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Antibiotics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What classes of antibiotics are B-lactams? | Penicillins & Cephalosporins |
| Do B-lactams tend to have longer or shorter 1/2 lives? | Shorter, except Ceftriaxone |
| Which Penicillins are "natural" penicillins? | Penicillin G (iv) or VK (po) |
| Nafcillin & Oxacillin | Penicillinase Resistant "Anti-Staphylococcal" IV |
| Dicloxicillin & Cloxacillin | Penicillinase Resistant "Anti-Staphylococcal" PO |
| Penicillin - Beta-lactamase inhibitor | Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid = Augmentin |
| Penicillin - Beta-lactamase inhibitor | Ampicillin - sulbactam = Unasyn |
| Penicillin - beta-lactamase inhibitor | Piperacillin - tazobactam = Zosyn |
| Penicillin - beta-lactamase inhibitor | Ticarcillin - clavulanic acid = Timentin |
| Cephalosporin – 1st gen. | Cephalexin = Keflex |
| Ceph – 2nd gen. | Cefuroxime = Zinacef, Ceftin |
| Ceph – 3rd gen | Cefixime = Suprax |
| Ceph – 3rd gen | Ceftazidime = Fortaz |
| Ceph – 3rd gen | Ceftriaxone = Rocephin |
| Ceph – 4th gen | Cefepime= Maxipime |
| Carbapenem - dehydropeptidase-1 inhibitor | Imipenem - cilastatin = Primaxin |
| Carbapenem | Doripenem = Doribax |
| Carbapenem | Ertapenem = Invanz |
| Carbapenem | Meropenem = Merrem |
| Monobactam | Aztreonam = Azactam |
| Glycopeptide | Vancomycin = Vancocin |
| Lipopeptide | Daptomycin = Cubicin |
| Oxazolidinone | Linezolid = Zyvox |
| Lincosamide | Clindamycin = Cleocin |
| Macrolide | Azithromycin = Zithromax |
| Macrolide | Clarithromycin = Biaxin |
| Ketolide | Telithromycin = Ketek |
| Tetracycline | Doxycycline = Vibramycin, Doryx |
| Folate antagonists | Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole = Bactrim, Septra |
| Nitroimidazole | Metronidazole = Flagyl |
| Fluoroquinolone | Ciprofloxacin = Cipro |
| Fluoroquinolone | Ofloxacin = Floxin |
| Fluoroquinolone | Levofloxacin = Levaquin |
| Fluoroquinolone | Moxifloxacin = Avelox |