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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Class ... Overview 1. ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #UTI
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Include ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Rifamycins
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Amoxicillin ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #BetaLactamase
Lidocaine HCl - sodium channel blocker. Local anesthetic and class 1B antiarrhythmic. Originally developed in 1943
anesthetic and class ... Xylocaine #Systemic #Review ... #Overview
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Oxazolidinone class ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Linezolid
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Glycylcycline class ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Tigecycline
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Daptomycin
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 1st Generation ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Cephalosporins
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 1. ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #CDifficile
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Imipenem ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Carbapenems