TLC Drugs Review

Amoxicillin
-penicillin class
-used with clavulante (beta lactamase inhibitor)
-used for pneumonia
-used for sinusitis
-used for dental abscess
-2nd line for scarlet fever
-2nd line for otitis media
-2nd UTI
-adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, allergic reactions, C. diff infection

Clarithromycin
-used for pneumonia
-used for pertussis (Whooping cough and caused by Bordetella pertussis)
-2nd line for scarlet fever
-2nd line for otitis media

Ciprofloxacin
-fluoroquinolones
-used for otitis externa
-used for dysentery (bloody and mucous stools)
-used for cholera (rice water stools)
-used for UTI
-avoid if tendon problems, muscle disorders, antacids
-not used in children because of deposition

Penicillin V
-scarlet fever

Cefalexin
-2nd line for otitis media

Metronidazole
-used for giardiasis (water and fishy smelling diarrhea )
-2nd line for dysentry

Azithromycin
-used for typhoid fever

H. pylori gastritis
1st line: amoxicillin + metronidazole + omeprazole
2nd line: clarithromycin + metronidazole + omeprazole

Cloxacillin
-used for cellulitis
-used for impetigo
-used for puncture wounds

Vaginal Infection
thrush: flucanozole
bacterial infection: metronidazole
STI: ciprofloxacin + doxycycline
STI (pregnant): cefixime + erythromycin

Conjunctivitis
-cefotaxime + erythromycin

Periorbital/orbital cellulitis
-co-amoxiclav + chloraphenicol

Antacids
-neutralize stomach acid
-used for heartburn, upset stomach, indigestion, GERD
-Mylanta (AlOH2)

Omeprazole
-PPI (proton pump inhibitors)
-used for GERD and gastric ulcers
-adverse affects include risk of fractures

Metformin 
-used for Type 2 DM
-decrease liver glucose production and increase insulin sensitivity
-avoid if kidney problems or ketoacidosis
-overdose can cause lactic acidosis

Amlodipine
-Ca2+ channel blocker
-dilates blood vessels
-used for hypertension
-also used for angina and coronary artery disease
-avoid if liver problems and aortic stenosis

Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
-statin
-decrease production of cholesterol via inhibition of HMG CoA reducatse in liver
-used in dyslipidemia and prevention of CVD

Chlorpheniramine
-1st gen antihistamine

Cetirizine (zyrtec)
-2nd gen antihistamine