Cell Membrane Agents Flashcards
(28 cards)
Drugs that end in -floxacin belong to what group?
Fluoroquinolones
gentamicin, neomycin and kanamycin belong to what group?
aminoglycosides
What group do minocycline and doxycycline belong to?
Long acting tetracyclines
What group do erythromycin, tylosin, and tilmicosin belong to?
macrolides
What group do nitrofurantoin, furazolidone, and nitrofurazone belong to?
nitrofurans
How are trimethaprim and ormetoprim used?
Add to sulfonamides to make them bactericidal
What drug, if used in food animals, can cause a practitioner to lose their license?
chloramphenicol
What group can cause yellowing of the teeth if given to young animals who’s adult teeth have not yet erupted?
tetracyclines
What sulfonamide drugs are given because they produce anti inflammatory effects in the colon?
sulfasalazine
What is the only amino glycoside that can be given orally?
neomycin
What group of antimicrobials is associated with KCS?
sulfonamides / sulfa drugs
What is the lincosamide drug that works well with anaerobic bacteria but is more commonly used for deep pyoderma and abscesses?
Clindamycin
What antimicrobial is affective against Giardia but can cause neurological SE?
metronidazole
Suppression of bone marrow production of blood cells is what?
Myelosuppression
What is pus producing bacteria called?
Pyogenic
What group of antimicrobials works by inactivating enzymes that are involved with the bacterial synthesis of folic acid?
sulfonamides
What group of antimicrobials do we want to avoid giving to dogs that are large breed and young, rapid growing?
fluoroquinolones
What is added with neomycin and polymyxic B to make triple ABx?
bacitracin
What drugs have adverse SE that include ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity?
aminoglycosides
What is the real name for KCS
Keratin conjunctiva sicca
What antimicrobial causes red colored tears, saliva, and urine?
rifampin
Why should you use gloves when applying furazolidone or nitrofurazone?
Believed to have cancer causing SE
What are the SE of of the sulfonamides?
Crystals in urine, hives, anorexia, KCS, blood imbalances, increased salivation in cats
Are sulfonamides bacteriacidal or -static?
-static; unless trimethoprim and ormetoprim are used = -cidal
