Week 6 - Medications

Question 1

Fluclozacillin

Answer 1

Penicillin group narrow-spectrum antibiotics.

Question 2

Piperacillin with Tazobactam

Answer 2

Penicillin group broad-spectrum antibiotic.

Question 3

Meropenem

Answer 3

Broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic - used for treating meningitis. Patients sensitive to penicillins, cephalosporins may be sensitive to carbapenem also (should be avoided), dose adjustment required in renal impairment

Question 4

Cefepime

Answer 4

cephalosporin antibiotic (should not be used if a person has a history of a serious reaction or anaphylaxis to penicillin), risk of bleeding, high sodium content.

Question 5

Vancomycin

Answer 5

Treatment of serious infections with resistance/serious allergies to other antibiotics (e.g. penicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems), Need to monitor vancomycin serum concentrations, Increasing problems with vancomycin resistance, nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity.

Question 6

Gentamicin

Answer 6

Used with penicillins, cephalosporins or vancomycin for their synergistic effects, potent bactericidal antibiotics usually reserved for serious or life-threatening infections, monitor renal function.

Question 7

Clarithromycin

Answer 7

Used in conjunction with amoxicillin and the proton pump inhibitor omeprazole for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Question 8

Ciprofloxacin

Answer 8

Reserved for infections when alternative drugs are either contraindicated or ineffective.

Question 9

Metronidazole

Answer 9

Antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication - avoid alcohol at least three days following (concurrent use may result in symptoms such as abdominal cramps, flushing, headache, nausea, tachycardia, and vomiting), can have dark urine

Question 10

Urinary Tract Antimicrobials

Answer 10

Amoxicillin–clavulanate, Cefalexin, Ciprofloxacin, Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole