For penicillin, monitor K+, CBC, WBC, BUN and Cr (excreted through

kidney)
Cephalosporin
Aminoglycoside
Carbapenams
Vancomycin
Tetracyclin
Linezolid
Fluoroquin
UTI drugs
Levaquin
Fluoroquinolone
Sulfonamides- also used for prostatitis and pyelonephritis; UTI
treatment most common
P450 Inhibitors
tIncreases other drug levels (warfarin, Dilantin, and oral
hypoglycemic)
Bactrim (course of drugs)
Fosfomycin (one time drug)
Macrolide: clarithromycin; Erythromycin
Teach the patient to report persistent diarrhea because it is a broad
spectrum anti-biotic that can lead to C. Dif
Ethacrynic acid (Edecrine) Diuretics are ototoxic; do not administer c
aminoglycoside
Drugs eliminated via liver stay in the body longer so they are more
resistant to bacteria (they have an advantage)