Quiz 2 Dosing Flashcards
Dose a herpes treatment
Valacyclovir 1g
1 tablet twice a day x 10days
Dose “INH” TB treatment
Isoniazid 300mg
1 tablet daily x9 months
Dose a rifamycin for TB treatment
Rifampin 300mg
2 capsules once a day
Dose a bacteriostatic drug that inhibits cell wall synthesis in TB
Ethambutol 400mg
4 tablet once a day
Dose “PZA” for TB treatment
Pyrazinamide 500mg
4 tablets once a day
Dose streptomycin for TB treatment
Streptomycin 15mg/kg IM
once a day
Dose a 4-aminoquinoline for Malaria prophylaxis
Chloroquine 500mg
once a week, always on same day
Dose a 4-methanolquinoline for Malaria prophylaxis
Mefloquine 250mg
once a week
Dose an 8-aminoquinoline for Malaria prophylaxis
Primaquine 30 mg
once a day for 14 days (+length of trip)
Dose an anti-folate for Malaria prophylaxis
Malarone 250/100
1 tablet daily starting 1-2 days before entering endemic area
Dose an anti-microbial for Malaria prophylaxis
Doxycycline 100mg
1 tablet daily, 1-2 days before entering endemic area
Dose an artemisinin derivative for treatment of active Malaria
Coartem
4 tablets now and 8 hrs later on Day 1
4 tablets twice a day on Day 2 & Day 3
Dose a benzimidazole for treatment of ascaris or hookworm
Albenza 200mg 2 tablets one time
Dose an Ivermectin for treatment of strongyloidasis of intestinal tract
Stromectol 3mg
4 tablets one time
Dose a praziquantel for treatment of helminths
Biltricide 600mg
3 tablets every 6hrs for 3 total doses
Dose a pyrantel pamoate for pinworms caused by enterovius vermicularis
Pin-X oral suspension 50mg base/mL
Administer one time to family member based on wt and package instructions
Dose an azole antifungal
Fluconazole 100mg
2 tablets on day 1 then
1 tab daily x 14 days
Dose an amphotericin B for fungal treatment
Amphotericin B conventional injection
1mg/kg once a day for…
Dose an echinocandin for tx of candida infection
Mycamine 100mg IV
Infuse once daily for 14 days
Dose a corticosteroid for tx of allergic rhinitis
Flonase 50 mcg/spray
2 sprays each nostril once a day
Dose a leukotriene modifier for allergic rhinitis
Singulair 10mg
1 tablet once a day
Dose a mast cell stabilizer for allergic rhinitis
NasalCrom 5.2mg/spray
1 spray each nostril 3-4 x a day
Dose an anticholinergic for allergic rhinitis
Atrovent Nasal Spray 0.035
2 sprays each nostril 2-3x a day
Dose an antihistamine for tx of allergic rhinitis or beginning of cold
Loratadine 10mg 1 tablet once a day
Dose a decongestant for cold treatment
Sudafed 12hr 120mg
1 tablet q12hrs
or:
Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray 0.05%
2 sprays each nostril twice a day
Dose an antitussive for cold treatment
Delsym E.R. Liquid 30mg/5ml
10ml twice a day for cough relief
or:
Benzonatate 100mg
1 capsule 3x a day prn cough relief
