1. Antibiotics: Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

   "Buy AT 30, CCEL at 50"

   
   

   30S inhibitors: Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines

   50S inhibitors: Chloramphenicol, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Linezolid

   
   

2. Local Anesthetics: Amides vs. Esters

   "Amides have two ‘I’s, Esters have one!"

   
   

   Amides: Lidocaine, Bupivacaine (two "i"s in the name!)

   Esters: Procaine, Tetracaine (one "i" in the name!)

   
   

3. Antiarrhythmic drugs Class one

   "Double Quarter Pounder, Lettuce Mayo, Fries Please!" (Subclasses IA, IB, IC)

   
   

   • IA (Moderate block):

     • Disopyramide

     • Quinidine

     • Procainamide

   • IB (Weak block, best for post-MI):

     • Lidocaine

     • Mexiletine

   • IC (Strong block, avoid in structural heart disease):

     • Flecainide

     • Propafenone

   
   

4. Enzyme inhibitors

   "SICKFACES.COM"

   
   

   Sodium valproate

   Isoniazid

   Cimetidine

   Ketoconazole

   Fluconazole

   Alcohol (Acute use)

   Chloramphenicol

   Erythromycin (Macrolides)

   Sulfonamides

   Ciprofloxacin

   Omeprazole

   Metronidazole

   Effect: Inhibitors slow down drug metabolism, increasing drug levels and leading to toxicity (e.g., increased risk of warfarin-induced bleeding).

   
   

5. Enzyme Inducers:

   "CRAP GPS" (Increase metabolism, decrease drug levels)

   
   

   • Carbamazepine

   • Rifampin

   • Alcohol (chronic)

   • Phenytoin

   • Griseofulvin

   • Phenobarbital

   • Sulfonylureas

     
     

6. Bactericidal vs bacteriostatic drugs

   "Very Finely Proficient At Cell Murder"

   
   

   • Vancomycin

   • Fluoroquinolones

   • Penicillins

   • Aminoglycosides

   • Cephalosporins

   • Metronidazole

   
   

   "We're ECSTaTiC"

   • Erythromycin (Macrolides)

   • Clindamycin

   • Sulfonamides

   • Tetracyclines

   • Trimethoprim

   • Chloramphenicol

     
     

7. Tetracyclines

   "TTT"

   
   

   • Stains teeth in children

   • Teratogenic (not for pregnant women)

   • Tummy issues (GI distress)

     
     

8. Drugs for Alzzheimer's

   "Don’t Remember Grandma?"

   Donepezil

   Rivastigmine

   Galantamine

   
   

9. Side effects of Phenytoin

   "PHENYTOIN"

   • P-450 inducer

   • Hirsutism

   • Enlarged gums (Gingival hyperplasia)

   • Nystagmus

   • Yellow-brown skin

   • Teratogenic (Fetal hydantoin syndrome)

   • Osteopenia (Decreased bone density)

   • Inhibited folate absorption (Megaloblastic anemia)

   • Neuropathy

     
     

10. Lithium’s toxic effects

    "LMNOP"

    • Lithium toxicity (Narrow therapeutic index)

    • Movement (Tremors)

    • Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

    • Overactive reflexes (Hyperreflexia)

    • Pregnancy issues (Teratogenic—Ebstein anomaly)

      
      

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