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Brand - Amoxicillin

Generic - Amoxil, Trimox

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Ampicillin

Generic - Principen

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Dicloxacilin, Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Penicillin Vit K
Generic - Pen-Vee K

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Piperacillin, Ticarcillin

Generic - Ticar

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Penicillin

  • given for Gram+
  • Watch for allergies and clean trays after counting
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Brand - Cefaclor

Generic - Ceclor

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Cefazolin, Cefdinir

Generic - Omnicef

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Cefprozil

Generic - Cefzil

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Ceftazidime

Generic - Fortaz, Ceptaz, Tazicef

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Ceftraxone

Generic - Rocephin

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Cefuroxime

Generic - Ceftin

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Cephalosporin

- PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN

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Brand - Amikacin

Generic - Amikin

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Gentamicin, Kanamycin

Generic - Kantrexx

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Neomycin

Generic - Neosporin

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Streptomycin, tobramycin

Generic - TobraDex

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Amioglycosides

  • requires Peak and Troph labs
  • Watch for Renal and Ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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Brand - Azithromycin

Generic - Zithromax

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Macrolides

  • watch for GI distress and prone t C-diff
  • Side effects Prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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Brand - Clarithromycin

Generic - Biaxin

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Macrolides

  • watch for GI distress and prone t C-diff
  • Side effects Prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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Brand - Erythromycin

Generic - E-mycin

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Macrolides

  • watch for GI distress and prone t C-diff
  • Side effects Prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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Brand - Doxcycline

Generic - Periostat, Vibramycin

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Tetracycline

  • Photosensitivities; damaging to bone
  • avoid with milk, antacids or magnesium due lack of absorption
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy and children under 8
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Brand - Tetracycline

Generic - Sumycin

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Tetracycline

  • Photosensitivities; damaging to bone
  • avoid with milk, antacids or magnesium due lack of absorption
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy and children under 8
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Brand - Ciprofloxacin

Generic - Cipro

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
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Brand - Gemiflocacin

Generic - Factive

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis)
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Brand - Levofloxacin

Generic - Levaquin

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
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Brand - Lomefloxacin

Generic - Maxaquin

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
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Brand - Moxifloxacin

Generic - Avelox

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Fluroquinolones

  • SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive
  • Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
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Brand - Norfloxacin | Generic - Noroxin
Fluroquinolones - SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive - Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis)
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Brand - Ofloxacin | Generic - Floxin
Fluroquinolones - SE: Achilles’ tendon rupture and photosensitive - Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis
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Brand - Rifampin | Generic - Rifadin, Rimactane
Rifamycin derivates | - given for TB
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Brand - Rifaximin | Generic - Xifaxan
Rifamycin derivates | - given for TB
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Brand - Rifabutin | Generic - Mycobutin
Rifamycin derivates | - Given for TB
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Brand - Cephalexin | Generic - Keflex
Cephalosporin | - PCN alternative unless anaphylactic reaction to PCN
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Brand - Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim | Generic - SMZ-TMP, Bactria, Septra
Sulfonamides+trimethoprim | - Sulfa drugs
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Brand - Daptomycin | Generic - Cubicin
Glycopeptide | - hearing loss (ototoxicity)
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Brand - Vancomycin | Generic - Vancocin
Glycopeptide | - hearing loss (ototoxicity)
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What is the suffix for the the Penicillin class?
-cillin
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What is the prefix for the Cephalosporin class?
Cef- or Ceph-
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What is the suffix for the Aminoglycoside class?
-mycin or -micin
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What is the suffix of the Fluroquinolone class?
-floxacin
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What is important to know/watch for in Penicillin?
- Watch for allergies | - Clean trays after counting
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What might be a side effect in Glycopeptides?
Ototoxicity (hearing loss)
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What are the labs needed to be run for Aminoglycosides?
- Peak and Troph labs
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What do you need to watch for (potential side effects) in Aminoglycosides?
Renal (kidney) and ototoxicity (tinnitus 1st sign)
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What do you need to watch for/potiental side effect of Macrolides?
- Watch for GI distress and C-diff | - side effect: prolonged QT interval (arrhythmia)
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What is the suffix of the Macrolide class?
-thromycin
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What do you need to watch/know about Tetracyclines?
- Photosensitive - Damaging to bone - Avoid milk, antacids and magnesium bc of lack of absorption - Contraindicated in Pregnancy and children under 8
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What do you need to watch/know about Fluroquinolones?
- Achilles’ tendon rupture - photosensitive - Contraindicated in pregnancy, children and Myasthenia Gravis

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