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Pharm III

Module 1 Ch 7 & 8

TermDefinition
Antiinfective agents substances that act against or destroy infections
Antibacterial agents substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of bacteria
Antibiotic agents Chemical substances produced by microorganisms that have the capacity, in diluted solutions, to destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of organisms to prevent their action
Antimicrobial agents Substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of microorganisms
Antifungal agents Substances that destroy or suppress the growth or multiplication of fungi
Antiviral agents Substances that destroy or suppress the growth of multiplication of viruses
Bactericidal The ability to kill bacteria – this effect is irreversible
Bacteriostatic the ability to inhibit or retard the multiplication or growth of bacteria. This is a reversible process
Resistance (related to antibiotics) is the natural or acquired ability of an organisms to be immune to or to withstand the effects of an antiinfective agent.
Bacteroide species are a group of anaerobic bacteria that are commonly found in the human gut and play a significant role in digestion and the gut microbiome. They are part of the normal flora and help break down complex carbohydrates.
Natural Resistance occurs when an organism has always been resistant to an antimicrobial agent because of the bacteria’s normal properties
Acquired Resistance occurs when an organism that was previously sensitive to an antimicrobial agent becomes resistance
Penicillins (Antibacterial Drugs) penicillin V
Penicillins (Antibacterial Drugs) amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox)
Penicillins (Antibacterial Drugs) amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (Augmentin)
Cephalosporines cephalexin
Cephalosporines cefdinir (omnicef)
Tetracyclines tetracycline
Tetracyclines doxycycline
Tetracyclines doxycycline gel (Atridox)
Tetracyclines doxycycline capsules (Periostat)
Tetracyclines minocycline microspheres (Arestin)
Antibacterial Drug Clindamycin
Antibacterial Drug nitrofurantoin
Antibacterial/Antiprotozoal metronidazole
Fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin
Fluoroquinolone levofloxacin
Macrolides erythromycin
Macrolides clarithromycin
Macrolides azithromycin
Topical antibiotics nemoycin/polymyxin/bacitracin
Topical antibiotics mupirocin
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