Brand
amoxicillin
Amoxil
Cipro
ciprofloxacin
What were the first class of antibiotics?
Penicillin Antibiotics
You should Avoid sunlight/use sunscreen; drink plenty of water to avoid crystallization in urine;
What drugs do this pertain too?
Bactrim, Bactrim DS
penicillin V potassium
Pen VK
Zithromax
azithromycin
A patient has a ringworm on their hands and will be treated with fluconazole tab or nystatin oint. what are their classes?
Antifungal
Name a fact about doxycycline
death!!!; tk w/ plenty of water; avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight/use sunscreen; don't tk with antacids/dairy products, may bind to and decr. effectiveness of antibiotic; do not tak if you are pregnant, may cause birth defects; do not use in children under 8yo; protect doxycycline from light.
nystatin
Augmentin
amoxicillin/ clavulanate
What is the class of meds that end in -vir
acyclovir, oseltamivir, valacyclovir
Antiviral Agents
cephalexin
Keflex
Omnicef
cefdinir
Name the class for sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim
Hint: The class is in the first part of the name
Sulfonamides
levofloxacin
Levaquin
Vibramycin, Doryx
doxycycline hyclate
This class must be discarded upon expiring.
name of the drug is doxycycline
Tetracycline
valacyclovir
Valtrex
Macrobid
nitrofurantoin
What class does cipro and levofloxacin belong to?
Fluoroquinolones
used for serious bacterial infections (UTIs, pneumonia)
oseltamivir
Tamiflu
Truvada
emtricitabine/ tenofovir
azithromycin and clarithromycin belong to which class?
Macrolides
sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim
Bactrim, Bactrim DS
Atripla
efavirenz/ emtricitabine/ tenofovir
This class of meds are used for HIV Prevention and Treatment
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)