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Therapeutics Flashcards

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Antifungals: mechanisms of action (4)

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  • -Echinocandins: inhibit cell wall synthesis
  • -Azoles: inhibit sterol synthesis
  • -Amphotericin: cytoplasmic membrane damage
  • -Flucytosine: inhibits DNA synthesis
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Antifungals: holes in coverage (5)

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  • -Fluconazole: C. glabrata, C. kruseii, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Scedosporium, Zygomyces (very rarely C. albicans can be R if Pt has seen a lot of fluconazole previously)
  • -Posaconazole: Scedosporium prolificans
  • -Voriconazole: Scedosporium prolificans, Zygomyces
  • -Echinocandins: C. parapsilosis, C. guillermondi, now concern for some C. glabrata, Cryptococcus, maybe problems w/ environmental fungi; no activity w/ Fusarium, Scedosporium, Zygomyces
  • -Amphotericin B: C. lusitanea, Aspergillus terreus, Scedosporium prolificans, maybe Fusarium and maybe Scedosporium apiospermum
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Antifungals: side effects (6)

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  • -AmphoB (side effects much less with liposomal form): nephrotoxicity, infusion related reaction (chills, rigors, malaise, N/V, hypotension), arrhythmias, hypoK and hypoMg, normocytic anemia
  • -Ketoconazole: N/V, rarely hepatotoxicity, gynecomastia (blocks cortisol secretion), not absorbed if taken w/ PPI (needs acid, often tell to take w/ soda)
  • -Fluconazole: N/V, hepatitis
  • -Itraconazole: N/V, hepatitis, IV form can cause renal failure, not absorbed well if taken w/ PPI
  • -Voriconazole: N/V, hepatitis, ocular toxicity, with long term (>6mo) use can get skin cancers and fluoride excess which leads to periostitis (sx is pain in long bones)
  • -Flucytosine: N/V/D, bone marrow suppression, hepatotoxicity
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Live immunizations (4)

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  • -intranasal influenza
  • -MMR
  • -Varicella
  • -Zoster
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Influenza vaccines and indications

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  • -high-dose: great immunogenicity, an option if >65
  • -live-attenuated: healthy people age 2-49 including health care workers (unless they care for severely immunocompromised patients in isolated environments)
  • -trivalent inactivated: for everyone else
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HPV vaccine indications

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  • -boys and girls age 11-12 (can give as early as 9)
  • -can give catch up until age 26 (for women) or 21 (for boy, but up to age 26 for high risk boys)
  • -not recommended in pregnancy (due to limited data)
  • -side effects: low grade fever in 1/10 and real fever in 1/65
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MRSA treatment (9)

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1) Vancomycin: standard of care
2) Dapto: approved for bacteremia and R sided endocarditis
3) Quinupristin-dalfopristin: bacteriostatic, active against E. faecium but not E. faecalis, requires a central line
4) Telavacin: bactericidal, approved for SSTIs, active against MRSA, VRSA (ADRs: increased Cr and taste disturbance)
5) Ceftaroline: bactericidal, studied in SSTI, PNA, similar gram- to CTX (no activity for Pseudomonas, ESBL, Acinetobacter
6) Linezolid
7) Clindamycin
8) Doxycycline
9) TMP-SMX

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Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia

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Ampicillin with gent or CTX

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Stenotrophomonas treatment

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Preferred: TMP-SMX
Alternative: ceftaz, CTX, amp-sulb, tic-clav (not pip-tazo), tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones

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Bacteria predictably resistant to carbapenems (4)

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MRSA, E. faecium, Stenotrophomonas, carbapenemase* producing organisms (Pseudomonas, E. coli, Acinetobacter, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Salmonella/Shigella, Klebsiella,..PEACES K)

*Detected by modified Hodge test

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Aminoglycoside spectrum (7)

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peritonitis from GI source (with metronidazole),
plague
tularemia
brucellosis (with doxy)
Bartonella endocarditis (with CTX and doxy)
Enterococcal and Staph endocarditis (some cases), Mycobacterial infections

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Fluoroquinolone differences

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enteric gram-: cipro
anaerobic GNRs: moxi
MDR TB: moxi or levo (cipro likely inferior)
Strep pneumo: 4.5% resistance with cipro, 1% with levo and moxi

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Random TMP-SMX spectrum (7)

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Listeria, Stenotrophomonas, Cyclospora, Isospora, Coxiella, M. marinum, Tropheryma whipplei

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Tetracycline spectrum (12)

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spirochetes (Leptospirosis, Lyme, relapsing fever, syphilis)
Rickettsia
Ehrlichia
atypical pneumonia pathogens
LGV
granuloma inguinale
Actinomyces
Nocardia
MRSA
Brucella
Tularemia
Whipple’s disease
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Don’t give with colchicine

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Macrolides

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Polymyxin B/E

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Use: PEACES K, no gram+ activity; always use with combination therapy
Synergy for combination therapy: AGs, carbapenems, tigecycline
ADRs: ATN in 8%, neurotoxicity

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Clindamycin resistance

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  • -concern for inducible resistance if R erythromycin and S to clindamycin; do D test
  • -increasing B. fragilis resistance
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Daptomycin see-saw

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For MRSA when given with ampicillin R to one make it more susceptible to the other (7/7 cases with difficult to clear bacteremia cleared it on both)
ADRs: eosinophilic PNA, rhabdo

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Rifampin uses (3)

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Monotherapy: N. meningitides ppx
Others (combination therapy)
–Staph aurues and Staph epi w/ prosthetic material
–Brucella, TB, Leprosy

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Metronidazole holes in anaerobic coverage (4) and ADRs (4)

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P. acnes, Peptostreptococcus, Eikenella, Actinomyces

ADRs: metallic taste, disulfiram reaction, aseptic meningitis, peripheral and optic neuropathy (prolonged use)

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Rifampin and rifabutin DDIs (induce p450)

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Effect on other drugs:
Reduces the following: atovaquone, dapsone, caspofungin (increase to 70mg daily if rifampin), azoles, PIs (reduces; cannot use with rifampin; if using rifabutin then decrease rifabutin dose), NNRTIs, integrase inhibitors, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus, coumadin, digoxin, methadone, many anticonvulsants

Reduce rifabutin dose when given with azoles and PIs (increased with EFV)

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Protease inhibitors DDIs (inhibit p450)

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Effect on other drugs
Increases the following: rifampin, rifabutin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, anticonvulsants, statins (avoid simvastatin and lovastatin, atorvastatin ok with monitoring and pravastatin likely best with monitoring), midazolam, ergotamines, NNRTIs

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NNRTI DDIs (induce p450)

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Effect on other drugs
Reduces the following: rifampin, rifabutin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, anticonvulsants, statins (may need to increase doses), midazolam, ergotamines, PIs, echinocandins (increase caspofungin to 70mg daily with RFV or NVP)

Avoid etravirine with unboosted PI or boosted ATV

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Drugs that effect cyclosporin, tacrolimus, sirolimus levels

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Decreases immunosuppressants: rifampin
Increases: azoles (ketoconazole > vori/posaconazole > itraconazole > fluconazole) and macrolides (erythromycin > clarithromycin > azithromycin)

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HepC PIs and ARVs

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Boceprevir: ok with RTG, not recommended with DRV/r, ATV/r, LPV/r, EFV

Telaprevir: ok with RTG, ATV/r, increased dose EFV

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Antiviral side effects

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  • -Acyclovir: concern for thrombophlebitis, crystal nephropathy (w/ IV form), and neurotoxicity
  • -Ganciclovir: bone marrow suppression (dose related)
  • -Foscarnet: nephrotoxicity, CNS side effects, electrolyte abnormalities
  • -Cidofovir: nephrotoxicity (dose related), rarely neutropenia
  • -Ribavirin: inhaled requires isolation, can lead to respiratory decompensation; oral can cause hemolytic anemia, BM suppression, depression, DM, pancreatitis
  • -Amantadine: CNS side effects, N/V/D
  • -Zanamivir: bronchospasm, throat irritation w/ inhaled form

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