Drugs used for STI’s

General Considerations (Fill in the blank)

100

You Obtain ______ for culture before administering the first dose of the antimicrobial medications

specimens

200

Assess for drug ________

Interactions

300

Tell the patient it is important to complete the ______ course of treatment

Full

400

Observe for possible _________ responses after giving the medication.

Allergic

500

Assess for history of _______________.

Allergies

Name the Most Common Side Effect of Drugs used for STI’s

100

You monitor for these two things when taking Tetracyclines

Food intake and stools

200

True or False: You give macrolides with a full glass of juice

False. You give with a full glass of water

300

True or False: It is ok to give antacids with azithromycin for a patient that has liver impairment.

False

400

True or False: Monitor fluid status for patients taking metronidazole because the drug contains sodium.

True

500

When administering erythromycin, you give the oral drug on a _______ stomach with a full glass of water.

empty

Common medications used for STI's

100

First choice for Trichomonas

Tinidazole

200

This medications is used to treat bacterial vaginosis

Metronidazole

300

This vaginal cream is used to treat bacterial vaginosis.

Clindamycin vaginal cream

400

This medication is commonly used for Herpes

Acyclovir

500

Effective against organisms that cause gonorrhea (in combination with ceftriaxone).

Doxycycline

Generic names for STI drugs

100

Vibramycin

doxycycline

200

Zithromax

azithromycin

300

Flagyl

metronidazole

400

Rocephin

ceftriaxone

500

Tindamax

tinidazole

STI drug therapy Classifications

100

This class of medication is used for Herpes

Antiviral

200

Doxycycline is classified as a ______.

Tetracyclines

300

Zithromax is classified as  ______________.

Macrolides

400

Tetracyclines, Macrolides and Beta-Lactams are what type of agents?

Antibacterial 

500

Ceftriaxone is classified as a ___________.

Beta-Lactam