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NSAID
Use: inflammation
AE: irritates GI, may cause GI bleeding |
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NSAID - Anti-inflammatory
Use: treats mild to moderate pain, fever, and inflammation
AE: NV, gastric irritation and bleeding |
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Anti-inflammatory, systemic glucocorticoid
Use: treat inflammation
AE: long term therapy may result in Crushing's Syndrome |
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Antipyretics
Use: relieve pain, reduce fever, has no anti-inflammatory action |
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Antibacterial
Use: drug of choice for streptococci,pneumococci, and staphylococci which dont produce penicillinase
AE: NDVM, anaphylaxix |
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Anitbacterial
Use: for serious infections of lower resp. tract, CNS, GU tract, bones, blood, and joints
AE: hypersensitivity and anaphylaxis |
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Term
tetracycline HCL
(Achromycin) |
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Definition
Anitbacterial
Use: clamydiae, rickettsiae, and mycoplasma
AE: superinfection, discoloration of teeth, photosensitivity, decrease effectiveness of contraceptives
** contraindicated in children under 8 |
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Definition
Antibacterial
Use: bordetella pertussis, corynebacterium diptheria, most gram pos. bacteria
AE: NVD,hepatotoxicity |
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Definition
anitbacterial
Use: is a broad spectrum bacteriocidal antibiotic |
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Antibacterial
Use: respiratory, bone, joint, GI, opthalmic, and sinus infections
AE: phototoxicity, ototoxicity, effects the tendons |
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Term
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
(Bactrim) |
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Antibacterial
Use: UTI, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, shigella infection of the small bowel
AE: skin rash, agranulocytosis |
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Term
amphotericin B
(Fungixone) |
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Definition
Antifungal
Use: broad spectrum of activity, includes most fungi.
AE: nephrotoxicity, electrolyte imbalace, cardiac arrest, hypotension, dysrythmia |
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Definition
Antifungal
Use: treat fungal infection in CNS, bone, eyes, UT, resp. tract
AE: NVD |
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Topical antifungal
Use: candida infection of the intestine, vagina, skin, and mouth.
AE: minor skin irritation, NVD |
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Definition
antiprotozoal, andimalarial
Use: treating malaria for over 60 years
AE: CNS and cardiovascular toxicity at high doses |
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antiprotozoal (non-antimalarial)
Use: treats most forms of amebiasis
AE: anorexia, dry mouth, unpleasant metallic tast |
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Antihelminthic
Use: treats wide range of helminth infections
AE: as worms die, abdominal pain, distension, and diarrhea may occur |
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Definition
Agents of HIV-AIDS
use:reduce transmission rate from HIV positive mom to fetus
AE: toxicity to blood cells at high dose, anemia, generalized weakness |
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Definition
Agents for HIV-AIDS
Use: in combination with other antivirals in treatment using HAART
AE: GI related effect: NVD, skin rash, fever, fatigue |
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Agents for HIV-AIDS
protease inhibitors
Used in combination with other antiviral for HIV PTs
AE: dyspepsia, NVD, fatiuge, HA |
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| Antiviral for herpes virus |
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Antibaterial
Use: for serious urinary, resp, nervous, or GI infections.
AE: ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity |
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