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pharmtech4.5
antibiotics
| generic | Brand |
|---|---|
| lovofloxacin | Levaquin (quinolone) |
| ciprofloxacin (PO) | Cipro (quinolone) |
| nystatin | Mycostatin (antifungal) |
| pyrethrin | RID (pediculicide) |
| mebendazole | Vermox (anthelmintic) |
| chloroquine phosphate | Aralen (antimalaria) |
| pyrazinamide | PZA (TB prophylactic) |
| ketoconazole | Nizoral (antifungal) |
| sparfloxacin | Zagan (quinolone) |
| undecylenic acid + derivatives | Desenex (antifungal) |
| ofloxacin | Floxin (quinolone) |
| fluconazole | Diflucan (antifungal) |
| isoniazid | INH (TB prophylactic) |
| lindane | Kwell (pediculicide) |
| ethambutol | Myambutol (TB prophylactic) |
| ciprofloxacin (OPTH) | Ciloxan (quinolone) |
| amphotericin B | Fungizone (antifungal) |
| itraconazole | Sporanox (antifungal) |
| some drugs used prophylactically for TB | rifampin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide |
| some drugs used for retreatment of TB | cycloserine, ethionamide, PAZ |
| B vitamin given to patients being treated for TB & why? | pyridoxine (B6); to decrease risk of peripheral neuritis |
| where TB occurs in the body | respiratory system, muscles & lymphatic system |
| Can having an active case of TB protect you from future TB infections? | NO |
| How is leprosy transmitted? Is it easily contagious? | transmitted through respiratory droplets; not highly contagious because 95% of people are immune. |
| some methods by which malaria is trasmitted | mosquito bite & contaminated needles |
| antifungal drug administered by "swish & swallow" method; for what infection? | nystatin; thrush |
| places in the body where the malaria organism can be found | liver & RBCs |
| a drug used to treat leprosy | Dapsone |
| types of people who are at high risk to develop TB | HIV patients, immunocompromised patients & homeless |
| drug usually used to treat MAC | ethambutol |
| some drugs used to treat vaginal yeast infections | miconazole, clotrimazole & nystatin |
| troche (definition & antifungal RX available in this form) | solid oral dosage form in a flavored base intended to be slowly dissolved in the mouth; clotrimazole |
| pediculosis | disease state of pedicule infestation |
| mycosis | infectious disease caused by fungi |
| mycobacteria | very slow growing bacteria with a waxy exterior |
| cinchonism | toxicity produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears & vertigo |
| Why is a laxative given to a patient undergoing treatment to remove worms? | to cleanse the colon |
| some conditions/types of patients that would result in the development of fungal infections | gymn, public pool, immunocompromised patients |
| a antifungal drug available in liposomal or lipid complex form | amphotericin B |
| mechanism of action of quinolone antibiotics | interferes with DNA gyrase |
| some quinolones used to treat eye infections | Ciloxan, Chibroxin & Quixin |
| instructions for Kwell lotion | leave on for 12° |
| cycloserine | Seromycin (TB retreatment) |
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