UNIT 12: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS Flashcards
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Should not be taken with milk/dairy, antacids, or ferrous sulfate
Tetracyclins
Primary uses of Tetracyclins
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (in adults)
Chlamydiae
Rickettsiae
Vibrios
Spirochetes
Drug of choice for Vibrios
Tetracyclins
Secondary uses of Tetracyclins
Alternative to:
- Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
- Syphilis
Chronic bronchitis
Leptospirosis
Acne
The alternative to macrolides in treatment of syphilis
Doxycycline
Gastrointestinal ulcers caused by H. pylori
Tetracycline
Meningococcal carrier state
Minocycline
Lyme disease
Doxycycline
Malaria prophylaxis
Doxycycline
Amebiasis
Doxycycline
Tetracyclines (5)
Doxycycline
Minocycline
Tigecycline
Eravacycline
Omadacycline
The only tetracyclines excreted through the fecal route (2)
Doxycycline
Tigecycline
Short-acting (6-8 hours)
Tetracycline
Intermediate-acting (12 hrs)
Demeclocycline
Long-acting (16-18 hrs)
Doxycycline
Minocycline
Longer half-lives than long-acting tetracyclins (3)
Tetracycline (30-36 hrs)
Eravacycline
Omadacycline
Tetracycline resistance mechanisms (3)
Impaired influx/Increased efflux
Ribosome protection proteins
Enzymatic inactivation
Given to patients with excessive antidiuretic hormone (ADH)-secreting tumors
Demeclocycline
Cytochrome P450 inhibitors (2)
Erythromycin (Macrolides)
Quinupristin-dalfopristin (Streptogramins)
Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol
Photosensitivity
Tetracyclines
Deposition in bone and teeth
Tetracyclines
Severe infusion-related myalgias and arthralgias (arthralgia-myalgia syndrome)
Quinupristin-dalfopristin
Streptogramins
Dose-related anemia
Idiosyncratic aplastic anemia
Chloramphenicol
Serotonin syndrome
Linezolid
Oxazolidinones
Duration-dependent bone marrow suppression
Linezolid
Oxazolidinones
Optic neuritis
Linezolid
Oxazolidinones