Systemic Pharm Flashcards
Common side effects of oral antibiotics
Nausea, vomiting, bloating, decreasing appetite, diarrhea.
2 classes of cell wall inhibitors
- Peptidoglycan/mucopeptide - Bacitracin
- Transpeptidase inhibitor (B lactam) -Penicillins, cephalosporins
Peptidoglycan are the building blocks, transpeptidase is the enzyme that cross links the peptidoglycan.
2 combo medications involving bacitracin
Polysporin- polymyxin B + Bacitracin
Neosporin- Neomycin + polymyxin B + Bacitracin
2 types of penicillins and their coverage
Amoxicillin
Pro: BROAD SPEC!!!!
Con: Bacterial resistance unless combined with clavulonic acid –> Augmentin)
Dicloxacillin
Pro: resistance against penicillinase (enzyme that breaks down transpeptidase inhibitors)
Con: (gram +) not broad
Difference between penicillin and cephalosporins
Penicillin has a 5 member beta lactam ring
cephalosporins have a 6 member ring
3 generations of cephalosporins and their coverage
1st gen: Gram +, Cephalexin
2nd gen: Gram + and -
3rd gen: Gram + and -, Cephriaxone
When the patient should have IV ceftriaxone
Gen 3 cephalosporin (gram + and -)
-Gonococcal conjunctivitis or orbital cellulitis
30S subunit drug categories
Aminoglycosides: Gentamycin, tobramycin
Tetracyclines: Doxycycline, minocycline
Aminoglycoside coverage
Gram + and -
Used to be first line therapy before fluroquinolones came out. Can still be fortified to be stronger.
Tobradex
Tobramycin (aminoglycoside) + dexamethasone
-Rx for staph marginal keratitis and K infiltrates
When can you prescribe doxycycline
- Meibomianitis and acne rosacea. Alters the configuration of oil glands.
- Chlamydial
- After RCE to prevent recurrence
What drugs should you take on an empty stomach?
PAT an empty stomach:
Penicillin
Azithromycin
Tetracyclines (Except doxy- eliminated by liver–> feces, not the kidney)
Tetracycline contraindications
Pregnancy
Children
Side effects include- IIH, teeth discoloration, bone growth retardation.
Minocycline may cause
A blue sclera and pigmented cysts on the conj
not a small mino…… big blue shark with cysts!
Blockers of protein synthesis at the 50S ribosomal subunit (affective against gram positive and negative)
- Macrolides- Erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin
- Other- Linezolid, clindamycin (these REVERSIBLY bind to the 50S subunit)
- Chloramphenicol
Adverse effects of topical chloramphenicol
Fatal aplastic anemia (bone marrow replaced– less RBC production)
Optic neuritis
When to prescribe oral azithromycin
Chlamydial infections (trachoma or inclusion) Single 1 gram dose, take on empty stomach
Ointment prescribed for prophylaxis of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum (in place of silver nitrate)
Erythromycin ointment
How folic acid is made in bacterial cells
PABA Synthase enzyme (targeted by sulfonamides) Dihydrofolic acid Reductase (targeted by trimethoprim) Tetra acid
Drugs that Treat Marrow Poorly
Trimethoprim
Methotrexate
Pyrimethamine (can be used to tx histo along with sulfadiazine)
Bactrim combo
Sulfamethoxazole + Trimethoprim
2 drugs used to tx histo
sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine
Side effects of oral sulfonamides
Myopic shift
SJS
Kernicterus (bilirubin accumulation in infants)
SJS
Fever, lesions of the skin and mucous membranes that result in sloughing of the skin over 10% or less or the body surface area.
85% of cases involve the conj.