Antivirals TERMS □ rimantadine (Flumadine) □ acyclovir (Zovirax) □ saquinavir (Fortovase) □ zidovudine (Retrovir) □ nevirapine (Viramune) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD A virus is a speck of RNA…

Antifungals TERMS □ amphotericin B (Fungizone) □ fluconazole (Diflucan) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Fungi can be found everywhere and are divided into two groups: molds and yeasts. A…

Drugs That Act on the Urinary Tract TERMS □ sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim) □ phenazopyridine (Pyridium) □ Qxybutnin (Ditropan) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Urinary tract infection (UTI) and other urinary…

Antitubercular Drugs TERM □ isoniazid (INH) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease but it continues to be found worldwide. It is estimated that there…

Drugs for Resistant Bacterial Strains TERMS □ linezolid (Zyvox) □ quinupristin/dalfopristin (Synercid) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The newest class of anti-infectives contains drugs that are used against resistant…

Vancomycins TERM □ vancomycin (Vancocin, Vancoled) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The vancomycins currently have only one member of the group, which is the prototype vancomycin (Vancocin). This drug…

Fluoroquinolones TERM □ ciprofloxacin (Cipro) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The fluoroquinolones are a fairly new group of antibiotics that are both broad-spectrum and synthetic. They are considered to…

Macrolides TERM □ erythromycin (E-Mycin, Ilosone, EES, Erythrocin stearate) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The macrolides were introduced in the early 1950s; the first member of the group was…

Tetracyclines TERM □ tetracycline (Acromycin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The tetracycline group of anti-infectives is composed of three drugs, which are derived from the common soil mold, Streptomyces…

Aminoglycosides TERM □ gentamycin (Garamycin) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The aminoglycosides are natural, as well as semisynthetic, bactericidal antibiotics. They are considered to be narrow-spectrum as they are…