5 results
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology ... #Classification ... #Penetration #Antimicrobials
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotic classification ... drugs that are used ... and effective relief ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... #classification
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... • hypnosis • anesthesia ... • hypnosis • anesthesia ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... vs Candida -> Drug ... still usually works ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics ... Aplastic anemia ... several weeks after drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview