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Sulfonamide Mechanism of Action

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STATIC
-Interfere w/ microbial FOLIC ACID SYNTH (DHF)
> Competes w/ PABA
> Humans can use preformed folic acid

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Sulfonamide Mechanism of RESISTANCE

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  1. Mutation- produce increased PABA

2. R-Factor- decreased drug permeability

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Sulfonamide Available Agents

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Sulfisoxazole
Sulfamethoxazole
Sulfadiazine

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Sulfonamide Half-Life

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5+ hours

Sulfisoxazole< Sulfmethoxazole< Sulfadiazine (17hrs!)

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Sulfonamide Route(s) of Administration

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Oral and IV
Except sulfiMETHOXAZOLE (Oral Only!).
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Sulfonamide Pharmocokinetics

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  • Wide & excellent distribution, even CSF
  • Met by liver (acetylation and glucuronidation)
  • Metabolites & free drug excreted in urine
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Sulfonamide Spectrum

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Wide!
Strep, N. meningitis, Nocardia, Chlamydia, E. coli (urine)

Cheap too! Yay.

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Sulfonamide Indications

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  • Uncomplicated UTI
  • Nocardiosis (usually w/ trimethoprim)
  • Toxoplasmosis (w/ pyrimethamine)
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Sulfonamide Toxicities

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  • Crystalluria
  • Kernicterus (displace albumin-bound substance)
  • GI upset
  • ALLERGIC: Stevens-Johnson/rash, Fever, (rare: Hepatic necrosis, Hemolytic anemia, Agrnulocytosis, Aplastic anemia)
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This sulfonamide is used orally for ULCERATIVE COLITIS

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Salicylazosulfapyridine (Azulfidine) or Sulfasalazine

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These Sulfonamides are used topically for BURNS

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Mafenide acetate

Silver Sulfadiazine

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This Sulfonamide is used topically-ophthalmic for BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS

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Sulfacetamide

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Trimethoprim Mechanism of Action

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-Inhibit bacterial DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (which converts DHF to Tetrahydrofolic Acid)

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Trimethoprim Mechanism of RESISTANCE

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Mutation

R-Factor

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Trimethoprim Pharmokinetics

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  • Wide & Excellent Distribution, CSF too; may concentrate in prostate
  • Most excreted unchanged in urine
  • T1/2= 10 hrs
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Trimethoprim Route of Administration

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Oral

IV (as TMP-SMX)

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Trimethoprim Spectrum

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-fairly wide for susceptible micro-organisms

Pretty cheap

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Trimethoprim Indications

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UTI due to most common urinary pathogens

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Trimethoprim toxicity

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Minimal

-Mimics Folic Acid Deficiency (hematologic)–give folic acid to pts!

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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Mechanism of Action

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1: 5 Fixed Ratio
- Sequential blocking in FOLIC ACID SYNTH, synergistic
- Often CIDAL

Super cheap ($4 oral)

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TMP/SMX toxicity

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-same as individual agent

50% rate of adverse effects in AIDS PATIENTS

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TMP/SMX Spectrum

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Wide

Includes Strep pneumo, H. flu, most aerobic Gram (-) rods…but NOT PSEUDOMONAS

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TMP/SMX Indications

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  1. **UTI!!’*
  2. OM (esp for penicillinase-producing H. flu or w/ beta-lactam allergy)
  3. Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
  4. Enteric infx–salmonella, shigella
  5. Nocardiosis
  6. P. jiroveci pneumonia (tx & px)
  7. Soft tissue & skeletal infx (gram -)
  8. Prophylaxis in neutropenic pts
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Pyrimethamine Mechanism of Action

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-Blocks DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (same as trimethoprim)

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Pyrimethamine Indications
Toxoplasmosis (with sulfadiazine) | Malaria (with sulfadoxine)
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Quinolone Indication
Only for UTI Weak activity & poor pharmacokinetic profiles Nalidixic Acid & Cinoxacin
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Fluoroquiolone advantages over older quinolones
-Less toxicity -Greater antimicrobial activity >Broader bacterial spectrum >Lower Inhibitory concentrations >Lower freq of resistant mutants >Prob involves increased interactions w/ target site -Better GI absorption -Longer half-lives -Good for systemic use
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Fluoroquinolone Agents
``` Nor Cipro O Levo Moxi ``` -floxacin In order of Older to Newer
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Fluoroquinolone Mechanism of Action
- Inhibits bac DNA GYRASE (which maintains neg supercoil of xsome & facilitate DNA replication) - Rapidly BACTERICIDAL
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Fluoroquinolone Mechanisms of RESISTANCE
- R-Plasmid - Spontaneous mutation>>cross-resistance among quinolones, but not w/ other antimicrobials - Alteration of DNA gyrase subunit - Alteration of permeability (resist other antibiotics) * Rate of mutation differs b/w bac= Pseudomonas>E. coli
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Fluoroquinolone Spectrum
Good activity against most GRAM NEG - Enterobac - Proteus - Pseudomonas! - H. flu - Salmonella, Shieglla, Campylobacter - Newer fluoroquinolones increasingly active against GRAM +. - Variable activity against mycobac, mycoplasma, Chlamydia, legionella (newer ones are better against Atypical Pneumonia) - Not good for Anaerobes
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These two antimicrobials are nicknamed "Respiratory Quinolones" because they have good activity against STREP PNEUMO (even PCN-resistant strains)
Levo & Moxi | These are newer drugs
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Flouroquinolone Half-Lives
Older (Nor & Cipro): 3-6, lower absorption | Newer (O, Levo, Moxi): 10-12, high absorption
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Fluoroquinolone Route of Administration
``` Oral IV (except for Nor) ```
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Flouroquinolones Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption decreased w/ antacids (Mg salts), Iron & Zinc supplements, H2 blockers, milk products - Most eliminated in urine through glomerular clearance plus tubular secretion - Variably (<50%) met by liver & excreted into bile - **Adjust dosage in RENAL FAILURE! - Penetrate CSF, PROSTATE, & BILIARY TRACT very well
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Norfloxacin Indications
UTI | Enteric Infx
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Cipro, O, Levo, Moxi Indications
-UTI & enteric infx, like Nor -Various GRAM NEG infx (incl. pseudomonas) >DOC for Prostatitis >Osteomyelitis, soft tissue infx: esp staph > Resp tract-esp atypicals** > Prophylaxis in neutropenic hosts >Comm. resp infx due to S. pneumo, legionella, mycoplasma (esp levo & moxi) >Moxi: mixed aerobic/anaerobic infx **Cipro=most active against pseudomonas
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This Fluoroquinolone is more active against Strep pneumo and less active against Pseudomonas
Moxi
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Fluoroquinolone Toxicities
- Neurotoxicity (seizure @ high levels) in older quinolones - *Contraindicated in PEDS & PREG (articular cartilage injury) - Tendon rupture (esp Achilles): Black box warning esp in elderly - GI - CNS - Skin rash - Elevated liver enzymes - Eosinophilia - Sleep Disturbance - QT prolongation (some quinolones) - Superinfection incl. C. diff - **Hinder elimination of theophyllines and caffeine!
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This is the most widely used fluoroquinolone (esp for UTI) and is the most active drug for the most resistant GRAM NEG, esp Pseudomonas. It interacts w/ theophylline. Generic for this drug is available for very cheap.
Cipro
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This drug is the L-isomer of ofloxacin and is good for resp infx (except Pseudomonas--cipro is preferred). It has a low side effect/drug interaction profile and has 1x/day dosing
Levo
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This flouroquinolone is most active against S. pneumo and has fair activity against ANAEROBES
Moxi
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Metronidazole Mechanism of Action
-Acts as "electron sink" by depriving cell of reducing equivalents > metro's nitro group is reduced by e-transport proteins w/ low redox potential -CIDAL action against ANAEROBIC bac -Aerobes are resistant!
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Metronidazole Route of Administration
Oral | IV
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Metronidazole Pharmacokinetics
- Good absorption - T 1/2=8 hrs - Met partially by liver (oxidation & glucuronidation) - Metabolites and free drug excreted in urine - Excellent BRAIN & CSF concentration!
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Metronidazole Spectrum/Indications
1. Protozoal Infx (esp Trichomoniasis, amebiasis, giardiasis) 2. Anaerobic Infx of all types incl. BRAIN ABSCESSES (combine w/ another agent for aerobic orgs) 3. Antibiotic-assoc colitis due to C. diff 4. NO ACTIVITY AGAINST AEROBIC!
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Metronidazole Toxicities
- GI upset, metallic taste - Central & Peripheral neuropathy (occasional) - Neutropenia 4. ***Disulfiram-like rxn (acetaldehyde syndrome)*** 5. Mutagenic in bac, possibly carcinogenic 6. Relatively contraindicated in PREG, AVOID IN KIDS
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Nitrofurantoin Mechanism of Action
STATIC | -Cellular enzyme reduces drug, which then DAMAGES DNA
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Nitrofurantoin Pharmacokinetics
- Rapid, excellent GI absorption - Rapidly met to inactive drug in many tissues - About 1/2 cleared into urine rapidly by glom. filtration - No sig levels in serum - SHORT 1/2 life!! (20 mins) - Macrocrystalline form has slower absorption, more prolonged urine levels
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Nitrofurantoin Spectrum
Good for E. coli...poor for others
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Nitrofurantoin Indications
Uncomplicated, non-severe UTI Prophylaxis of UTI **Cannot use in systemic cases/ sepsis, only local** low cost
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Nitrofurantoin Toxicities
-GI upset -Hypersensitivity (can be severe): >Fever/chills >Hematologic-leukopenia, hemolytic aemia > Rashes > Liver: cholestatic jaundice, hepatitis > **ACUTE ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS** > **SUBACUTE PULM. INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS** > **SEVERE POLYNEUROPATHIES**

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