Administration Flashcards
PCN G
IV and IM, q4-6
PCN VK
PO, 3-4x a day
Dicloxacillin
PO
Nafcillin/Oxacillin
IV only
say NO to IV’s because they hurt
Ampicillin
PO or IV
think of emo rock band. sing by mouth and slit wrists to draw blood
Amoxicillin
PO
*Neo takes red pill or blue pill, and he shoots guns
Augmentin
PO
Unasyn (ampicillin/Sulbactam)
IM or IV
Pip/Taz
IV
Cephalexin (Keflex)
PO
Cefazolin (Ancef)
IM and IV
*the way actin and myosin move is similar to ants
*think of ants moving in a line like an IV
Cefadroxil
PO
2nd gen cephalosporins
PO, IV, IM
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
IM, IV
*axe is thrown into muscle, blood comes out
Cefdinir/Cefixime
PO
*eat dinner by mouth
Cefepime
IV, IM
imagine lifting a pine tree, and then getting stabbed by a branch
Ceftaroline
IV only
this one treats everything and its last line so its only going to be hospital
Monobactams
Aztreonam
IM, IV, inhalation
*azTREoname (three)
Carbapenems
IV, IM
*think of katniss getting an IV in the aeroplane
Glycopeptides
Vancomycin
slow infusion MRSA
-oral for C diff.
Need Cr and weight to dose, and adjust based on trough levels
Aminoglycosides
Streptomycin
Gentamicin
IM, IV
BBW: otoxicity, nephrotoxicity, pregnancy category D, paralysis
*think of bloodletting in the black plague (parenteral only)
Tetracyclines
Doxycycline
12 and under yrd old d/t tooth discoloration
Pregnancy or nursing mothers
Erythromycin
oral, topical, 500mg q6hrs
*corn is edible, and imagine the red all over hands (topical)
Azithromycin
oral or IV, higher dose PO for gonococcal