Antimicrobials

Question 1

Aminoglycoside; First produced, so LOTS of microbial resistance has been acquired

Answer 1

Streptomycin (category) What else?

Question 2

Benzylpenicillin - Archetype

Answer 2

Penicillin G

Question 2

Cefotan - 2nd Generation Cephalosporin

Answer 2

Cefotetan

Question 3

Cefuroxime

Answer 3

Ceftin - 2nd Generation Cephalosporin

Question 3

Ceftin - 2nd Generation Cephalosporin

Answer 3

Cefuroxime

Question 3

Often used if allergic to penicillin; Reserved for use in MRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staph epidermidis (MRSE) and enterococcal infections

Answer 3

What is Vancomycin used for?

Question 4

Neomycin (category); Where is it applied?

Answer 4

Aminoglycoside; Applied only topically (too nephrotoxic)

Question 6

Carbenicillin

Answer 6

Geocillin - Antipseudomonal Penicillin

Question 7

What two drugs can be made with Clavulonic Acid?

Answer 7

Augmentin (CA and amoxicillin) and Timentin (CA and ticarcillin)

Question 8

Dynapen - Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Answer 8

Dicloxacillin

Question 9

Amikin - Aminoglyocoside; least microbial resistance (also most expensive!)

Answer 9

Amikacin

Question 10

Amikacin

Answer 10

Amikin - Aminoglyocoside; least microbial resistance (also most expensive!)

Question 10

Geocillin - Antipseudomonal Penicillin

Answer 10

Carbenicillin

Question 10

Kefzol - 1st Generation Cephalosporin

Answer 10

Cefazolin

Question 12

What are the 2 broad-spectrum penicillins?

Answer 12

Ampicillin and Amoxicillin

Question 13

Nallpe - Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Answer 13

Nafcillin

Question 14

Ampicillin and Amoxicillin

Answer 14

What are the 2 broad-spectrum penicillins?

Question 15

Piperacillin

Answer 15

Piperacil - Antipseudomonal Penicillin

Question 15

Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Answer 15

Oxacillin - just category

Question 16

Dicloxacillin

Answer 16

Dynapen - Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Question 17

Ticar - Antipseudomonal Penicillin

Answer 17

Ticarcillin

Question 17

Nebcin - Aminoglycoside - mid-level microbial resistance

Answer 17

Tobramycin

Question 18

Aminoglycoside; Applied only topically (too nephrotoxic)

Answer 18

Neomycin (category); Where is it applied?

Question 20

Tobramycin

Answer 20

Nebcin - Aminoglycoside - mid-level microbial resistance

Question 21

Piperacil - Antipseudomonal Penicillin

Answer 21

Piperacillin

Question 23

Cefoxitin

Answer 23

Mefoxin - 2nd Generation Cephalosporin

Question 25

Nafcillin

Answer 25

Nallpe - Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Question 27

Cefazolin

Answer 27

Kefzol - 1st Generation Cephalosporin

Question 28

Oxacillin - just category

Answer 28

Antistaphylococcal Penicillin

Question 29

Ticarcillin

Answer 29

Ticar - Antipseudomonal Penicillin

Question 30

Cefotetan

Answer 30

Cefotan - 2nd Generation Cephalosporin

Question 31

Augmentin (CA and amoxicillin) and Timentin (CA and ticarcillin)

Answer 31

What two drugs can be made with Clavulonic Acid?

Question 32

Streptomycin (category) What else?

Answer 32

Aminoglycoside; First produced, so LOTS of microbial resistance has been acquired

Question 33

Aminoglycoside - mid-level microbial resistance

Answer 33

Gentamicin (category) Resistance?

Question 35

Gentamicin (category) Resistance?

Answer 35

Aminoglycoside - mid-level microbial resistance

Question 36

Penicillin G

Answer 36

Benzylpenicillin - Archetype

Question 37

Mefoxin - 2nd Generation Cephalosporin

Answer 37

Cefoxitin

Question 38

What is Vancomycin used for?

Answer 38

Often used if allergic to penicillin; Reserved for use in MRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staph epidermidis (MRSE) and enterococcal infections