Vilaminoglycosides Flashcards
1
Q
What drug action is Vilaminoglycosides?
A
Bactericidal (kills)
2
Q
What antibiotic is the drug choice for life threatening infection?
A
Vilaminoglycosides
3
Q
What is the use of tx for Vilaminoglycosides?
A
Sepsis, (blood born infection)
Immuosuppressed pts (blood transplant)
Uti
Admoninal infc.
4
Q
What is the SE of Vilaminoglycosides?
A
Nephrotoxicity and ototixicity
5
Q
What is nephrotoxicity?
A
Damage to kidney
6
Q
What is ototixicity?
A
Damage to hearing
7
Q
What is the generic name for amikin?
A
Amikicin, iv, im
8
Q
What is the generic name for garamycin?
A
Getamycin iv,im,eye
9
Q
What is the generic name for tobramycin?
A
Nebcin, iv,im, eye
10
Q
What is the strongest antibiotics used today and never on the first line of tx?
A
Vilaminoglycosides