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Medication Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anti-Infectant Therapeutic Classes (7) | Antibacterials, Urinary Anti-Infectives, Antibiotics, Antifungals, Antiparasitic, Antitubercular, Antiviral |
| Antibacterial Classes (2) | Antibacterial sulfonamides (Sulfa Agents), other |
| Antibiotic Classes (7) | Penicillin, Cephalosporins, Quinolones, Macrolides, Ketolide, Tetracyclines, Glycylcyclines |
| Antiparasitic Classes (2) | Antihelminthics, Amebicides |
| Antiviral agents treat... (3) | Influenza, Herpes Virus, HIV and AIDS |
| Antiviral agents for HIV and AIDS (3) | Protease inhibitors, Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, Reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| Pencillins | -cillin Ex: Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Dicloxacillin |
| Cephalosporins | Ceph-, Cef- Ex: Cephalexin, Cefaclor, Cefdinir |
| Quinolones | -floxacin, -xacin Ex: Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, Cinoxacin |
| Macrolides | -thromycin Ex: Erythromycin, Azithromycin |
| Ketolide | Telithromycin (Ketek) |
| Tetracyclines | -cycline Ex: Tetracycline, Minocycline |
| Glycylcyclines | -cycline, -cin Ex: Tigecycline, Gentamicin, Tobramycin |
| Aminoglycosides | Glycylcyclines - Used in hospitals |
| Antifungals | -in, -zole, -ine Ex: Amphotericin, Ketoconazole, Terbinifine |
| Antivirals for the treatment of Influenza | -dine, -vir Ex: Amantadine, Zanamivir |
| Antivirals for the treatment of Herpes | -cyclovir Ex: Acyclovir, Famciclovir, Valacyclovir |