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Antibiotics
Question | Answer |
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patients that shouldn't take tetracyclines | pregnant, nursing & < 8yrs |
class of antibiotics that cause photosensitivity | tetracyclines |
difference between prophylactic & therapeutic | prophylactics prevent disease beforehand & therapeutics treat what the PT has |
opportunistic infxns | TB, MAC & PCP |
antibiotic combos that resist destruction by penicillinase | Unipen, Dynapen & Tegopen |
why monitor aminoglycoside patients | to decrease risk of ototoxicity & nephrotoxicity |
infxns sulfonamides treat | UTI & otis |
malaria Tx | Malarone & Aralen |
AIDs Tx | AZT + 3TC + NVP |
ketoconazole | Nizoral (antifungal) (candidiasis Tx) |
naficillin | Unipen (penicillin/antibiotic) (endocarditis Tx) |
amoxicillin | Amoxil (penicillin/antibiotic) (sinusitis Tx) |
aztreonam | Azactam (misc. antibiotic) (septicemia) |
cefuroxime | Ceftim (2nd gen. cephalosporin) (early Lyme disease) |
cefazolin | Ancef (1st gen. cephalosporin) (respiratory tract infxns) |
gentamicin | Garamycin (aminoglycoside) (septicemia) |
amphotericin B | Fungizone (antifungal) (CNS infxn) |
clindamycin | Cleocin (antibiotic) (pelvic inflammatory disease) |
fluconazole | Diflucan (antifungal) (candiasis Tx) |
acyclovir | Zovirax (antiretroviral protease inhibitor) |
isoniazid | INH (TB Tx) |
ethambutol | Myambutol (TB Tx) |
ganiciclovir | Cytovene (antiviral) (CMV renitis Tx) |
valacyclovir | Valtrex (antiviral) (herpes zoster) |
lamivudine | Epivir (antiretroviral) (HIV) |
zidovudine | Retrovir (antiretroviral) (HIV) |
stavudine | Zerit (antiretroviral) (HIV) |
levofloxacin | Levaquin (quinolone) (pneumonia) |
ciprofloxacin | Cipro (quinolone) (urinary tract infxn) |
ticarcillin + clavulanate potassium | Timentin (extended spectrum penicillin) (urinary tract infxn) |
amoxicillin + clavulanate potassium | Augmentin (penicillin antibiotic) (sinusitis) |
ceftazidime | Fortaz (3rd gen. cephalosporin) |
azithromycin | Zithromax (macrolide) (acute otitis media) |
doxycycline | Doryx (tetracycline (chlamydia) |
nitrofurantoin | Macrodantin (misc. antiinfective) (urinary tract infxn) |
sulfacetamide | Bleph-10 (sulfonamide) (conjunctivitis) |
cegtriaxone | Rocephin (3rd gen. cephalosporin) (otis media) |
metronidazole | Flagyl (amebicide) |
imipenem + cilastin | Primaxin (misc. related antibiotic) |
clotrimazole | Lotrimin (antifungal) |
tobramycin | Tobrex (aminoglycoside) |
clarithromycin | Biaxin (macrolide) |
sulfamethoxazole + trimethroprim | Bactrim |