NEET MDS Lessons
Pharmacology
ANTIBIOTICS
Chemotherapy: Drugs which inhibit or kill the infecting organism and have no/minimum effect on the recipient.
Antibiotic these are substances produced by microorganisms which suppress the growth of or kill other micro-organisms at very low concentrations.
Anti-microbial Agents: synthetic as well as naturally obtained drugs that attenuate micro-organism.
SYNTHETIC ORGANIC ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Quinolones – Ciprofloxacin
ANTIBIOTICS THAT ACT ON THE BACTERIAL CELL WALL
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Vancomycin
INHIBITORS OF BACTERIAL PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Aminoglycosides - Gentamicin
Antitubercular Drugs: Isoniazid & Rifampin
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
Macrolides – Erythromycin, Azithromycin
Clindamycin
Mupirocin
Linezolid
ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS
Polyene Antibiotics (Amphotericin B, Nystatin and Candicidin)
Imidazole and Triazole Antifungal Drugs
Flucytosine
Griseofulvin
ANTIPROTOZOAL DRUGS
Antimalarial Drugs – Quinine, Chloroquine, Primaquine
Other Antiprotozoal Drugs – Metronidazole, Diloxanide, Iodoquinol
ANTIHELMINTHIC DRUGS
Praziquantel
Mebendazole
Ivermectin
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS
Acyclovir
Ribavirin
Dideoxynucleosides
Protease inhibitors
Chloramphenicol
derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae
Chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms, but due to serious side-effects (e.g., damage to the bone marrow, including aplastic anemia) in humans, it is usually reserved for the treatment of serious and life-threatening infections (e.g., typhoid fever). It is used in treatment of cholera, as it destroys the
vibrios and decreases the diarrhoea. It is effective against tetracycline-resistant vibrios.It is also used in eye drops or ointment to treat bacterial conjunctivitis.
Mechanism and Resistance Chloramphenicol stops bacterial growth by binding to the bacterial ribosome (blocking peptidyl transferase) and inhibiting protein synthesis.
Chloramphenicol irreversibly binds to a receptor site on the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, inhibiting peptidyl transferase. This inhibition consequently results in the prevention of amino acid transfer to growing peptide chains, ultimately leading to inhibition of protein formation.
Spectrum of activity: Broad-spectrum
Effect on bacteria: Bacteriostatic
Sufentanil
- A synthetic opioid related to fentanyl.
- About 7 times more potent than fentanyl.
- Has a slightly more rapid onset of action than fentanyl.
Carbenicillin
Antibiotic that is chemically similar to ampicillin. Active against gram-negative germs. It is well soluble in water and acid-labile.
Methyl salicylate
also known as oil of wintergreen, betula oil, methyl ester) is a natural product of many species of plants Structurally, it is methylated salicylic acid It is used as an ingredient in deep heating rubs
BradyKinin
An endogenous vasodilator occurring in blood vessel walls.
At least two distinct receptor types, B1 and B2, appear to exist for BradyKinin
Roles of bradykinin:
1) Mediator of inflammation and pain.
2) Regulation of microcirculation.
3) Their production is interrelated with clotting and fibrinolysin systems.
4) Responsible for circulatory change after birth.
5) Involved in shock and some immune reactions.
Ketamine
- Causes a dissociative anesthesia.
- Is similar to but less potent than phencyclidine.
- Induces amnesia, analgesia, catalepsy and anesthesia, but does not induce convulsions.
- The principal disadvantage of ketamine is its adverse psychic effects during emergence from anesthesia. These include: hallucinations, changes in mood and body image.
- During anesthesia, many of the protective reflexes are maintained, such as laryngeal, pharyngeal, eyelid and corneal reflexes.
- Muscle relaxation is poor.
- It is not indicated for intracranial operations because it increases cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
- Respiration is well maintained.
- Arterial blood pressure, cardiac output, and heart rate are all elevated.