Primary Care Antibiotics Flashcards
(33 cards)
Tonsillitis / pharyngitis
Penicillin
Tonsillitis / pharyngitis with penicillin allergy
Clarithromycin
Sinusitis
Penicillin
Sinusitis with penicillin allergy
Doxycycline
Otitis media with otorrhoea
Amoxicillin
Otitis media with otorrhoea and penicillin allergy
Clarithromycin
Mild otitis externa
Acetic acid 2%
Moderate otitis externa
Sofradex® or Otomize®
CAP
Amoxicillin
CAP with penicillin allergy
Doxycycline
Acute exacerbation of COPD / acute cough / acute bronchitis
Amoxicillin
Acute exacerbation of COPD / acute cough / acute bronchitis with penicillin allergy
Doxycycline
Diverticulitis
Metronidazole + co-trimoxazole
UTI in catheterized patients or older adults
Co-trimoxazole or co-amoxiclav
Uncomplicated female lower UTI
Nitrofurantoin for 3 days
Male or female pylonephritis
Co-trimoxazole or co-amoxiclav
Uncomplicated male lower UTI
Nitrofurantoin for 7 days
Prostatitis if UTI likely
Ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin
Prostatitis if STI likely
Doxycycline
Chlamydia
Doxycycline
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Metronidazole + ofloxacin
Trichomoniasis / bacteria vaginosis
Metronidazole
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
Cellulitis with penicillin allergy
Doxycycline