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Ch 32 Pharm
Antimicrobial- Sulfa drugs/Folate inhibitors
18
Pharmacology
Graduate
09/04/2012

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Term
Dihydrofolate is reduced by what to tetrahydrofolate
Definition
Dihydrofolate reductase
Term
Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
Definition
Trimethoprim, Methotrexate, Pyrimethamine
Term
Inhibits dihydropteroate synthase
Definition
Sulfonamindes
Term
Sulfanilamide TX
Definition
Vaginal Infections
Term
Sulfadiazine TX
Definition
Toxoplasmosis
Term
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim TX
Definition
P. carinii, UTI, shigella, diarrhead, granuloma inguinale, acute otitis media
Term
Sulfonamides AE
Definition
SJ syndrome, Kernicterus newbornes, aplastic anemia, hepatic failure
Term
Why do sulfa drugs cause kernicterus in babies?
Definition
compete with bilirubin for binding sites on albumin
Term
Dapsone TX
Definition
Leprosy, P. carinii, dermatitis hepetiformis
Term
Dapsone AE
Definition
Hemolytic Anemia (g6PD), methemoglobinemia, pancreatitis, hepatitis, neuropathy
Term
Trimethoprim TX
Definition
UTI and in combination with sulfamethoxazole
Term
Trimethoprim MOA
Definition
inhibits bacterial DHFR preventing tetrahydrofolate production
Term
Trimethoprim AE
Definition
SJ syndrome, leukopenia, rash, itching
Term
Primethamine TX
Definition
toxoplasmosis, malaria
Term
Primethamine MOA
Definition
inhibits parasitic DHFR
Term
Methotrexate MOA
Definition
inhibits mamalian DHFR
Term
Methotrexate TX
Definition
Cancer, leukemia, AI diseases, ectopic pregnancy
Term
Methotrexate AE
Definition
Toxic to GI, Bone Marrow, toxic to fetus, a lot of bad shit
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