Antibiotics advantages/ disadvantages Flashcards
1
Q
amoxicillin
A
\+cheap \+suspesnion has better taste than penicillin \+well tolerated \+pregancy class B -narrow spectrum -inferior cure rates for UTIs -resistance is common
2
Q
amoxicillin/clavulanate
A
+ bprad pectrum, covers B frag
- does not cover CAPES
- more GI side effects than amoxicillin
- more expensive
3
Q
trimethprim/sulfamethoxazole
A
\+covers H PEKCES \+cheap \+covers CA-MRSA \+PO -photosensitivity -current increased in E.Coli Resistance, does not cover pseudomonas -Does not cover st. pyogenes -hypersensitivity/rash -nephrotoxicity -bone marrow suppression
4
Q
doxycycline
A
\+covers H.influ, moraxella, S. Pneumo \+cheap, PO \+well tolerated \+good bioavailability \+covers atypicals, s.pneumo, h.flu -not for pediatric patients -limited published data
5
Q
tigecycline
A
+active against MRSA
+broad coverage
-expensive
-poorly tolearted
6
Q
azithromycin
A
+suspension taste better than penicillin
+short course
+broad spectrum
-more expensive
7
Q
clarithromycin
A
+broader spectrum
- drug drug interactions
- more expensive
8
Q
erythromycin
A
+for penacillin allergic patients
- poor GI tolerance
- drug interatctions
9
Q
cefuroxime
A
+good coverage of H.influ, moraxella
+ok coverage for S. pneumo
-expensive
10
Q
cephalexin
A
+safe in pregnancy
-expensive
11
Q
cefpodoxime
A
+good coverage of H.influ, moraxella
+ok coverage for S. pneumo
-expensive
12
Q
levofloxacin
A
\+broadest spectrum of fluroquinolones \+covers pseudomonas aeroginosa \+well tolerated \+good bioavailability -DDIs: cations and p450 -not for pediatrics -expensive -increasing resistance of E. Coli
13
Q
moxifloxacin
A
\+well tolerated \+good bioavailability -DDI's: cations and P450 -does not cover pseudomonas -does not concentrate well in the urine -not for pediatrics -expensive -increasing resistance of E.Coli
14
Q
penicillin VK
A
+narrowest spectrum
+cheap
15
Q
penicillin G benzathine
A
+good if compliance a problem
-IM painful