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Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Antibiotics Class ... Overview 1st Generation ... Ceftaroline (IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Cephalosporins
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
Cephalosporin Antibiotic ... Generations - Mnemonic ... #Antibiotics #Generations ... #Mnemonic #classification ... #pharmacology
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes ... Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antifungal Azoles ... - Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
like PCN and cephalosporins ... the PBPS so that PCN ... ) - Switch to cephalosporin ... presence of PCNs or cephalosporins ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Cephalosporin Coverage ... Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic ... CourtneyMoc #Cephalosporins ... #Coverage #antibiotics ... #pharmacology #
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Daptomycin
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

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

#Pharmacology
(UTI) Specific Antibiotics ... - Class Overview ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #UTI
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Rifamycins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Rifamycins
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review