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Pediatric Pharmacology
Macrolides
- Mechanism of Action
- Bacteriostatic
- Bind to 23S rRNA of 50S Subunit
- Inhibit Protein Synthesis by Blocking Translocation
- Macrolides
- Erythromycin
- Azithromycin
- Clarithromycin
- Indications
- Gram-Positive Cocci
- Atypical Pneumonia
- Chlamydia
- Considerations
- Resistance by Methylation of 23S rRNA Binding
2 mins
Penicillin
- Gram Positive
- Spirochetes
- Bind PBPs
- Block Transpeptidase Cross-linking of Cell Wall
- Activate Autolytic Enzymes
- Bactericidal
- Hypersensitivity Reactions
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Beta-lactamase Sensitive
2 mins
Chloramphenicol
- Mechanism
- Bacteriostatic
- Inhibits 50S Peptidyltransferase Activity
- Indications
- Meningitis
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Pregnant Women
- Side Effects
- Anemia
- Aplastic Anemia
- Gray Baby Syndrome due to Decreased UDP-Glucuronyl Transferase
- Resistance Caused by Plasmid Encoded Acetyltransferase
2 mins
1st Generation Cephalosporin
- Drug Names
- Cefazolin
- Cephalexin
- Indications (PEcK Mnemonic)
- Proteus mirabilis
- E. coli
- Klebsiella
- Gram-Positive Cocci
1 min
2nd Generation Cephalosporin
- Drug Names
- Cefoxitin
- Cefaclor
- Cefuroxime
- Indications (PEcK HENS Mnemonic)
- Proteus mirabilis
- E. coli
- Klebsiella
- Gram-Positive Cocci
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Enterobacter
- Neisseria
- Serratia marcescens
2 mins
Polymyxins
- Mechanism of Action
- Cationic
- Act Like Detergents
- Bind to Cell Membranes of Bacteria
- Disrupt Their Osmotic Properties
- Indications
- Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
- Side Effects
- Neurotoxicity
- Renal tubular necrosis
3 mins
Sulfonamides Mechanisms
- Bacteriostatic
- Gram-Positive
- Gram-Negative
- Nocardia
- Chlamydia
- PABA antimetabolites
- Inhibit dihydropteroate synthase
- Sulfamethoxazole
- Sulfisoxazole
- Sulfadiazine
1 min
Vancomycin Mechanism
- Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal
- Gram-Positive
- Inhibits Cell Wall Mucopeptide
- Binds to D-ala D-ala
- Resistance with Change to D-ala D-lac
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Orally for Clostridium difficile
- Enterococci
2 mins
Imipenem
- Mechanism
- Resistant to Beta-Lactamases
- Broad Spectrum
- Indications
- Anaerobes
- Gram-Negative Rods
- Gram-Positive Cocci
- Must Administer with Cilastatin
- Cilastatin is Inhibitor of Renal Dehydropeptidase I
- Side Effects
- Diarrhea
- Skin Rash
- Seizures
- Considerations
- Meropenem
- Stable to Dehydropeptidase I
- Reduced Risk of Seizures (Non-Seizure Causing)
2 mins
Aminopenicillin Uses
- Drug Names
- Ampicillin
- Amoxicillin
- Indications
- Shigella
- Haemophilus Influenzae
- Salmonella
- Listeria
- Enterococci
- Proteus Mirabilis
- E. Coli
1 min
Acyclovir (Zovirax)
- Mechanism
- Guanosine Analog
- Inhibits Viral Replication
- Thymidine Kinase Activation
- Indications
- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Side Effects (Oral)
- Headache
- GI Distress
- Side Effects (IV)
- CNS Toxicity
- Nephrotoxicity (Crystalline Nephropathy)
- Considerations
- Prevents Recurrent Episodes
- Slow IV Infusion
2 mins
Cidofovir
- Indications
- CMV Retinitis
- Acyclovir-Resistant HSV
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Viral DNA Polymerase
- Side Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
- Administer with Probenecid and IV Saline
1 min
Foscarnet
- Indications
- CMV Retinitis
- Acyclovir-resistant HSV
- Mechanism
- Does Not Require Activation (by Viral Kinase)
- Inhibits Viral DNA Polymerase
- Pyrophosphate Analog
- Resistance through Mutated DNA Polymerase
- Side Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
- Electrolyte Abnormalities
- Hypokalemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypomagnesemia
2 mins
Amphotericin B Side Effects & Toxicity
- Side Effects
- Fever/Chills "Shake and Bake"
- Nephrotoxicity
- Milder with Liposomes
- Hypotension
- Anemia
- IV Phlebitis
- Arrhythmias
1 min
Amphotericin B
- Indications
- Systemic Mycosis
- Fungal Meningitis
- Last Resort for Protozoan infections
- Mechanism
- Polyene
- Binds Ergosterol
- Forms Membrane Pores
1 min
Azoles (Ketoconazole)
- "-azole" suffix
- Indications
- Local and Less Serious Systemic Mycosis
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Ergosterol Synthesis
- Inhibits P450
- Side Effects
- Liver Dysfunction
- Inhibition of Testosterone Synthesis
1 min
Echinocandins
- "-Fungin" Suffix
- Indications
- Invasive Aspergillosis
- Candida
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Cell Wall Synthesis
- Inhibits Synthesis of Beta-glucan
- Side Effects
- GI Distress
- Flushing
1 min
Flucytosine
- Indications
- Cryptococcus
- Candida
- Used in Combination with Amphotericin B or Azoles
- Mechanism
- Inhibits DNA and RNA Synthesis
- Converted to 5-FU by Cytosine Deaminase
- Side Effects
- Bone Marrow Suppression
1 min
Griseofulvin
- Mechanism
- Disrupts Microtubules in Mitosis
- Indications
- Antifungal for Superficial Infections
- Tinea and Ringworm
- Side Effects
- Teratogen
- P450 Inducer
- Confusion
- Headache
2 mins
Nystatin
- Indications
- Candidiasis
- Vaginal
- Oral
- Cutaneous
- Mechanism
- Polyene
- Binds Ergosterol
- Forms Membrane Pores
- Topical form of Amphotericin B
- Side Effects
- Rash
1 min
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