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Protein synthesis inhibitors

MOA

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  • MOA: Bind to and interfere w/ ribosomes
  • Mostly bacteriostatic
  • Bacterial ribosome (70S) differs form mammalian (80S) but closely resembles mammalian mitochondrial ribosome
Tetracyclines
Glycylcyclines
Aminoglycosides
Macrolides
Chloramphenical 
Clindamycin
Streptogramins
Linezolid
Mupirocin
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Tetracyclines

MOA

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Doxycycline, Minocycline, Tetracycline
- Broad spectrum
- bacteriostatic
- activity against manyaerobic and anaerobic Gram +ve and Gram -ve organisms
MOA:
Binds reversibly to 30S subunit of ribosome, preventing binding of amioacyl tRNA

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Tetracyclines resistance

clinical applications

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  • Widespread resistance (usually plasmid mediated)
  • Most common use= severe acne and rosacea
  • Used in empiric therapy of community-acquired pneumonia (outpatients)
  • Can be used for infections of respiratory tract, sinuses, middle ear, urinary tract and intestines
  • syphilis (patients allergic to penicillin)
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Tetracyclines

clinical applications DOC

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DOC for:
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Lyme disease
Cholera
Anthrax prophylaxis
Rickettsia (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, typhus)
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Tetracyclines
clinical applications
- used in combination for

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H. pylori eradication
Malaria prophylaxis and treatment
Treatment of plague, tularemia, brucellosis

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tetracyclines PK

Excretion?

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  • Variable oral absorption (decreased by divalent and trivalent cat ions e.g Ca+2, Mg+2, Fe+2)
  • Doxycycline (lipid soluble)= preferred for parenteral admin. and good choice for STD’s and prostatitis
  • Minocycline = reaches high concentrations in all secretions (useful for eradication of meningococcal carrier state)
  • Concentrate in liver, kidney, spleen and skin

Excreted primarily in urine except doxycycline (primarily via bile)

TERATOGENIC-all cross placenta and are excreted into breast milk (FDA category D)

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tetracyclines AE/CI

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  • Discoloration and hypoplasia of teeth, stunting of growth (generally avoided in pregnancy and not given in children under 8y)
  • Fatal hepatotoxicity (in pregnancy, with high doses patients with hepatic insufficiency)
  • PHOTOSENSITIZATION
  • dizziness vertigo (esp. doxycyline and minocycline)
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Glycylcyclines

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Tigecycline
- structurally similar to tetracyclines

Antibacterial spectrum
- Broad-spectrum against multidrug-resistant Gram positive, some gram-negative and anaerobic organisms

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Glycylcyclines clinical applications

BLACK BOX WARNING

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Treatment of complicated skin, sorft tissue and intra abdominal infections.

BB warning: Increased risk of mortality has been observed with tigecycline compared with other abs when used to treat serious infections.

FDA recommends considering the use of alternative antimicrobials when treating patients w/ serious infections.

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Gycylcyclines PK/AE

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IV only
primarily bilary/fecal elimination
well tolerated
AE similar tetracyclines

CI: pregnancy and children

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Aminoglycosides

Drugs used?

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"TANGS"
Amikacin, 
gentamicin,
Tobramycin, 
Streptomycin, 
Neomycin
- Bactericidal 
- associated with serious toxicities
- Largely replaced by safer abs
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Aminoglycosides MOA

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Actively transported (O2-dependent) across cytoplasmic membrane

bind 30S ribosomal subunit prior to ribosome formation leading to:
- misreading of mRNA and inhibition of translocation

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Aminoglycoside resistance:

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3 principal mechanisms:

  • plasmid associated synthesis of enzymes that modify and inactivate drug
  • decreased accumulation of drug
  • Receptor protein on 30S ribosomal subunit may be deleted or altered due to mutation
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Aminoglycosides Pharmacodynamics

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Postantibiotic effect + concentration Killing = Once daily dosing

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which drug are concentration dependent?

what drugs are time dependent?

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  1. aminoglycosides

2. Penicilins, cephalosporins

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Aminoglycosides are most active against?
clinical applications?
DOC?

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  1. Aerobic gram -ve bacteria
    - anaerobes lack O2 dependent transport
  2. Used mostly as combination
    - Empiric therapy of serious infections eg, septicemia, nocosomial respiratory tract infections, complicated UTI’s, endocarditis etc
    - once organism is indentified aminoglycosides are discontinued in favor of less toxic drugs.

DOC for: Infective Endocarditis incombination with either penicillin or (more commonly) vancomycin.

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DOC for plague (Y. Pestis)

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Streptomycin

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Oral Neomycin used for?

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used as adjunct in treatment for hepatic encephalopathy

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Alternative to treatment options for hepatic encephalopathy?

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Lactulose
Oral Vancomycin
Oral Metronidazole
Rifaximin

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Lactulose
MOA
AE

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Nonabsorbable disaccharide
MOA:
degraded by intestinal bacteria--> lactic acid + other organic acids
-->acidification of gut lumen
--> favors formation NH4+ from NH3
--> NH4+ is trapped in colon effectively reducing plasma ammonia concentrations.
AE:
- osmotic diarrhea
- flatulence
- abdominal cramping
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Aminoglycosides PK

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  • Parenteral admin. only (except neomycin-topical)
  • Once daily admin
  • well distributed (excluding CSF, bronchial secretions)
  • High level in renal cortex and inner ear*
  • 99% excreted in urine (reduce dose in renal insufficiency)
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Aminoglycosides AE

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Both time- and concentration- dependent

  • Ototoxicity
  • Nephrotoxicity
  • Neuromuscular blockade (myasthenia gravis=Contraindicated)
  • Pregnancy unless outweighs risk- FDA category D
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Macrolides

MOA

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TACE
Erythromycin
Clarithromycin
Azithromycin
Telithromycin

MOA: Reversibly bind to 50S subunit inhibiting translocation.
- bind site is identical to clindamycin and chloramphenicol

  • Mainly used for Gram +ve infections
  • Bacteriostatic (bactericidal at high concentration)
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DOC for mycoplasma pneumoniae

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DOC: Macrolides

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DOC for whooping cough disease (B. pertussis)
DOC: Erythromycin
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Common substitue for patients with penicillin allergyy
Macrolides are common substitute for patients with penicillin allergies
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Macrolides are CYP450 inhibitors except?
Azithromycin
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Macrolides AE? CI?
GI irritation Hepatic abnormalities (erythromycin and azithromycin) QT prolongation (Torsade de pointes) Severe reactions are rare (anaphylaxis, colitis) CI: STATINs (due to cyp450 inhibiton) Telithromycin - fatal hepatotoxicity, exacerbations of myasthenia gravies and visual disturbances --> don't use for minor illnesses.
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what macrolide can lead to fatal hepatotoxicity, exacerbations of myasthenia gravies and visual disturbances which should not used for minor illnesses.
Telithromycin
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Choramphenicol: | "developing world, treats meningitis."
- Potent inhibitor of protein synthesis - BROAD-SPECTRUM (aerobic and anerobic Gram +ve and -ve organisms. - Bacteriostatic (usually) - Toxicity limits use to life-threating infections w/ no alternatives
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Chloramphenicol MOA | Resistance?
- Entry via active transport - Reversibly binds 50s ribosomes (site adjacent to site of action of macrolides and clindamycin) - Can inhibit protein synthesis in mitochondrial ribosomes --> bone marrow suppression Resistance: chloramphenicol tranferase (inactivates drug) - Changes in membrane permeability
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Chloramphenicol - Antibacterial spectrum
``` Very broad activity against: - Gram + and - - Rickettsiae - Anaerobes ``` Never given systemically for minor infections (due to adverse effects)
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Chloramphenicol clinical applications (3rd world) PK? AE?
- Meningitis - serious infections resistant to toxic drugs - active against VRE - Topical treatment of eye infections (mainly outside US) - when it's penetrations to sights is more superior to other drugs. PK: Oral, IV or topical - wide spread distribution (readily enters CSF) - Inhibits hepatic oxidases (3A4 and 2C9) ``` AE: GRAY BABY SYNDROME (cyanosis), due to drug accumulation Bone marrow depression: - dose related reversible depression - APLASTIC ANEMIA ```
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Clindamycin PK? MOA?
- Oral or IV - MOA = same as macrolides (binds 50S subunit) - Bacteriostatic - Primarily used against Gram positive anaerobic bacteria. - Also active against Bacteriodes and gram +ve aerobes
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Clindamycin has cross resistance with ? | Clinical applications?
1. Macrolides (bacteroides infections, abscesses, abdominal infections) 2. Anaerobic infections - skin and soft tissue infections (streptococci and staphylococci, and some MRSA) - in combo with primaquine as an alternative in PCP - In combo with pyrimethamine as an alternative for toxoplasmosis of brain. - Prophylaxis of endocarditis in valvular patients allergic to penicillin.
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Clindamycin AE:
- Pseudomembranous Colitis (superinfection of c. difficile)* - GI irritation - Skin rashes - Neutropenia and impaired liver function
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Streptogramins | - USE
Quinupristin, Dalfopristin (queen and dwarf of the Priest) - Given as a combination (act synergistically to have bactericidal action!) - Long postantibiotic effect*** - GRAM +VE COCCI (drug resistant Staph or VRE)*** - Multidrug resistant bacteria (streptococci, PRSP, MRSA, E. faecium)
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Streptogramins - admin? - MOA?
Quinupristin, Dalfopristin ``` IV only Penetrates macs and PMNs Inhibits CYP3A4 MOA: - 50S bacterial ribosome - resistance is uncommon ```
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Streptogramins AE
Quinupristin, Dalfopristin ``` Infusion related (venous irritation, arthralgia and myalgi) GI effects CNS effects (headache, pain) ```
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Linezolid
Bacteriostatic (cidal against streptococci and clostridium perfringes) - Most Gram positive organisms - Tx of mulidrug resistant infections MOA - Binds to unique site on 23S ribosomal RNA of 50S subunit inibiting 70S initiation complex No cross resistance
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Linezolid PK
- Oral (100% bioavailable) and IV - Widely dietributed (including CSF) - weak reversible inhibitor of MAO
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Linezolide AE
Well tolerated for short admin. ( GI, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, rash) Long-term admin. can cause: Reversible myelosuppression Optic and periperal neuropathy and lactic acidosis.
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Linezolide CI
reversible, nonselective inhibitor of MAO--> potential to interact with adrenergic and serotonergic drugs.
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Fidaxomicin | MOA
- Narrow spectrum macrocyclic ab - Activity against gram-positive aerobes and anaerobes especially Clostridia - No activity against Gram-negative bacteria! MOA: Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to RNA polymerase.
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Fidaxomicin clinical applications:
Treatment of C. difficile colitis (in adults) | "C. difficile takes the VAN to the METRO"
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Fidaxomicin PK.
When administered orally, systemic absorption is negligible but fecal concentrations are high.
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Mupirocin
- Antibiotic belonging to monoxycarbolic acid class - Activitiy again most gram +ve cocci, including MRSA and most streptococci (but not enterococci) - only topical/intranasal agent with activity against MRSA!! - tx impetigo or secondary infected traumatic skin lesions due to S. aureus or S. pyogenes.
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Mupirocin MOA | AE
Binds to bacterial Isoleucyl tranfer RNA synthetase-->inhibits protein synthesis AE: - resistance after prolonged use - Mainly local and dermatologic effects (eg, burning, edema, tenderness, dry skin, pruritis).

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