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1
Q

Short acting tetracylines

A

Tetracyclin

Oxytetracyclin

2
Q

Long acting tetracyclines

A

Doxycycline

Minocycline

3
Q

Tetracyclin MoA

A

Reversibly Inhibits 30S subunit

4
Q

Spectrum

A

broad spect

5
Q

static or cidal

A

Bacteriostatic

6
Q

Pharmacokinetics

A

Good absorption,
They are Chelated, and dairy products decrease their absorption

Concentrate in the bile, liver, kidney, gingiva, and skin.

Also binds to and concentrates tissues or tumors that are undergoing calcification

Crosses placental barrier and CNS

7
Q

Tetracyclin indications

A

Pneumococcus and streptococcus
E. coli, H. influenzae

Spirochetes other than treponema -
Lymes/Borreliosis, Leptospirosis, Rickettsia

Intracellular pathogens:
Chlamydia, Mycoplasma
Brucella, Tularemia

Chronic bronchitis exacerbations

Prostatitis

8
Q

Tetracyclin Adverse Effects

A

Chelate formation - tooth discoloration in adolescents

GI disturbances
Photosensitivity

Hepatotoxicity

Nephrotoxicity

9
Q

Glycylcyclines: drug name

A

Tigacycline

10
Q

Glycylcyclines spectrum and indications

A

Resistant staph and strep infections

MRSA, VRE

Enterobacteriaciae

Ricketssia Chlamydia Legionella

NOT-effective against psuedomonas

Indications:
complicated skin or tissue infections
complicated intra-abdominal infections

11
Q

TIgacycline pharmacokinetics

A

Only IV admin
Long half life, 40 hrs.
Excreted by bile (not effective for UTIs)

12
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Glycylcyclines adverse effects

A

Nausea, vomitting

Acute pancreatitis that is possibly fatal

Liver damage, elevated liver enzymes

Nephrotoxicity