Anti-Infectives
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Penicillin G, Penicllin VK (Pen VK) | Ther Cat: Penicillin Indications: dental procedures, gingivitis, mild/moderate skin infections, strep throat |
| Benathine penicillin (Bicillin LA) | Ther Cat: Long acting Penicillins (peak levels 12-24 hrs, duration 1-2 a week) Indications: dental procedures, gingivitis, mild/moderate skin infections, strep throat, early stages of syphilis |
| Procaine penicillin (Wycillin) | Ther Cat: Long acting Penicillins (peak levels 2 hrs, duration 24 hrs) Indications: dental procedures, gingivitis, mild/moderate skin infections, strep throat, |
| Ampicillin (Omnipen), Amoxicillin (Amoxil) | Ther Cat: Aminopenicillin Indications: Inner ear, sinus infections |
| Ampicillin+sulbactam (Unasyn), Amoxicillin+clavulanate (Augmentin) | Ther Cat: Aminopenicillin with beta lactamase inhibitors Indications: inner ear, sinus infections, animal/human bites, skin, respiratory tract infections. Unasyn primarily for abdominal/pelvic |
| cefazolin (Ancef), cephalexin (Keflex) | Ther Cat: 1G Cephalosporins Indications: cephalexin- mild to moderat skin infections, strep throat cefazolin-skin/bone and war wound therapy no involving the abdomen |
| cefoxitin (Mefoxin), cefotetan (Cefotan) | Ther Cat: 2G Cephalosporins Indications: open abdominal wounds, wide spectrum that includes anaerobes |
| ceftriaxone (Rocephin) | Ther Cat: 3G Cephalosporins Indications: bacterial meningitis, head wounds, severe otitis media, skin/bone/joint, gonorrhea infections |
| vancomysin (Vancocin) | Ther Cat: Antibiotic Indications: MRSA infection, severe GI infection from broad spectrum antibiotic use called "pseudomembranous colitis" |
| gentamicin (Garamycin), tobramycin (Nebcin) | Ther Cat: aminoglycosides Indications: sever GI, GU or suseptible infections |
| erythromycin (EryC, Emycin), clarithromycin (Biaxin), azithromycin (Zithromax) | Ther Cat: macrolides Indications: safe for indiv. allergic to penicillin, dental procedures, gingivitis, mild/moderate skin infections, strep throat, otitis media, repiratory infections Azithromycin: Chlamydia |
| clindamycin (Cleocin) | Ther Cat: anti-infective Indicaitons: PO-oral infections, periodontal root abscess, IV-combination therapy for open abdominal wounds |
| chloramphenicol | Ther Cat: antibiotic Indicaitons: rarely used in US |
| doxycycline (Vibramycin), tetracycline (Sumycin) | Ther Cat: tetracyclines Indications: doxycycline-malaria prophylaxis, anthrax, chlamydia, prostate infections; TCN-acne |
| trimethoprim/sulfamethoxasole (Bactrim/Septra DS) | Ther Cat: folate antagonist "sulfa drug" Indications: sinus, UTI, otitis media, GI, URI, prostate infections |
| ciprofloxin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin) | Ther Cat: Fluoroquinolones "quinolones" Indications: Cipro-anthrax, UTI, gonorrhea, prostate infection, GI, skin, bone joint, sinus; Levaquin- repiratory/pneumonia, skin, sinus infections, UTI |
| metronidazole (Flagyl) | Ther Cat: anti-parasitic Indications: protozoal, anaerobic infections, anaerobic coverage for GI infections/wounds including pseudomembranous colitis, pelvic inflammatory disease |
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