Final exam Flashcards
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Azithromycin brand name
Zithromax, Z-pak
Azithromycin class
Macrolide antibiotic
Azithromycin dosage form
tablet and powder for oral suspension
Azithromycin on-label
Acute infective exacerbation of COPD, skin or tissue infection; Bacterial sinusitis; Chancroid, nongonococcal cervicitis; Community-acquired pneumonia; Sexually transmitted infections; Streptococcal pharyngitis
Azithromycin off-label
Traveler’s dirrhea
Azithromycin BBW
None
Azithromycin CI
Hypersensitivity to macrolides or ketolide antibiotic
Azithromycin adverse effects
Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
Clarithromycin brand name
Biaxin
Clarithromycin class
Macrolide antibiotic
Clarithromycin dosage form
tablet, suspension and ER
Clarithromycin on-label
Acute infective exacerbation of bronchitis; Community-acquired pneumonia; Disseminated infection due to M . avium-intracellulare; H. pylori GI tract infection; Streptococcal pharyngitis-group A; COPD, acute exacerbation
Clarithromycin off-label
Bacterial endocarditis prevention for high risk patients
Clarithromycin BBW
None
Clarithromycin CI
Hypersensitivity to any macrolide or ketolide antibiotic; concomitant colchicine, cisapride, pimozide, astemizole, terfenadine, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors metabolized by CYP3A4/5, history of cholestatic jaundice/hepatic dysfunction with use of clarithromycin, colchicine in renal or hepatic impairment
Clarithromycin adverse effects
taste disturbance
Erythromycin brand name
Erythrocin
Erythromycin class
Macrolide antibiotic
Erythromycin dosage form
capsule, tablet (DR), suspension
Erythromycin on-label
Bacterial infection
Erythromycin off-label
Chlamydia trachoma’s infections, uncomplicated; Nongonococcal urethritis
Erythromycin BBW
None
Erythromycin CI
Concurrent use with ergotamine, terfenadine, astemizole, lovastatin, simvastatin, cisapride
Erythromycin adverse effects
Diarrhea