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Antibiotic Pharmacology - Sites of Action

Cullen Lilley, MS, MDxT(AAB) @cullen_lilley

#Antibiotics #Pharmacology #Sites #Action #mechanism
Antibiotic Pharmacology ... Cullen Lilley, MS ... cullen_lilley #Antibiotics ... #Pharmacology #
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... TMP-SMX, Linezolid IV ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics ... aureus #staph #pharmacology
Antibiotic Tissue Penetration

Blood Brain Barrier: Penicilins (IV), 3rd & 4th generation Cephalosporins (IV), Meropenem, TMP-SMX, Metronidazole,
Antibiotic Tissue ... Barrier: Penicilins (IV ... Cephalosporins (IV ... Lungs: Most antibiotics ... #Penetration #pharmacology
Antibiotics with MRSA Coverage

Oral: Doxycycline, Minocycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX
IV: Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Telavancin, Ceftaroline, Dalbavancin, Oritavancin, Tigecycline
Oral and
Antibiotics with ... Clindamycin, TMP-SMX IV ... Tigecycline Oral and IV ... MRSA #Coverage #antibiotics ... #grampositive #pharmacology
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics ... Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV ... Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics ... Ancef, Kefzol) - IV ... Ceftazidime (IV) ... ) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Rifamycins - Antibiotics ... Rifampin (PO and IV ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
stepdown from IV ... conversion of IV ... #pharmacology #antibiotics
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics ... Fluconazole(PO or IV ... Itraconazole(PO or IV ... ) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) ... - Antibiotics Class ... Only IV. ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics