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Drug used for African sleeping sickness
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Suramin
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Drug used in Chagas disease
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Nifurtimox
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Cephalosporins NOT able to cross BBB
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Cefixime
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Cephalosporins able to cross the BBB
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Cefuroxime (2nd) generation, Ceftriaxone, and Ceftazidime
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Drug used for N. gonorrhea in females
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Ceftriaxone
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Cephalosporin causes kernicterus in neonates
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Ceftriaxone or cefuroxime
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SE of INH (2)
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Peripheral neuritis and hepatitis
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Aminoglycoside that is least ototoxic
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Streptomycin
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Drug used in exoerythrocytic cycle of malaria
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Primaquine
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Oral antibiotic of choice for moderate inflammatory acne
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Minocycline
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Drug of choice for leprosy (3)
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Dapsone, rifampin and clofazimine combination
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DOC for herpes and its MOA
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Acyclovir; incorporated into viral DNA and chain termination
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Anti-microbials that cause hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients
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Sulfonamides
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MOA of erythromycin
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Inhibition of protein synthesis at the 50s subunit of ribosome
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Anti-biotic frequently used for chronic UTI prophylaxis
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sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim
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Lactam that can be used in PCN allergic patients
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Aztreonam
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SE of imipenem
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Seizures
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Anti-viral with a dose limiting toxicity of pancreatitis
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Didanosine
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Sedative Hypnotics
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Common side effect of hypnotic agents
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Sedation
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Occurs when sedative hypnotics are used chronically or at high doses
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Tolerance
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The most common type of drug interaction of sedative hypnotics with other depressant medications
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Additive CNS depression
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Benzodiazepines used to promote sleep (3)
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Temazpam, triazolam, flurazepam
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Benzodiazepine used for anxiety
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alprazolam (Ativan)
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Non-benzodiazepine used as an anxiolytic
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buspirone (Buspar)
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Non-benzodiazepine used for sleep
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Zolpidem
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Major effect of benzodiazepines on sleep at high doses
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REM is decreased
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Neurologic SE of benzodiazepines
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Anterograde amnesia
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Reason benzos are used cautiously in pregnancy
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Ability to cross the placenta
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Main route of metabolism for benzodiazepines
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Hepatic
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Benzodiazepines that undergo extrahepatic conjugation (which are useful in older or hepatically impaired) (3)
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Lorazepam, oxazepam, and temazepam
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MOA for benzodiazepines
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increase the FREQUENCY of GABA-mediated chloride ion channel opening
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Antidote to benzodiazepine overdose (antagonist that reverses the CNS effects)
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Flumazenil
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Benzodiazepine with useful relaxant effects in skeletal muscle spasticity of central origin
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Diazepam
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Benzodiazepine that has efficacy against absence seizures and in anxiety states, such as agoraphobia
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Clonazepam
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Benzodiazepines that are the most effective in the treatment of panic disorder
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Alprazolam and Clonazepam
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Benzodiazepine that is used for anesthesia
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Midazolam
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DOC for status epilepticus
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diazepam (Valium)
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Longer acting benzodiazepines used in the management of withdrawal states of alcohol and other drugs
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Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and Diazepam (Valium)
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Benzodiazepines having active metabolites, long half lives, and a high incidence of adverse effects (4)
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diazepam (Valium), Flurazepam, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), and clorazepate
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Barbiturates
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Barbiturates may precipitate this hematologic condition
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Acute intermittent porphyria
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Barbiturates decrease the effectiveness of many other drugs via this pharmacokinetics property
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Liver enzyme INDUCTION
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Barbiturates MOA
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Increase the DURATION of GABA-mediated chloride ion channels
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Barbiturate used for the induction of anesthesia
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Thiopental
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Others
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Site of action for zaleplon and zolpidem
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Benzodiazepine receptor BZ1 (although do not have a benzodiazepine ring structure)
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Good hypnotic activity with less CNS SE than most benzodiazepines (2)
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zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata)
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Agent that is a partial agonist for the 5-HT1A receptor
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Buspirone
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Drug of choice for generalized anxiety disorder, NOT effective in acute anxiety
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Buspirone
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