Block 12 Flashcards
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Drug to prevent malaria caused by vivax
Chloroquine
Drug(s) to treat malaria caused by vivax
Chloroquine +/-primaquine
- use primaquine if in liver stages
Drug to prevent malaria caused by falciparum
Mefloquine
Drug(s) to treat malaria caused by falciparum
Quinine + doxycycline
3 protozoal infections treated with metronidazole
- giardiasis
- e. Histolytica
- trichomoniasis
Drugs to treat protozoal infection: toxoplasmosis
Pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine
drugs to treat nematodes
- albendazole and mebendazole
- pyrantel
- ivermectin
Nematode MOA: inhibit microtuble synthesis and decrease glucose uptake
Albendazole and mebendazole
DOC for pinworms
Albendazole and mebendazole
Nematode MOA: Nm agonist, act like SCh, and cause paralysis
Pyrantel
Nematode MOA: GABA agonist, hyperpolarization of nerves and muscles
Ivermectin
DOC for onchocerciasis
Ivermectin
What is onchocerciasis
River blindness
Drug for trematodes and cestodes
Praziquantel
MOA: increase Ca permeability, causing contractions, leading to paralysis of worm
Praziquantel
Fungal MOA: inhibit squalene epoxidase, which inhibits ergosterol synthesis
Terbinafine
Does terbinafine treat systemic or superficial fungal infections
Superficial
Only fungal drug that affects cell wall
Fungin’s
Fungal MOA: binds to ergosterol and forms pores
Ampho B
Synergism for fungal infections
Ampho B + flucytosine
Adverse effects of ampho B
- flushing
- bone marrow suppression
- nephrotoxic
Fungal MOA: makes 5dUMP which inhibits thymine synthesis (which inhibits DNA synthesis)
Flucytosine
Fungal MOA: blocks C1,4 a-demethylase which causes lanosterol to accumulate
Azoles
DOC for candidas and cryptococcus meningitis
Fluconazole