Year 2 Pharmacology Flashcards
Amoxicillin
beta lactam antibiotic
broad spectrum
Methicillin
beta lactam antibiotic
gram positive
cefuroxime
transpeptidase inhibitor
broad spectrum antibiotic
benzylpenicillin
beta lactam
gram positive
oxytetracycline
30s inhibitor
broad spectrum
erythromycin
50s inhibitor
broad spectrum
Gentamycin
30s/50s inhibitor
aminoglycoside
broad spectrum
oto- and nephro-toxicity
Rifampicin
RNA polymerase inhibitor
broad spectrum
TB
Trimethoprim
DHF reductase inhibitor
UTI
Suxamethoxazole
PABA analogule
UTI
Vancomycin
peptidoglycan inhibitor
interferes with cell wall production
drug of last resort
Collistin
Polymixin
membrane detergent
Ciprafloxacin
broad spectrum
topoisomerase II inhibitor
Fusidic Acid
EF-G inhibitor
creams and eye drops
Aciclovir
DNA polymerase inhibitor
nucleotide analogue competes with endogenous nucloetide
Amantidine
viral ion channle disruptor - this prevents viral uncoating
Amprenavir
protease inhibitor
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
transpeptidase inhibitor
gram positive
Zidovudine
nucloside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Clotrimazole
antifungal
prevents production of ergosterol
Fluconazole
antifungal
prevents the production of ergosterol
Nystatin
antifungal
binds to ergosterol therefore causes formation of pores
Amphoteraxcin
antifungal
binds to ergosterol therefore causes the formation of pores
Pyrimethamine
Antimalarial
inhibits DHF reductase
prevents schizoint division
Quinine
Antimalarial
Inhibits Haem polymerase; prevents parasite detoxification of blood
also used to treat Crohn’s disease (unclear mechanism)
Artemether
Antimalarial
results in the formation of oxygen free radicals which damage infected red blood cells
Griseofulvin
fungal mitosis inhibitor
Clobetasone
steroid
Decarbazine
alkylating chemotherapy agent
Cyclophosphamide
alkylating chemotherapy agent
Rituximab
B cell CD20 antibody
used to treat blood cancers
Doxorubicin
anthracycline antibiotic
inhibits topoisomerase II
chemotherapy agent
Pacitaxal
microtubule stabilisation agent
prevents mitosis
used to treat advanced ovarian and breast cancers
5-flurouracil
competes with endogenous nucleotides for encorporation into DNA
prevents DNA replication