QUIZ 1 PHARMACOLOGY 5334
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
PCN Drug-Drug Interactions:
Aminoglycosides
Bacteriostatic antibiotics
Probenecid
Treatment for Onychomycosis:
Terbinafine (Lamisil) 1 tab daily for 3-6 months, orally
Best Treatment for Chlamydia:
Azithromycin 1g, 1x dose
or
Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days
Patient with Vaginal Candidiasis, What Is the Treatment?
Fluconazole 150 mg orally once
Treatment for Uncomplicated Cervical Gonorrhea:
Ceftriaxone, 250 mg IM once, plus Azithromycin, 1g orally once
Patient with tinea capitis, what is the TX? -ANSWER✔✔Very difficult to treat
topically
Griseofulium po 6-8 weeks
,or
Terbinafine (Lamisil) po 2-4 weeks
Narrow Spectrum PCN -ANSWER✔✔PCN G (procaine), PCN G (benzathine),
PCN V
Bugs they fight: GRAM(+) cocci- 1st drug of choice against Strep (pneumonia,
pharyngitis, endocarditis) , Clostridium (tetanus, anthrax, gas gangrene)Neisseria,
spirochete (syphilis)
Lauren comes into the clinic and is diagnosed with Trichomoniasis. The NP can
prescribe: -ANSWER✔✔Metronidazole, 2 g PO once or
Tinidazole, 2 g PO once
Penicillinase-resistant PCN -ANSWER✔✔Oxacillin, Nafacillin, Dicloxacillin
Bugs they fight: Staph
Broad spectrum PCN -ANSWER✔✔Ampicillin- ampiciliin/sulbactam (Unasyn)
Amoxicillin- amoxicillin/ER (Moxatog), Amoxicillin/Clavulanate(Augmentin)
Bugs they fight: Good against GRAM (-)H. influenza, e-coli, proteus mirabilis,
enterococci, salmonella and shigella
Extended Spectrum PCNs -ANSWER✔✔Piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn)
Bugs they fight: same as broad spectrum + pseudomonas, klebsiella, bacterial
fragilis
Beta-lactamase inhibitors -ANSWER✔✔clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam
, **Can not be given on their own, only in combo with PCN's i.e.> Augmentin,
Unasyn, Zoysn
Cephalosporin Generation 1 -ANSWER✔✔-cephalexin
-cephazolin
-cephadoxil
**Cephlasporinase will destroy**
Not the drug of choice for active infections- good for prophylaxis prior to sx
Cephlasporin (2nd generation) -ANSWER✔✔Cefuroxime-most common
Bugs they fight: h.influenza (pneumonia), otitis sinusitis, res. tract infection
Cephlasporin (3rd generation) -ANSWER✔✔Cefotaxime, Cefdinir, Cefixime,
Cefodoxime, Ceftaazidime, Ceftibuten, Ceftriaxone
**Can penetrate CSF fluid**
Bugs they fight: Great against GRAM (-) bacteria causing meningitis, h.influenza,
klebsiella, proteus, salmonella
Cephlasporin (4th generation) -ANSWER✔✔Cefepime-hospital associated
pneumonia's & Ceftolozone/tozobactam (Zerbaxa)- complicated UTI's and
intraabdominal infections
Cephlasporin (5th generation) -ANSWER✔✔Ceftaroline (Teflaro)-MRSA
Cephalosporin and PCN -ANSWER✔✔Cross allergy w/PCN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
PCN Drug-Drug Interactions:
Aminoglycosides
Bacteriostatic antibiotics
Probenecid
Treatment for Onychomycosis:
Terbinafine (Lamisil) 1 tab daily for 3-6 months, orally
Best Treatment for Chlamydia:
Azithromycin 1g, 1x dose
or
Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days
Patient with Vaginal Candidiasis, What Is the Treatment?
Fluconazole 150 mg orally once
Treatment for Uncomplicated Cervical Gonorrhea:
Ceftriaxone, 250 mg IM once, plus Azithromycin, 1g orally once
Patient with tinea capitis, what is the TX? -ANSWER✔✔Very difficult to treat
topically
Griseofulium po 6-8 weeks
,or
Terbinafine (Lamisil) po 2-4 weeks
Narrow Spectrum PCN -ANSWER✔✔PCN G (procaine), PCN G (benzathine),
PCN V
Bugs they fight: GRAM(+) cocci- 1st drug of choice against Strep (pneumonia,
pharyngitis, endocarditis) , Clostridium (tetanus, anthrax, gas gangrene)Neisseria,
spirochete (syphilis)
Lauren comes into the clinic and is diagnosed with Trichomoniasis. The NP can
prescribe: -ANSWER✔✔Metronidazole, 2 g PO once or
Tinidazole, 2 g PO once
Penicillinase-resistant PCN -ANSWER✔✔Oxacillin, Nafacillin, Dicloxacillin
Bugs they fight: Staph
Broad spectrum PCN -ANSWER✔✔Ampicillin- ampiciliin/sulbactam (Unasyn)
Amoxicillin- amoxicillin/ER (Moxatog), Amoxicillin/Clavulanate(Augmentin)
Bugs they fight: Good against GRAM (-)H. influenza, e-coli, proteus mirabilis,
enterococci, salmonella and shigella
Extended Spectrum PCNs -ANSWER✔✔Piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn)
Bugs they fight: same as broad spectrum + pseudomonas, klebsiella, bacterial
fragilis
Beta-lactamase inhibitors -ANSWER✔✔clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam
, **Can not be given on their own, only in combo with PCN's i.e.> Augmentin,
Unasyn, Zoysn
Cephalosporin Generation 1 -ANSWER✔✔-cephalexin
-cephazolin
-cephadoxil
**Cephlasporinase will destroy**
Not the drug of choice for active infections- good for prophylaxis prior to sx
Cephlasporin (2nd generation) -ANSWER✔✔Cefuroxime-most common
Bugs they fight: h.influenza (pneumonia), otitis sinusitis, res. tract infection
Cephlasporin (3rd generation) -ANSWER✔✔Cefotaxime, Cefdinir, Cefixime,
Cefodoxime, Ceftaazidime, Ceftibuten, Ceftriaxone
**Can penetrate CSF fluid**
Bugs they fight: Great against GRAM (-) bacteria causing meningitis, h.influenza,
klebsiella, proteus, salmonella
Cephlasporin (4th generation) -ANSWER✔✔Cefepime-hospital associated
pneumonia's & Ceftolozone/tozobactam (Zerbaxa)- complicated UTI's and
intraabdominal infections
Cephlasporin (5th generation) -ANSWER✔✔Ceftaroline (Teflaro)-MRSA
Cephalosporin and PCN -ANSWER✔✔Cross allergy w/PCN
