Pharmacology Quizs

Rifampin adverse effect

• Nausea and vomiting

• Orange body fluids, hepatotoxicity

• Dizziness and headache

• Skin rash and itching

Clindamycin adverse effect

• Risk of pseudomembranous colitis

• Increased risk of nephrotoxicity

• Development of drug resistance

• Elevated liver enzymes

Sulfonamides adverse effect

• Bone marrow suppression, crystalluria, photosensitivity

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

• Headache, dizziness, insomnia

• Rash, fever, joint pain

Gardasil

• HPV vaccine; given at 11–12 years, up to 26 years

• Flu vaccine; given annually

• Measles vaccine; given at 1 year and 4 years

• Hepatitis B vaccine; given at birth and 6 months

Cephalosporins adverse effect

• GI upset, nephrotoxicity, superinfections

• Headache, dizziness, rash

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

• Liver toxicity, hypertension, insomnia

Tetracyclines adverse effect

• Hepatotoxicity, photosensitivity, teeth staining

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

• Headache, dizziness, insomnia

• Rash, fever, joint pain

NRTIs

• First class HIV drugs; zidovudine safe in pregnancy

• Second class HIV drugs; not safe in pregnancy

• Third class HIV drugs; used for hepatitis

• First class HIV drugs; only for adults

Gram-negative examples

• E. coli

• Staphylococcus

• Bacillus

• Clostridium

Influenza A drugs

• Amantadine

• Rimantadine

• Oseltamivir

• Zanamivir

Immune sera

• Antitoxins/antivenins; passive short-term immunity

• Vaccines; active long-term immunity

• Antibiotics; bacterial infection treatment

• Immunoglobulins; chronic disease management