods (E coli, H influenza, Salmonella, Shigella, not sub for penG,V), prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis
ampicillin
extended spectrum aminopenicillin; acid stable (oral); spectrum/use: non-lactamase gram- rods (E coli, H influenza, Salmonella, Shigella, not sub for penG,V),
piperacillin
extended spectrum ureidopenicillin; parenteral admin; anti-pseudomonal; reserved for serious Klebsiella or Pseudomonas; combi w aminoglycosides to prevent resistance
ticarcillin
extended spectrum caboxypenicillin; parenteral admin; antipseudomonal (rarely used alone)
clavulonic acid
b-lactamase suicide inhibitor; no abx activity alone; used combi w extended spectrum penicillins (w amoxicllin = augmentin)
sulbactam
b-lactamase suicide inhibitor; no abx activity alone; used combi w extended spectrum penicillins
tazobactam
b-lactamase suicide inhibitor; no abx activity alone; used combi w extended spectrum penicillins
1st gen cephalosporin/cephalexin
cephalosporin; most acid stable (oral); spectrum/use: broadest against gram+ (surgical prophylaxis, some gram- bacilli
2nd gen cephalosporin/cefuroxime
cephalosporin; IV, IM; adverse: antabuse effect; spectrum/use: only group with significant activity against anaerobes (sinusitis, otitis, peritonitis, diverticulitis
3rd gen cephalosporin/ceftazidime
cephalosporin: IV, IM; adverse: antabuse effect; resistance: induce AmpC; spectrum/use: anti-pseudomonal, -pneumococcal, serious gram- infections (meningitis, pneumonia, gonorrhea); used in children/infants with severe infection; pentrates CNS
4th gen cephalosporin/cefepime
cephalosporin; IV, IM; resistance: indice AmpC; spectrum/use: anti-pseudomonal, high resistance to B-lactamases: useful in treating penicillin-resistant steptococci and enterobacter
imipenem
carbapenem; has B-lactam ring-> blocks PDG x-linking; more efficient binding to PBPs than pcn or ceph; penetrates OM of gram-; broadest spectrum B-lactam drug (NOT MRSA, VRE); resistant to most B-lactamases but induces those that inactivate pcns and cephs; resistance: alterations in PBP; parenteral admin; renal metabolism and inactivation (admin w dehydropeptidase cilastatin); adverse: cross-allergenic w pcn, rare GI effects, superinfections, neurotoxic; uses: 2nd line therpay for serious nosocomial infection (klebsiella, E cloi)
meropenem
carbapenem
cilastatin
dehydropeptidase inhibitor
aztreonam
monobactam; binds PBPs; relative resistance to B-lactamases; IV, IM use only (poor oral absorption); No X-reactitivity w pcns; spectrum: narrow, gram- aerobes (pseudomonas) NOT gram+, anaerobes; uses: gram- UTIs, lower RTIs, systemic infxn
bacitracin
non-b-lactam PDG inhibitor; deple3tes lipid carrier for PDG synthesis; topical use only (poor absorption); narrow spectrum: gram+, Neisseria, T pallidum; toxicity: nephrotoxic; uses: skin and ophthalmic infection, combi w/ polymyxin B
D-cycloserine
non-b-lactam PDG inhibitor; analog of D-ala, blocks D-ala addition (step2); good CNS penetration, oral, broad spectrum; toxicity: serious CNS effects; uses: 2nd line Tb drug
daptomycin
cyclic lipopeptide, membrane depolarization; bactericidal; IV admin, renal excretion; spectrum/use: like vancomycin (gram+ including MRSA, ALSO TREATS VRE; adverse: myopathy $$$
fosfomycin
non-b-lactam PDG inhibitor; analog of PEP, blocks step1 of PDG synthesis; broad spectrum; resistance: after multiple doses; toxicity: diarrhea, vaginitis; Uses: single dose oral tx for UTI by E. faecalis and E. coli
vancomycin
non-b-lactam PDG inhibitor; binds D-ala terminus (substrate) and blocks X-linking of PDG; bacericidal in dividing cultures (except static in enterococci); IV admin (no IM) oral rarely (poor absorption); distributes to bone, meninges; renal excretion; narrow spectrum: gram+ (most MRSA); resistance: VRenterococci van genes, VRSA overexpress D-ala; toxicity: red man syndrome (too fast IV), ototoxic, nephrotoxic; uses: MRSA, pcn resistant S. pneumo (serious gram+ infections), combi w/ aminoglycosides-> expands spectrum to gram+
amikacin
aminoglycoside; derivative of kanamycin but less toxic; treats bacteria resistant to genta/tobra, treats Mycobacteria Tb in combi therapy