UTI Infections Pharm

Question 1

DOC for an uncomplicated UTI/ simple cystitis NOT in pregnancy

Answer 1

co-trimoxazole

alternatives: ciprofloxacin, nitrofurantoin, amoxicillin-clavulonic acid

Question 2

DOC for an uncompleted UTI/ simple cystitis in a pregnant patient

Answer 2

• penicillins (amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid)
• cephalosporin (cephalexin, cefuroxime)
• nitrofurantoin (NOT after 38 weeks of gestation due to risk of hemolytic anemia)
• sulfonamides (not near term due to risk of kernicterus)

Question 3

______ (drug) should not be give to treat UTI in pregnant patients near term because it can cause kernicterus

Answer 3

sulfonamides

Question 4

why should you NOT give nitrofurantoin after 38 weeks of gestation to treat UTI’s?

Answer 4

risk fo hemolytic anemia

Question 5

which cephalosporins are used to treat UTI’s in PREGNANT patients?

Answer 5

• cephalexin, cefuroxime

Question 6

what are 3 drugs that can be used to treat acute bacterial prostatitis?

Answer 6

• fluoroquinolone (levofloxacin/ciprofloxacin)
• co-trimaxole
• doxycycline

Question 7

co- trimoxazole can be used to treat which genitourinary tract infections?

Answer 7

• uncomplicated UTI in NON pregnant patients
• acute bacterial prostatitis

(same with ciprofloxacin)

Question 8

can penicillins be used to treat bacterial prostatitis?

Answer 8

• no because they do not reach therapeutic concentrations within the prostate

Question 9

metronidazole is the DOC to treat which STI’s?

Answer 9

• trichomoniasis

- bacterial vaginosis

Question 10

DOC for syphilis infection is ______

alternative agents: ____ or _____

Answer 10

DOC: penicillin G benzathine
alternative: doxycycline, erythromycin

Question 11

DOC for gonorrhea is _______

alternative agents: ____ or ____

Answer 11

DOC: ceftriaxone;
alternative: doxycycline or azithromycin

Question 12

what macrolide is the DOC for chlamydia?

Answer 12

Azithromycin (other DOC is doxycycline)

Question 13

doxycycline or a macrolide is a alternative agent for which STI’s?
doxycycline and a macrolide are DOC for what STI?

Answer 13

alternatives for: syphilis and gonorrhea

DOC for: chlamydia

Question 14

if a person with trichomoniasis does not respond to the DOC (_______) what is the alternative drug you’d prescribe?

Answer 14

DOC: metronidazole;
alternative: tiniodazole

Question 15

if a person with bacterial vaginosis does not respond to the DOC (_______) what is the alternative drug you’d prescribe?

Answer 15

DOC: metronidazole
alternative: clindamycin