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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
commonly used drugs ... for tuberculosis ... #pharmacology #medications ... table #management #overview ... #tuberculosis
Brief Overview of Treatment Agents for COVID-19 - Version 2.01 4/11/2020

#Drugs #Medications #Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology #Table
Brief Overview of ... Treatment Agents ... 4/11/2020 #Drugs ... #Medications #Treatment ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Also has good activity ... vs tuberculosis ... infections #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
IDSA - Doses of Drugs for Treatment of Adults and Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Step 1 Levofloxacin,
IDSA - Doses of Drugs ... for Treatment of ... Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis ... antimicrobials #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #drugs
Metformin - oral antihyperglycemic agent for treatement of type II diabetes. 8th most prescribed drug in
antihyperglycemic agent for treatement ... most prescribed drug ... #Pharmacology #Metformin ... Fortamet #AMPK #Overview
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
RIPE Therapy - Drug ... Guidelines #Tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #RIPE ... #medications #pharmacology ... IDSA #Guidelines #Treatment
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Rapidly cidal drug ... gram negative activity ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Amlodipine - calcium channel blocker for the treatment of hypertension and CAD. 5th most prescribed drug
blocker for the treatment ... most prescribed drug ... #Pharmacology #Amlodipine ... CalciumChannelBlocker #CCB #Overview
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment