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Antibiotics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| patients that shouldn't take tetracyclines | pregnant, nursing & < 8yrs |
| class of antibiotics that cause photosensitivity | tetracyclines |
| difference between prophylactic & therapeutic | prophylactics prevent disease beforehand & therapeutics treat what the PT has |
| opportunistic infxns | TB, MAC & PCP |
| antibiotic combos that resist destruction by penicillinase | Unipen, Dynapen & Tegopen |
| why monitor aminoglycoside patients | to decrease risk of ototoxicity & nephrotoxicity |
| infxns sulfonamides treat | UTI & otis |
| malaria Tx | Malarone & Aralen |
| AIDs Tx | AZT + 3TC + NVP |
| ketoconazole | Nizoral (antifungal) (candidiasis Tx) |
| naficillin | Unipen (penicillin/antibiotic) (endocarditis Tx) |
| amoxicillin | Amoxil (penicillin/antibiotic) (sinusitis Tx) |
| aztreonam | Azactam (misc. antibiotic) (septicemia) |
| cefuroxime | Ceftim (2nd gen. cephalosporin) (early Lyme disease) |
| cefazolin | Ancef (1st gen. cephalosporin) (respiratory tract infxns) |
| gentamicin | Garamycin (aminoglycoside) (septicemia) |
| amphotericin B | Fungizone (antifungal) (CNS infxn) |
| clindamycin | Cleocin (antibiotic) (pelvic inflammatory disease) |
| fluconazole | Diflucan (antifungal) (candiasis Tx) |
| acyclovir | Zovirax (antiretroviral protease inhibitor) |
| isoniazid | INH (TB Tx) |
| ethambutol | Myambutol (TB Tx) |
| ganiciclovir | Cytovene (antiviral) (CMV renitis Tx) |
| valacyclovir | Valtrex (antiviral) (herpes zoster) |
| lamivudine | Epivir (antiretroviral) (HIV) |
| zidovudine | Retrovir (antiretroviral) (HIV) |
| stavudine | Zerit (antiretroviral) (HIV) |
| levofloxacin | Levaquin (quinolone) (pneumonia) |
| ciprofloxacin | Cipro (quinolone) (urinary tract infxn) |
| ticarcillin + clavulanate potassium | Timentin (extended spectrum penicillin) (urinary tract infxn) |
| amoxicillin + clavulanate potassium | Augmentin (penicillin antibiotic) (sinusitis) |
| ceftazidime | Fortaz (3rd gen. cephalosporin) |
| azithromycin | Zithromax (macrolide) (acute otitis media) |
| doxycycline | Doryx (tetracycline (chlamydia) |
| nitrofurantoin | Macrodantin (misc. antiinfective) (urinary tract infxn) |
| sulfacetamide | Bleph-10 (sulfonamide) (conjunctivitis) |
| cegtriaxone | Rocephin (3rd gen. cephalosporin) (otis media) |
| metronidazole | Flagyl (amebicide) |
| imipenem + cilastin | Primaxin (misc. related antibiotic) |
| clotrimazole | Lotrimin (antifungal) |
| tobramycin | Tobrex (aminoglycoside) |
| clarithromycin | Biaxin (macrolide) |
| sulfamethoxazole + trimethroprim | Bactrim |