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Aminoglycosides
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inhibition of protein synthesis | Aminoglycosides |
| Examples | Gentamicin, Amikacin, Streptomycin, Neomycin |
| Mode of action | Bactericidal. Activity enhanced by agents interfere with cell wall synthesis. …….. |
| Route | IM, IV |
| Pharmacokinetics | Poorly absorbed from GIT, Penetration into csf is poor, Negligible binding to albumin, Excreted via kidneys, Bacterial killing is concerntration depending, |
| Antibacterial activity | Staphylococcus, Aerobic gram negative including enterobactericea |
| Adverse effects | Dose related, High risk in renal impairment, dehydration or nephrotoxic drugs are co administered. |
| Adverse effects | Ototoxicity, Nephrotoxicity, Neuromuscular blockade, |
| Uses | Gram - bacillary infections , Bacterial endocarditis , Tuberculosis , tularaemia, plague, brucellosis, As topical applications. |
| Gentamycin | Active against gram - , E.coli, enterobacter, klebsiella, proteus, paeudomonas aeruginosa |
| Indications of gentamicin | Septicemia n neonatal sepsis, Billiary tract infections , Acute pyelonephritis or prostatis, Endocarditis , Pneumonia in hospital patients , Adjunct in listerial meningitis |
| Route | IM or IV |
| Unwanted effects | Nephrotoxicity , Irreversible ototoxicity |
| Tobramycin | Very simillar to gentamicin in pharmacokinetic and antibacterial properties. |
| Superior activity against | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Uses | Bacteremia, Osteomyelitis, Pneumonia |
| Route | IM, IV injection |
| Amikacin | Broadest antimicrobial activity bcz it resists the aminoglycoside inactivating enzymes. |
| Route | IM or IV |
| Netilmicin | Semisynthetic aminoglycoside |
| Neomycin | Broad spectrum. Topical application for skin, eye, ear. |
| Framycetin | Simillar to neomycin in use and toxicity. |
| Streptomycin | Used in gentamicin resistant enterococcal endocarditis, tularemia, plague, multiple drug resistant tuberculosis. Given as IM injection. |
| Septinomycin | Aminocyclitol antibiotic. Structurally realted to aminoglycosides. Acts by selectively inhibiting protein synthesis in gram negative organisms. Bacteriostatic. Use to treat gonorrhea who are allergic to penicillin. IM injection . |