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MED 143
Antibiotics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Penicillin | Most common and lease toxic of the antibiotics |
| Penicillin was made from | Moldy bread and fruit |
| Cephalosporins | Broad-spectrum, Semisynthetic drugs |
| Cephalosiproins | chemically modifies penicillin sturcture |
| Generation | The next group in a medication class |
| Tetracyclines | First-broad-spectrum antibiotics |
| Tetracyclines are used for | Treatment of varies infections |
| Macrolides are | Bacteriostatic and bactericidal |
| Other names for Macrolides | Azithromycin( Zithromax), Clarithormycin (Biaxin), and Erythomycin |
| Aminoglycosides are | Potent bactericidal |
| Aminoglycosides are used | To treat only serious or life- threatening infrections |
| Aminoglycosides other names | Amikacin, Gentamicin, Tobramycin (Tobrex) |
| Tobramycin (Tobrex) | Used to treat pink eye |
| Aminoglycosides has | High incidence of toxic effects on the body systems and gram-negative bacteria |
| Sulfonamides other names | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim (Bactrim |
| Sulfonamides are | Bacteriostatic |
| Quinolones are | Broad-Spectrum, Synthetic antibiotics |
| Quinolones other name | Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) & Ofloxacin |
| Other antibiotics | Aztreonam (Azactam) |