Drugs
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- quinolones
- a synthetic broad spectrum drug nuleic acid synthesis inhibitor, has minimal side effects beside abdominal pain. example is cipro
- Isoniazid
- a drug that acts along with rifamprin to fight mycobacterium
- trimethoprim
- a drug that acts along with sulfonamides to fight UTIs
- tetracycline
- a bacteriostatic protein synthesis inhibitor, broad spectrum, stains teeth, rash, increses sensitivity to light, and is used to promote growth in livestock
- polymixin B
- a topical drug that is able to disrupt the cell membrane by the detergent that they contain which destroys lipids
- chloramphenical
- a bacteriostatic protein synthesis inhibitor, broad spectrum, can lead to aplastic anemia in worst case scenarios, only used in life threatening situations
- vancomycin
- destroys the cell wall, IV, toxic, kidney damage, narrow spectrum, good for Methocyclin Resistant Staph aureus...now there are VISA and VRSA
- relenza and tamiflu
- drugs that help shorten the duration of Influenza A infection by preventing budding
- sulfonamides
- synthetic bacteriostatic folic acid inhibitor, broad spectrum, allergy, UTI, used with Trimethoprim.
- amantidine
- a synthetic antiviral, blocks Influenza A in its early stage of life cycle, can cause headache
- interferons
- synthetic antivirals, used against Hep C, side effects may include flulike symptoms
- bacitracin
- a topical cream that destroys the lipid membrane, inhibits microbes by inhibiting their cell wall
- Azidothymidine and dideoxycytidine
- synthetic antiviral drugs that drepresses bone marrow cells, blocks reverse transcriptase, used to fight HIV
- cephalosporin
- bacteriocidal by inhibiting the cell wall, narrow spectrum, works well in the CNS, allergy, somewhat resistant to penicillinase, if you experience a type I hypersensitivity to penicillin, you are likely to have an allergic reaction to this drug as well.
- ampicillin
- a broad spectrum penicillin
- Acyclovir
- blocks Herpes virus, and prevents DNA replication
- aminoglycosides
- a protein synthesis inhibitor, IV/IM, toxic
- rifamprin
- an antimycobacterial drug that inhibits nucleic acid synthesis, causes fever and rash, broad spectrum, used with Isoniazid...which is activated by mycobacterial enzymes
- streptomycin
- a bacteriocide by inhibiting protein synthesis, given only in life threatening situations
- erythromycin
- a bacteriocidal protein synthesis inhibitor, narrow spectrum, causes crazy diarrhea, nausea; and is used when pt is allergic to penicillin
- chloroquin
- a semi-synthetic antimalarial parasite drug, it is made from bark of a south american cinchona tree, little toxicity, and is concentrated in the RBC
- cipro
- an example of quinolones, it too is broad spectrum
- penicillin
- allergy, narrow spectrum, bacteriocidal by inhibiting the cell wall formation, V=oral, G=IM,
- amphotericin B
- a fungicide which inhibits the cell membrane. it is highly toxic, causes kidney damage, fever, and is used in life threatening systemic situations....ie. histoplasmosis
- methicillin
- a 2nd or thrird generation penicillin that is resistant to penicillinase