Tetracyclines ,Glyclines, Sulfonamides, Chloramphenicol and urinary tract agents Flashcards
MOA: tetracylines (tetracycline, doxycycline and minocycline) and glycylcyclines (tigecycline)
They reversibly bind the 30S ribosomal subunit to inhibit the binding of aminoacyl transfer-RNA to the
acceptor (A) site on the mRNA-ribosomal complex. This prevents addition of amino acid residues on
elongating peptide chain.
Bacteriostatic; Bactericidal against very susceptible organisms
MOR: tetracylines
- Acquisition of genes on mobile elements via efflux pumps, ribosomal protection proteins, and enzymes that deactivate drugs
Is there cross-resistance between tetracyclines?
Cross-resistance observed between tetracyclines, except
for minocycline
Which drug is not affected by the mechanisms of resistance?
• Tigecycline resistant to these mechanisms
Spectrum: tetracyclines
G+ aerobes (MSSA, PSSP is mostly susc.)
G- aerobes
Anaerobes
Rickettsia Chlamydia Mycoplasma Spirochetes Strep Legionella
Spectrum: tigecycline
G+ aerobes (incl. MRSA)
G- aerobes (incl, VRE)
Anaerobes
Not proteus or pseudomonas
Treating bacteremias with tigecycline?
No
Treating UTIs with tigecycline?
No
Absorption of tetracyclines and glycylcyclines overall
Absorbed best on an empty stomach
Absorption impaired by di- and trivalent cations
Bioavailiability of tetracycline
60-80%
Bioavailiability of doxycyline and minocycline
90-100%
Affect of food on absorption of tetracyclines and glycylcyclines
Absorbed best on an empty stomach
What slows down tetracycline and glycylcycline absorption
Divalent and trivalent cations
Distribution: tetracyclines and glycylcyclines
Widely distributed with good penetration into synovial fluid,
prostate, seminal fluid
Minimal CSF penetration
Elimination: tetracyclines
Tetracycline - excreted unchanged in the
urine
Is dosage adjusted in renal failure?
Yes
Half lives of tetracycline and demeclocycline
Tetracycline half-life = 6 to 12 hours; demeclocycline half-life = 16 hours
Elimination of doxycycline, minocycline and tigecycline
Doxycycline and minocycline (metab) and tigecycline (biliary)
Do doxycycline, minocycline and tigecycline require dose adjustment in renal failure?
No
Do doxycycline, minocycline and tigecycline require dose adjustment in renal failure?
Doxy and mino do not
Tigecycline DOES
Are tetracyclines and tigecyclines removed during hemodialysis?
Minimally
Half-lives of doxy, mine and tige and dosing (general)
Half-lives are long, but they are all dosed every 12 hours!
Indications: tetra, doxy, mino, tige
Atypical pneumonia
STDs
Rickettsial infections, incl. rocky mountain fever