Sarah Pharm Course: Antibiotics Questions & Answers A+

Sarah Pharm Course: Antibiotics Questions & Answers A+

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Sarah Pharm Course: Antibiotics Questions & Answers A+ Penicillins and pregnancy? - ANS--Great during pregnancy Amoxicllin - ANS--PNEUMONIA (if used for Less < 65yr old, no serious comorbids, and no... abx in last 3 months ) -ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA (if no abx in last month) -GROUP A STREP Augmentin - ANS--Sinusitis -Animal, dog bites -Otitis media for those who have had abx in the last month PCN G IM - ANS-syphilis Dicloxacillin - ANS-Mastitis If allergic to PCN can still have cephalosporin? - ANS-Sometimes. NOT if PCN allergy is anaphylactic but other wise may try. Cephalosporins - ANS--post op wounds -otitis media if patient has had abx in the last month -back up if treatment failure to first line med for sinusitis - Good option for pregnant women Keflex (cephalosporin) - ANS-Above the waist skin complaints Rocephin IM (Cephalosporin) - ANS-gonorrhea Macrolides (mycin's) - ANS--First line for pneumonia -First line , azithromycin for chlamydia -Group A strep -some drugs in this class cause n/v but not all -Safe in pregnancy! Sulfonamides - Bactrim - ANS... [Show More]