Sulfa drugs-block1 Flashcards

1
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Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are the drugs of choice against?

A

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

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Pyrimethamine and Sulfadoxine are the drugs of choice against what disease?

A

Malaria

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What are the intermediate acting sulfa drugs?

A

Sulfadiazine, Sulfamethoxazole

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4
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What are the three adverse effects of sulfonamides?

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Crystalluria, Hemolysis with G6PD, and Kernicterus (in neonates, contraindicated)
Kernicterus is jaundice in babies

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5
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Dihydropteroate sythetase is inhibited by what drug?

Dihydrofolate reductase is inhibited by what drug?

A

Sulfonamides

Trimethoprim

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Pyrimethamine and Sulfadiazine are the drugs of choice against what?

A

Toxoplasmosis

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What are the short acting and long term acting sulfonamides?

A

Long: Sulfadoxine

Short: Sulfisoxazole

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What drug is used alone orally in acute UTI, not to mention prostatitis?

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Trimethoprim

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9
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When fighting UTIs what is the drug of choice against of E. Coli?

A

Cotrimoxazole

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What is the drug of choice against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (P. jeroveci)?

A

Cotrimoxazole

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Sulfonamide that is acetylated will not move through acidic urine. What should the patient do to avoid crystalluria?

A

Drink plenty of water

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What is the drug of choice against nocardia?

A

Cotrimoxazole

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Sulfapyridine and Sulfasalazine are the drugs of choice against what? name two diseases

A

Ulcerative Colitis

and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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14
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Trimethoprim has what two adverse drug reactions?

A

Bone marrow suppression, Enterocolitis

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15
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What drug is the fixed dose combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole?
The fixed dose ratio is 1:5, what is the plasma concentration?
What metabolism pathway does this drug block?

A

Cotrimoxazole
1:20
Folate metabolism

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16
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What sulfa drug is used for eye infections?

What sulfa drug is used to fight bacteria, fungi, normally used in burn dressing, ulcers?

A

Sulfacetamide

Silver Sulfadiazine

17
Q

Diloxanide furoate, Iodoquinol, Paromomycin

are what kind of drugs?

A

Luminal Amebicidal Drugs, they act on the parasite in the lumen of the bowel (small and large intestine)