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Board Bugs and Drugs
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Pharmacology
Graduate
04/06/2012

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Term
What drugs Block cell wall synthesis by inhibition of peptidoglycan cross-linking?
Definition

Penicillin

Methicillin

Ampicillin

Piperacillin

Cephalosporins

Aztreonam

Imipenem

Term
What drugs Block peptidoglycan synthesis?
Definition

Bacitracin

Vancomycin

Term
What drugs block nucleotide synthesis?
Definition

Sulfonamides

Trimethoprim

Term
What drugs block DNA topisomerases?
Definition

Fluoroquinolones


ciprofloxacin

norfloxacin

levofloxacin

ofloxacin

sparfloxacin

moxifloxacin

gatifloxacin

enoxacin

nalidixic acid

Term
What drug blocks mRNA synthesis?
Definition
Rifampin
Term
What drug damages DNA?
Definition
Metronidazole
Term
What drugs block protein synthesis at 50S ribosomal subunit?
Definition

Chloramphenicol

Clindamycin

Macrolides

Erythromycin, Axithromycin, Clarithromycin

Linezolid

Streptogramins

Quinupristin, Dalfopristin


Buy AT 30, CCEL at 50

Term
What Drugs block protein synthesis at 30S ribosomal subunit?
Definition

Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin

Tetracyclines

Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline, Minocycline

 

Buy AT 30, CCEL at 50

Term

What Drugs mechanism is:

 

1. Bind penicillin-binding proteins

2. Block transpeptidase cross-linking of peptidoglycan

3. Activate autolytic enzymes

Definition

Penicillin


Penicillin G - IV

Penicillin V - oral

 

Used for:

Mostly Gram + organisms

(without β-lactamases)

S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, Actinomyces

Syphilis

Term

What are the penicillinase-resistant penicillins?

 

What makes them resistant?

Definition

Methicillin

Nafcillin

Dicloxacillin


Resistant because of bulkier R group

Term
What bugs are Ampicillin and Amoxicillin useful for?
Definition

Ampicillin and Amoxicillin

 

Extended-spectrum penicillin

H. influenzae

E. coli

Listeria monocytogenes

Proteus mirabilis

Salmonella

Shigella

Enterococci


ampicillin/amoxicillin HELPSS kill Enterococci

Term
What penicillins work against Pseudomonas and G Negative Rods?
Definition

Ticarcillin

Carbenicillin

Piperacillin

 

penicillinase suseptible - use clavulanic acid

 

TCP: Takes Care of Pseudomonas

Term

What Bugs are covered by the Cephalosporins?

 

1st Generation

Cefazolin, cephalexin

 

2nd Generation

Cefoxitin, Cefaclor, Cefuroxime

 

3rd Generation

Ceftriaxone, Cefotasime, Ceftaxidime

 

4th Generation

Cefepime

 

Definition

1st Generation

Cefazolin, cephalexin

Proteus mirabilis

E. coli

Klebsiella

PEcK


2nd Generation

Cefoxitin, Cefaclor, Cefuroxime

H. influenzae

Enterobacter aerogenes

Neisseria spp.

Proteus mirabilis

E. coli

Klebsiella pnumoniae

Serratia marcescens

HEN PEcKS


3rd Generation

Ceftriaxone - meningitis and gonorrhea

Ceftazidime - Pseudomonas

Cefotaxime

Serious G - infections resistant to β-lactams

 

4th Generation

Cefepime

↑ activity against Pseudomonas and gram-positive organsims

 

Organisms Not covered by cephalosporins are LAME:

Listeria

Atypicals (chlamydia, Mycoplasma)

MRSA

Enterococci

Term
What drug can be used in place of penicillin for Gram-negative Rods?
Definition

Aztreonam

 

Monobactam resistant to β-lactamases

Inhibits cell wall synthesis

Term
What drug used to treat G+ cocci, G- rods, and anaerobes must be administered with cliastatin to decrease inactivation of drug in renal tubules?
Definition

Imipenem

 

 

With imipenem, "the kill is Lastin' with Cilastatin"

 

Cliastatin - renal dehydropeptidase I inhibitor

Term
What drug inhibits cell wall mucopeptide formation by binding D-ala D-ala protion of cell wall precursors?
Definition

Vancomycin


Gram Positive Only

S. aureus

enterococci

Clostridium difficile

Term
What drug can cause "Red Man Syndrome"? 
Definition

Vancomycin


Red Man Syndrome

Nephrotoxicity

Ototoxicity

Thrombophlebitis

Diffuse Flushing

 

Can be prevented by pretreatment with antihistamines and slow infusion rate

Term

What drugs inhibit formation of initiation complex, by binding 30S, and cause misreading of mRNA?

 

What bugs do they cover?

Definition

Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin

Neomycin

Amikacin

Tobramycin

Streptomycin


Toxicity:

Nephrotoxicity

Ototoxicity

Teratogen

 

"Mean" GNATS canNOT kill anaerobes

 

Clinical Use:

Severe G - infections

Neomycin for Bowel surgery

 

 

Term

How can Aminoglycosides be inactivated?

 

Gentamicin

Neomycin

Amikacin

Tobramycin

Streptomycin

Definition

Transferase enzymes that inactivate the drug by: 

Acetylation

Phosphorylation

Adenylation

Term

What drugs bind to 30S and prevent attachment of aminoacyl-tRNA?

 

What are they used for?

Definition

Tetracyclines

Tetracycline

Doxycycline

Demeclocycline

Minocycline

 

Clinical Use:

Borrelia burgdorferi

M. pneumoniae

Rickettsia 

Chlamydia

Drug can accumulate intracellularly

Term

What Tetracycline can be used in patients with renal failure?

 

What shouldn't be taken with tetracyclines? why?

Definition

Doxycycline

fecally eliminated

 

Do not take with:

Milk

antacids

iron-containing preparations

 

Divalent cations inhibit its absorption in the gut

Term
What tetracycline is an ADH antagoinst and can act as a diuretic in SIADH?
Definition
Demeclocycline
Term

What drugs inhibit protein synthesis by binding the 23S rRNA of the 50S subunit and blocking translocation?

 

What are they used for?

Definition

Macrolides

Erythromycin

Azithromycin

Clarithromycin

 

Clinical Use:

Atypical pneumonias

(Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Legionella)

URIs

STDs

Gram-positive cocci

Neisseria

 

Term
What Protein synthesis inhibitors can cause QT prolongation?
Definition

Macrolides

Erythromycin

(especially)

Azithromycin

Clarithromycin

Term

How does resistance develop to Macrolides?

 

Erythromycin

Azithromycin

Clarithromycin

Definition
Methylation of 23S rRNA binding site
Term
What drugs Block peptide bond formation at 50S ribosomal subunit?
Definition

Chloramphenicol

(Meningitis)

 

Clindamycin

(anaerobic infections in aspiration pneumonia or lung abscesses)

Term
What protein synthesis inhibitor can cause gray baby syndrome in premature infants? Why?
Definition

Chloramphenicol


Preterm infants lack liver UDP-glucuronyl transferase

Term
What drug is inactivated by a plasmid-encoded acetyltransferase?
Definition
Chloramphenicol
Term
What drugs treat anaerobic infections above the diaphragm? What treats anaerobes below the diaphragm?
Definition

Above the diaphragm

Clindamycin

 

Below the Diaphragm

Metronidazole

Term
What drug is a PABA antimetabolite that inhibits dihydropteroate synthetase?
Definition

Sulfonamides

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX)

Sufisoxazole

Sulfadiazine

Term

At what point do Sufonamides and Trimethoprim inhibit THF synthesis?

 

PABA+Pteridine

↓ 

 

Dihydropteroid Acid

Dihydrofolic acid

↓ 

Tetrahydrofolic acid (THF)

Definition

PABA+Pteridine

Dihydropteroate synthetase   ↓   X  Sulfonamides

 

Dihydropteroid Acid

  ↓

Dihydrofolic acid

Dihydrofolate reductase  X Trimethoprime

Tetrahydrofolic acid (THF)

Term
What drug inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase?
Definition

Trimethoprim

 

 

Term
What Toxicity symptoms of Trimethoprim can be alleviated by leucovorin rescue (supplemental folinic acid)?
Definition

Megaloblastic anemia

Leukopenia

Granulocytopenia

Term

What drugs inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II)?

 

What do they treat?

Definition

Fluoroquinolones

Ciprofloxacin

Norfloxacin

Levofloxacin

Oflosacin

Sparfloxacin

Moxifloxacin

Gatifloxacin

Enoxacin

Nalidixic acid (a quinolone)

 

Clinical Use:

Gram-negative rods of urinary and GI tracts

Psudomonas, Neisseria

 

Term
What drugs can cause Tendonitis and Tendon Rupture in adults and Leg cramps and myalgias in kids?
Definition

Fluoroquinolones

Ciprofloxacin

Norfloxacin

Levofloxacin

Oflosacin

Sparfloxacin

Moxifloxacin

Gatifloxacin

Enoxacin

Nalidixic acid (a quinolone)

Term
What type of mutation can cause resistance to Fluoroquinolones?
Definition
Chromosome-encoded mutation in DNA gyrase
Term
What drug forms free radical toxic metabolites in bacterial cell that damage DNA?
Definition

Metronidazole

 

Clinical Use:

Giardia

Entamoeba

Trichomonas

Gardnerella vaginalis

Anaerobes

H. Pylori

 

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Term
What drugs cause a Disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol?
Definition

Cephalosporins

 

Metronidazole

Term
What drugs are used for prophylaxis and treatement of M. tuberculosis?
Definition

Prophylaxis:

Isoniazid

 

Treatment:

Rifampin

Isoniazid

Pyrazinamide

Ethambutol


RIPE for Treatment

Term

What drugs are used for prophylaxis and treatment of:

M. avium-intracellulare?

Definition

Prophylaxis:

Azithromycin

 

Treatment:

Azithromycin

Rifampin

Ethambutol

Streptomycin

Term
What drug decreases synthesis of mycolic acids?  What is needed for its activation?
Definition

Isoniazid (INH)

 

Bacteria catalase-peroxidase needed to convert INH to active metabolite

 

Toxicity:

Neurotoxicity

Hepatotoxidity

Lupus

 

INH → Injures Neurons and Hepatocytes

Term
What drug inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase?
Definition

Rifampin

 

Rifampin's 4 R's:

RNA polymerase inhibitor

Revs up microsomal P-450

Red/orange body fluids

Rapid resistance if used alone

Term

What drug used to treat TB blocks mycobacterial fatty acid synthase I to inhibit mycolic acid production?

 

 

Definition

Pyrazinamide


Toxicity:

Hyperuricemia

Hepatotoxicity


Term
What TB drug blocks arabinosyltransferase, which decreases carbohydrate polymerization of mycobacterium cell wall?
Definition

Ethambutol



Toxicity:

Optic Neuropathy

(Red-green color blindness)

Term

What drugs are used in Antifungal Therapy?

 

Membrane Function

Cell wall synthesis

Ergosterol synthesis

Lanosterol synthesis

Nucleic acid synthesis

Definition

Membrane Function

Amphotericin B

 

Cell wall synthesis

Caspofungin

 

Ergosterol synthesis

Fluconazole

Itraconazole

Voriconazole

 

Lanosterol synthesis

Naftifine

Terbinafine

 

Nucleic acid synthesis

5-Fluorocytosine

Term
What drug inhibts cell wall synthesis by inhibiting synthesis of β-glucan?
Definition

Caspofungin

 

Clincal Use:

Invasive aspergillosis

Candida

Term
What drug inhibits fungal enzyme squalene epoxidase?
Definition

Terbinafine

 

Clincal Use:

Dermatophytoses

 

TerbinaFine used to treat Toes and Fingers

Term
What fungal drug interferes with microtubule function and disrupts mitosis, also deposits in keratin-containing tissues?
Definition

Griseofulvin


Toxicity:

Increases P-450 and Warfarin metabolism

Term
What antiviral inhibits synthesis of guanine nucleotides by competitively inhibiting IMP dehydrogenase? 
Definition

Ribavirin

 

Clinical Use:

RSV

Chronic Hep C

Term
What drug is monophosphorylated by HSV/VZV thymidine kinase, to inhibit viral DNA polymerase by chain termination?
Definition

Acyclovir


Clinical Use:

HSV

VZV

EBV

Term

What drug does CMV viral kinase form into 5'monophosphate to inhibit viral DNA polymerase?

 

 

Definition
Ganciclovir
Term
What viral DNA polymerase inhibitor binds to pyrophosphate-binding site of the enzyme?
Definition

Foscarnet

 

 

Clinical Use:

CMV retinitis when ganciclovir fails

Term
What DNA polymerase inhibitors DO NOT require phosphorylation by viral kinase?
Definition

Foscarnet

 

Cidofovir

Term
What drugs prevent assembly of virions by preventing cleavage of the polypeptide products of HIV mRNA into their functional parts?
Definition

Protease Inhibitors

Lopinavir

Atazanavir

Darunavir

Fosamprenavir

Saquinavir

Ritonavir


Navir (never) TEASE a protease


Term
What HIV drugs competitively inhibit nucleotide binding to reverse transcriptase and terminate the DNA chain?
Definition

NRTIs

Tenovovir

Emtricitabine

Abacavir

Lamivudine

Zidovudine

Didanosine

Stavudine


Phosphorylated by thymidine kinase to be active

Term

What are the NNRTIs?

How do they differ from the NRTIs?

Definition

Nevirapine

Efavirenz

Delavirdine

 

Bind reverse transcriptase at a site different from NRTIs.

Do not require phosphorylation to be active or compete with nucleotides

Term
What drug inhibits HIV genome integration inot host cell chromosome by reversibly inhibiting HIV integrase?
Definition
Raltegravir
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