Anti-infective Flashcards
(23 cards)
What kind of drug commonly has -micin or -mycin as a suffix?
Aminoglycoside antibiotics
What kind of drug commonly has the suffix -penem?
Carbapenem antibiotics
How are aminoglycoside antibiotics administered?
orally, intramuscularly, and intravenously
How are carbapenem antibiotics administered?
intramuscularly or intravenously
What kind of drug commonly has the prefixes -cef or -ceph?
Cephalosporin antibiotics
How are cephalosporin antibiotics administered?
orally, intramuscularly, and intravenously
What kind of drug commonly has the suffix -floxacin?
fluoroquinolone antibiotics
How are fluoroquinolone antibiotics administered?
orally or intravenously
What kind of drug commonly has the suffix -thromycin?
macrolide antibiotics
How are macrolide antibiotics administered?
orally or intravenously
What are bacteriostatic drugs?
Drugs that inhibit the growth of bacteria, but doesn’t kill them
What kind of drug is sulfadiazine?
bacteriostatic antibiotic
What kind of drug commonly has the suffix -cycline?
Tetracycline antibiotics
How are tetracycline antibiotics administered?
orally, intravenously, and intramuscularly
What kind of drug is clotrimazole?
topical antiyeast
What kind of drug is miconazole?
topical antiyeast
What kind of drug is nystatin?
topical antiyeast
What are topical antiyeast drugs used to treat?
thrush
What kind of drugs treat HIV and AIDS?
antiretroviral drugs
What kind of drug commonly has the suffix -navir?
protease inhibitor drugs
What is dronabinol used to treat?
AIDS wasting syndrome
What is megestrol used to treat?
AIDS wasting syndrome
What is somatropin used to treat?
AIDS wasting syndrome
