Drugs - Anti-Infectives
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- What diseases can antimycobacterials treat?
- tuberculosis, leprosy, and MAC complex in AIDS
- What diseases can antiprotozoals treat?
- malaria, vaginitis, and sleeping sickness
- What can antihelminthics treat?
- parasitic worms in the GI tract
- How do penicillins and cephalosporines work?
- they damage the bacterial cell wall
- How do erythromycin and tetracycline work?
- they modify protein synthesis
- How do sulfonamides work?
- they modify energy metabolism
- How do ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin work?
- they modify DNA synthesis
- What does bacteriostatic mean?
- inhibiting bacterial growth
- What does bactericidal mean?
- bacteria killing
- What is meant by virustatic?
- inhibits the replication of viruses
- How can a protease inhibitor help stop or control a virus?
- they have been successful in blocking the enzyme responsible for viral replication
- What kind of anti-infective is zidovudine?
- an antiviral
- What kind of anti-infective is acyclovir?
- an antiviral
- How does a fungicidal drug work?
- it destroys the fungal cell by preventing cell permeability and nutrition
- What kind of anti-infective drug is Nystatin?
- an antifungal
- What type of drug is Amoxil?
- a penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for Amoxil?
- Amoxicillin
- What is the brand name for Amoxicillin?
- Amoxil
- What type of drug is Keflex?
- a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for Keflex?
- Cephalexin
- What is the brand name for Cephalexin?
- Keflex
- What is Zithromax used to treat?
- is a macrolide antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for Zithromax?
- Azithromycin
- What is the brand name for Azithromycin?
- Zithromax
- What type of drug is Levaquin?
- a quinolone antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for Levaquin?
- Levofloxacin
- What is the brand name for Levofloxacin?
- Levaquin
- What type of drug is V-Cillin-K?
- a penicillin antibiotic used to treat or prevent bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for V-Cillin-K?
- Penicillin VK
- What is the brand name for Penicillin VK?
- V-Cillin-K
- What type of drug is Cipro?
- a quinolone antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for Cipro?
- Ciprofloxacin
- What is the brand name for Ciprofloxacin?
- Cipro
- What type of drug is Trimethoprim w/ Sulfamethoxazole?
- a sulfa antibiotic combination used to treat or prevent infections
- What type of drug is Doxycycline?
- a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What type of drug is Omnicef?
- a cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What is the generic name for Omnicef?
- Cefdinir
- What is the brand name for Cefdinir?
- Omnicef
- What is Clindamycin typically used to treat?
- used to treat acne
- What type of drug is Minocycline?
- a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- What type of drug is Diflucan?
- an azole antifungal used to treat or prevent certain fungal infections
- What type of drug is Metronidazole?
- an antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent
- What type of drug is Nitrofurantoin?
- an anti-infective used to treat or prevent infections of the urinary tract
- What type of drug is Acyclovir?
- an antiviral used to treat shingles, chickenpox, or genital herpes
- What type of drug is Ampicillin?
- a penicillin-like antibiotic
- What type of drug is Cerufoxime Axetil?
- a cephalosporin antibiotic
- What type of drug is Cefprozil Monohydrate?
- a cephalosporin antibiotic
- What type of drug is Cefaclor?
- a cephalosporin antibiotic
- What type of drug is Cephalexin?
- a cephalosporin antibiotic
- What type of drug is Clarithromycin?
- a macrolide antibiotic
- What type of drug is Suflisoxazole?
- a sulfa antibiotic
- What type of drug is Zidovudine?
- an antiviral protease inhibitor
- What type of drug is Nystatin?
- a fungicidal, fungistatic agent
- What type of drug is Teteracycline?
- a bacteriostatic antibiotic
- What type of drug contains the stem -bactam in the word?
- beta-lactamase inhibitors, a type of antibiotic
- What type of drug contains the stem -leukin in the word?
- interleukin-2 derivatives, a hormone of the immune system
- What type of drug contains the stem -mab in the word?
- monoclonal antibodies
- What type of drug contains the stem -mantadine in the word?
- antivirals
- What type of drug contains the stem -monam in the word?
- monobactam antibiotics
- What type of drug contains the stem -mycin in the word?
- antibiotics
- What type of drug contains the stem -oxacin in the name?
- antibiotics
- What type of drug contains the stem -sulfa in the name?
- antibiotics