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What are the side effects of aminoglycosides?
1. Nausea
2. Vomiting
3. Anorexia
4. Rashes & Hives
Causes very HARMFUL side effects:
1. Nephrotoxicity (damages to the kidney)
Hematuria: Presence of blood in the urine.
Proteinuria: High levels of protein in the urine.
Increased BUN and Creatinine: Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine
levels indicate impaired kidney
function.
2. Ototoxicity (damages to the ears)
Tinnitus, vertigo, & hearing loss
, 3. Neurotoxicity: damages to the nervous system
Numbness, tumors, convulsions, & muscular
What class is tetracyclines?
Antiobiotics
What are the generic names for tetracyclines?
1. Tetracycline
2. Doxycycline
3. Minocycline
4. Demeclocycline
What are the trade names for the generic names of:
1. Tetracycline
2. Doxycycline
3. Minocycline
4. Demeclocycline
1. Tetracycline - N/A
2. Doxycycline - Atridox
3. Minocycline - Atresin
4. Demeclocycline - Declomycin
What is the trade name for doxycycline?
Atridox
What is the trade name for minocycline?