Beta Lactams and Cell Wall Inhibitors Flash Cards

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Title:	Beta Lactams and Cell Wall Inhibitors
Description:	Antibiotic Names and Classes with some special notes
Number of Cards:	40
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Author:	leungfunbing9
Created:	2011-09-07
Tags:	antibiotics micab
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- Cephalothin
  Class and Notes
- 1st Generation Cephalosporin
- IV only, short half life, thrombophlebitis
- Cefadroxil
- 1st gen cephalosporin
- PO and long half-life
- Cephradine
- 1st generation cephalosporin
- IV and oral admin
- Cefaclor
- 2nd generation cephalosporin
- PO and used for URI's in children
- Cefuroxime
- 2nd generation cephalosporin
- longer half life than cefamandole
  some CNS penetration
- Cefepime
- 4th generation cephalosporin
- excellent CNS penetration
  good b-lactamase resistance
  mostly used for serious infections
- Procaine PG
- natural penicillins
- IV long acting but weaker
  mostly for prevention
- Amoxicillin
- aminopenicillin
- better than ampicillin
  used against gram positives and some gram negatives
- Ampicillin
- aminopenicillin
- used against URI, UTI, meningitis, pneumonia, etc
- Methicillin
- penicillinase-resistant penicillin
- best of its class
  used against staph infections
  not used often anymore
- Oxacillin
- PCN-resistant penicillin
- Cloxacillin
- PCN-resistant penicillin
- dicloxacillin
- PCN-resistant penicillin
- nafcillin
- PCN-resistant penicillin
- Carbenicillin
- carboxypenicillin
- carbenicillin indanyl
- carboxypenicillin
- ticarcillin
- carboxypenicillin
  more active than carbenicillin
- timentin
- carboxypenicillin
  combo drug w/ clav
- azlocillin
- ureidopenicillin
- mezlocillin
- ureidopenicillin
- piperacillin
- ureidopenicillin
- cefazolin
- 1st gen cephalosporin
- cephalexin
- 1st gen cephalosporin
- cefamandole
- 2nd generation
  true cephalosporins
- cefuroxime axetil
- 2nd gen true cephalosporin
- cefoxitin
- 2nd gen cefoxitin-like
- cefotetan
- 2nd gen cefoxitin-like
- cefmetazole
- 2nd gen cefoxitin-like
- cefotaxime
- 3rd gen cephalosporin
- ceftizoxime
- 3rd gen cephalosporin
- ceftriaxone
- 3rd gen cephalosporin
- ceftazidime
- 3rd gen cephalosporin
  good against pseudomonas aerugenosa
- cefoperzone
- 3rd gen cephalosporin
- cefixime
- 3rd generation
- cefpodoxime proxetil
- 3rd generation prodrug for cefixime
- imipenem
- carbenapem
- meropenem
- carbenapem
- aztreonam
- monobactam
- vancomycin
- polypeptide cell wall inhibitor
- bacitracin
- mixed polypeptide
  used OTC