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UNIT 12: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS Flashcards

1
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Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

Should not be taken with milk/dairy, antacids, or ferrous sulfate

A

Tetracyclins

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Primary uses of Tetracyclins

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae (in adults)
Chlamydiae
Rickettsiae
Vibrios
Spirochetes

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Drug of choice for Vibrios

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Tetracyclins

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Secondary uses of Tetracyclins

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Alternative to:
- Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
- Syphilis

Chronic bronchitis
Leptospirosis
Acne

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5
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The alternative to macrolides in treatment of syphilis

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Doxycycline

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6
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Gastrointestinal ulcers caused by H. pylori

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Tetracycline

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7
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Meningococcal carrier state

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Minocycline

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8
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Lyme disease

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Doxycycline

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9
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Malaria prophylaxis

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Doxycycline

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10
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Amebiasis

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Doxycycline

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Tetracyclines (5)

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Doxycycline
Minocycline
Tigecycline
Eravacycline
Omadacycline

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12
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The only tetracyclines excreted through the fecal route (2)

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Doxycycline
Tigecycline

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13
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Short-acting (6-8 hours)

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Tetracycline

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14
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Intermediate-acting (12 hrs)

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Demeclocycline

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15
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Long-acting (16-18 hrs)

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Doxycycline
Minocycline

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16
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Longer half-lives than long-acting tetracyclins (3)

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Tetracycline (30-36 hrs)
Eravacycline
Omadacycline

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Tetracycline resistance mechanisms (3)

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Impaired influx/Increased efflux
Ribosome protection proteins
Enzymatic inactivation

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18
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Given to patients with excessive antidiuretic hormone (ADH)-secreting tumors

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Demeclocycline

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19
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Cytochrome P450 inhibitors (2)

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Erythromycin (Macrolides)
Quinupristin-dalfopristin (Streptogramins)

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20
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Gray baby syndrome

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Chloramphenicol

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21
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Photosensitivity

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Tetracyclines

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22
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Deposition in bone and teeth

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Tetracyclines

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23
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Severe infusion-related myalgias and arthralgias (arthralgia-myalgia syndrome)

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Quinupristin-dalfopristin

Streptogramins

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Dose-related anemia
Idiosyncratic aplastic anemia

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Chloramphenicol

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25
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Serotonin syndrome

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Linezolid

Oxazolidinones

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26
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Duration-dependent bone marrow suppression

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Linezolid

Oxazolidinones

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27
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Optic neuritis

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Linezolid

Oxazolidinones

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28
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Cytochrome P450 3A4 substrate

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Lefamulin

Pleuromutilins

29
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Binds to 23S ribosomal RNA of 50S subunit

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Linezolid

Oxazolidinones

30
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Clinical use:
Pertussis
Corynebacterial and chlamydial infections

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Erythromycin

31
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Hematologic toxicity (thrombocytopenia)

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Linezolid

Oxazolidinones

32
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Activity against STI-causing organisms

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Lefamulin

Pleuromutilins

33
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Lefamulin

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Pleuromutilins

34
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Oxazolidinones (2)

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Linezolid
Tedizolid

35
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Quinupristin-dalfopristin

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Streptogramins

36
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Used with Penicillin G for toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis

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Clindamycin

37
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Chlorine-substituted derivative of lincomycin

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Clindamycin

38
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Clinical use:
Skin and soft tissue infections

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Clindamycin

39
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Used with aminoglycoside or cephalosporin for:
Septic abortion
Penetrating wounds
Pelvic abscesses
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Lung and periodontal abscesses

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Clindamycin

40
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Clinical use:
Infections caused by staphylococci or vancomycin-resistant strains of enterococci (E. faecium)

A

Quinupristin-dalfopristin

Streptogramins

41
Q

Effective alternate for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with AIDS

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Clindamycin + Primaquine

42
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For AIDS-related toxoplasmosis of the brain

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Clindamycin + Pyrimethamine

43
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Toxicity:
Colitis due to C. difficile

A

Clindamycin

44
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Ketolides (2)

A

Telithromycin
Solithromycin

45
Q

Minimally absorbed macrolide used to treat C. difficile infections

A

Fidaxomicin

46
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Macrolides (4)

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Erythromycin
Clarithromycin
Azithromycin
Fidaxomicin

47
Q

Characterized by a macrocyclic lactone ring

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Macrolides

48
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Prototype drug of macrolides

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Erythromycin

49
Q

Prevents transpeptidation by blocking the polypeptide exit tunnel

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Erythromycin

50
Q

Destroyed by stomach acid and must be administered with enteric coating

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Erythromycin

51
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Traditional DOC for:
Corynebacterial infections (diptheria, corynebacterial sepsis)
Respiratory, neonatal, ocular, or genital chlamydial infections

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Erythromycin

52
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Combined with oral neomycin and kanamycin for colon preoperative operation

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Oral erythromycin base

53
Q

True or False

A higher dose of erythromycin is recommended for treating pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila

54
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Causes gastroparesis (off-label use)

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Erythromycin

55
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Causes acute cholestatic hepatitis

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Erythromycin

56
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Causes gastrointestinal intolerance

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Erythromycin

57
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Derived from erythromycin by addition of a methyl group

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Clarithromycin

58
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Derived from erythromycin by addition of a methylated nitrogen

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Azithromycin

59
Q

Torsades de pointes arrhythmia

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Azithromycin

60
Q

Exacerbates myasthenia gravis

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Telithromycin

Ketolides

61
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Ketolide used for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia

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Solithromycin

62
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Increased risk of death with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia

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Tigecycline

63
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Drug of choice for most infections caused by Rickettsiae and Borrelia sp.:
Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
Lyme disease

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Tetracycline

64
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Oral tetracycline of choice for most indications

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Doxycycline

65
Q

Tooth enamel dysplasia

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Tetracyclines

66
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Fanconi syndrome

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Outdated tetracyclines

67
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Candidiasis (oral and vaginal)

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Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol

68
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Neither an inducer nor an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 enzymes

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Linezolid

Oxazolidinones

69
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Inhibits protein synthesis by interfering with the formation of initiation complexes and with aminoacyl translocation reactions

A

Clindamycin

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