GMS 6540 MODULE 5 ANTIBACTERIALS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Penicillin G
narrow spectrum, B-lactam drug, primarily on Gram +, inactivated by b-lactamase
organisms, short half life
Penicillin V
narrow spectrum, B-lactam drug, primarily on Gram +, inactivated by b-lactamase
organisms, short half life
Benzathine Pen G
narrow spectrum, B-lactam drug, primarily on Gram +, depot salts of penicillin prolong
plasma levels, tx of syphilis or recurrent rheumatic fever
Dicloxacillin
b-lactam drug, penicillinase-resistant penicillin, narrow spectrum (gram +) resistant to
inactivation by b-lactamase, less active than pen V against gram + orgs
Amoxicillin
b-lactam, extended-spectrum penicillin, oral, better absorption, gram + and some gram
-, less active than pen V against gram + orgs, bacterial resistance (inactivated by b-
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Penicillin G
narrow spectrum, B-lactam drug, primarily on Gram +, inactivated by b-lactamase
organisms, short half life
Penicillin V
narrow spectrum, B-lactam drug, primarily on Gram +, inactivated by b-lactamase
organisms, short half life
Benzathine Pen G
narrow spectrum, B-lactam drug, primarily on Gram +, depot salts of penicillin prolong
plasma levels, tx of syphilis or recurrent rheumatic fever
Dicloxacillin
b-lactam drug, penicillinase-resistant penicillin, narrow spectrum (gram +) resistant to
inactivation by b-lactamase, less active than pen V against gram + orgs
Amoxicillin
b-lactam, extended-spectrum penicillin, oral, better absorption, gram + and some gram
-, less active than pen V against gram + orgs, bacterial resistance (inactivated by b-
