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15 Cards in this Set
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Neosporin (bacitracin, neomycin, and polymyxin B) |
Inhibits and kills staph or strep organism (+) Treatment and prevention of minor skin wounds |
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Mupirocin (bactroban) |
Indication: impetigo, infected skin lesions, inhibits protein synthesis. |
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Silver sufadiazine (silvadene) |
Prevention and treatment of infection in partial and full thickness burns. Increases potential for drug absorption due to impairment of the skin |
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Antifungal agents |
Meds: clotrimazole (lotrimin) Minconazole (monistat) Nystatin (mycostatin) Affects synthesis of fungal cell wall. |
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Ectoparasiticidal drugs (scabies and lice) |
OTC: pyrethrins with piperonyl bitoxide (RID) Permethrin 1% (Nix) RX: Permethrin cream 5% (elimite) Crotamiton (eurax) Malathion (ovide) |
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Skin prep |
Isopropyl alcohol Povidone-iodine (betadine) Chlorhexidine (hibiclens) |
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Sulfonamides |
MOA: bacteriostatic and focus acid inhibitors. Indication: broad spectrum organisms, UTI, pneumocystis jirovecii. |
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Beta-lactate antibiotics (penicillin, cephalosporins, and carbapenems |
MOA: PCN binding protein sites inside bac. Wall. Inhibit bac. Wall cell synthesis. Indication: gram (+) organism |
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Macrolides: azithromycin (zithromax), clarithromycin (biaxin), and erythromycin |
MOA: protein synthesis inhibitor. Indication: group A beta-hemolytic strep., Lyme's disease. Gastric ulcers, STI. Interactions: carbamazepines, digoxin, warfarin |
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Tetracycline and doxycycline |
MOA: protein synthesis inhibitors Indication: gram (+) and (-) , STIs, acne. Contraindicated: pregnancy, breast feed, children <8 Interactions: antacids, dairy, enthral feedings, iron products |
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Aminoglycosides: gentamycin and neomycin |
MOA: protein synthesis inhibitor Indication: serious gram (-) infection, bacterial endocarditis gram (+) Contraindicated: pregnancy and breast feeding. Interactions: nephrotoxic drugs,loop diuretics |
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Quinolones: ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin |
MOA: alters DNA by interfering with gyrase and topoisomerase enzymes. Indication: gram (-), cystic fibrosis resp. Infection. ADE: ruptured tendons (black box warning), thrush. |
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Clindamycin (cleocin) |
MOA: protein synthesis inhibitors Indication: gram (+) bacteria, pseudomembranous colitis |
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Metronidazole (flagyl) |
MOA: inhibits DNA synthesis Indication: anaerobic ABD and GYN infections. Interactions: alcohol |
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Vancomycin |
MOA: adheres to bacterial cell wall producing death. -trough levels ADE : red man syndrome |
