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Antibiotics
Question | Answer |
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What classes of antibiotics are B-lactams? | Penicillins & Cephalosporins |
Do B-lactams tend to have longer or shorter 1/2 lives? | Shorter, except Ceftriaxone |
Which Penicillins are "natural" penicillins? | Penicillin G (iv) or VK (po) |
Nafcillin & Oxacillin | Penicillinase Resistant "Anti-Staphylococcal" IV |
Dicloxicillin & Cloxacillin | Penicillinase Resistant "Anti-Staphylococcal" PO |
Penicillin - Beta-lactamase inhibitor | Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid = Augmentin |
Penicillin - Beta-lactamase inhibitor | Ampicillin - sulbactam = Unasyn |
Penicillin - beta-lactamase inhibitor | Piperacillin - tazobactam = Zosyn |
Penicillin - beta-lactamase inhibitor | Ticarcillin - clavulanic acid = Timentin |
Cephalosporin – 1st gen. | Cephalexin = Keflex |
Ceph – 2nd gen. | Cefuroxime = Zinacef, Ceftin |
Ceph – 3rd gen | Cefixime = Suprax |
Ceph – 3rd gen | Ceftazidime = Fortaz |
Ceph – 3rd gen | Ceftriaxone = Rocephin |
Ceph – 4th gen | Cefepime= Maxipime |
Carbapenem - dehydropeptidase-1 inhibitor | Imipenem - cilastatin = Primaxin |
Carbapenem | Doripenem = Doribax |
Carbapenem | Ertapenem = Invanz |
Carbapenem | Meropenem = Merrem |
Monobactam | Aztreonam = Azactam |
Glycopeptide | Vancomycin = Vancocin |
Lipopeptide | Daptomycin = Cubicin |
Oxazolidinone | Linezolid = Zyvox |
Lincosamide | Clindamycin = Cleocin |
Macrolide | Azithromycin = Zithromax |
Macrolide | Clarithromycin = Biaxin |
Ketolide | Telithromycin = Ketek |
Tetracycline | Doxycycline = Vibramycin, Doryx |
Folate antagonists | Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole = Bactrim, Septra |
Nitroimidazole | Metronidazole = Flagyl |
Fluoroquinolone | Ciprofloxacin = Cipro |
Fluoroquinolone | Ofloxacin = Floxin |
Fluoroquinolone | Levofloxacin = Levaquin |
Fluoroquinolone | Moxifloxacin = Avelox |