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Activity 1.
1. Antitussives
Act centrally to suppress the medullary cough center or locally to increase secretion and
buffer irritation to act as local anesthetics.
Indicated for common cold, pharyngitis and pneumonia with unproductive cough.
Drugs that cause local vasoconstriction and decrease blood flow to the irritated and
dilated capillaries of the mucous membrane lining the nasal passages thus causing shrinking of
the mucous membranes and a reduction in fluid secretion.
Competes with histamine for receptor sites/ blocks the effects of histamine bringing
relief of patients suffering for itchy eyes, swelling, congestion and drippy nose.
3. Mucolytics
Works to break down mucus in order to aid in the high risk respiratory patients in
coughing up thick, tenacious secretions.
4. Expectorants
a. Non selective adrenergic drugs- beta 1 (cardiac) and beta 2 (respiratory) activities
(epinephrine SQ, IM)
- Exhibit both beta 1 and beta 2 agonist activity wherein their main action is on the
bronchial smooth muscle as well as the heart. Isoproterenol (Isuprel) SL Inhalation IV
- Since it possess a weak beta 1 response, less risk of cardiotonic side effects. It relaxes
bronchial smooth muscle relieving bronchospasms increasing vital capacity and
decreasing resistance of bronchial smooth muscle relieving bronchospasms increasing
vital capacity and decreasing resistance of bronchial airways. Isoetharine (Bronkosol)-
inhalation.
d. Non cetacholamine Beta 2 receptor drugs
- They are longer acting and they have fewer cardiovascular side effects. Albuterol
(Proventil, Ventolin- inhalation. Syrup, tablet.
- Stimulates the central nervous system and respiration, dilate coronary and pulmonary
vessels and causes diuresis.
- Indicated for patients who are not able to tolerate the sympathetic effects of
sympothomimetics, dilates bronchioles.
VI. Mucolytics
VII. Antimicrobials
Activity 2
1. Types of Anti-Bacterial
a. Penicillin
- natural antibacterial agent obtained from the mold genus Penicillin.
- “miracle drug” during world war I
- Indicated for the treatment of streptococcal infections including pharyngitis, tonsillitis,
scarlet fever, endocarditis. High Doses are used to treat meningococcal meningitis.
Example Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, Ciclacillin
b. Cephalosporins
- They have beta lactam structures and act by inhibiting the bacterial enzyme that is
necessary for cell wall synthesis.
- Nephrotoxicity is associated with the use if cephalosporins particularly in patients with
renal insufficiency.
Examples Cephalexin, Cefadroxil, Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone
c. Macrolides
- Bactericidal and bacteriostatic. Interferes with protein synthesis is susceptible bacteria.
- Indicated for treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease, intestinal amoebiasis.
Examples Erythromycin (E-mycin), Azithromycin (Zithromax).
d. Tetracyclines
- They were the first broad- spectrum antibiotics effective against gram (-) and gram (+)
bacterias and many other organisms such as myobacteria, rickettsiac, spirochetes
Example: Tetracycline ( Terremycin ) – shot acting. Doxycycline ( Vibramycin ) – long
acting.
e. Lincosamides
- Inhibit bacterial protein synthesis and have both bacteriostatic and bactericidal actions,
depending on drug dosage.
Example: Clindamycin, Lincomycin
f. Aminoglycosides – bacteria
- Group of powerful antibiotics used to treat infections.
- Adverse effects include ototoxicity – irreversible deafness, confusion, numbness, tingling
and weakness, palpitations, hypo or hypertension.
Examples:
Amikacin (Amikin)- for short term use only because of potential nephrotoxity and
ototoxicity.
Gentamycin (Geramycin) – used orally for hepatic coma.
Kenamycin (Kantrex) – used for hepatic coma
Neomycin – milder, used to suppress GI bacteria preoperatively.
Streptomycin – very toxic to the 8th cranial nerve and kidney. Used as combination
therapy for Tuberculosis.
g. Fluroguinolones
- New class of antibiotics in which the mechanism of action is to interfere with the
enzyme DNA Gyrase, which is needed to synthesize bacterial DNA.
- Useful in the treatment of UTI, bone and joint infections, bronchitis, pneumonia,
gastroenteritis and gonorrhea.
Example:
Ciprofloxacin (Ciprobay) – for UTI
Cinoxacin (Cinobac) – acute and chronic UTI’s.
Levofloxacin (Levox, Levaquin) – respiratory tract infection.
Gatifloxacin (Tequin) – for respiratory, UTI’s prostatitis and skin infections.
Trovafloxacin (Trovan) – to treat acute sinusitis, chronic bronchitis.
h. Peptides
- 2 groups as antibiotics
Polymyxines (Aerosporins)
o Useful when bacterial is resistant to other antibacterial drugs.
o Can caused nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity (numbness, tingling of
extremeties, paresthesia and dizziness).
Beacitracin (Bacitracin – USP) – available in ointment form.
2. Antituberculosis Drugs
Mycobacterium Tubercle Bacillin
- Causative organism for tuberculosis
- Slow-growing treatment must be continued for 6 to 2 years.
Primary Anti TB drugs (First line drugs)
- More effective and less toxic.
a. Isoniazid (INH)
- May be used at any age and among pregnant women.
- Side effects: peripheral neuritis, hepatotoxicity.
- Administer Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) to prevent peripheral neuritis
- Used as prophylaxis for 6 months to 1 year.
b. Streptomycin
- Side effects: ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity.
c. Rifampicin
- Side effects: red orange color to body secretions, hepatotoxicity, nausea and
vomiting, thrombocytopenia.
d. Ethanbutol
- Side effects: optic, neuritis, skin rush
1. 3 Categories of Adrenergics
o Stimulates or causes the release of cathecolamines from the storage sites in the nerve
endings which binds with the receptor to cause a response.
o Both directly stimulates the receptor by binding to it and indirectly stimulating the
receptor by causing the release of the neurotransmitter stores in vesicle of the nerve
endings.
3. Stages of anesthesia
o Analgesia- begins with consciousness and ends with loss of consciousness. This is
induction stage.
o Excitement or delirium – loss of consciousness caused by depression of the cerebral
cortex.
o Surgical – procedure is performed.
- Anesthesia deepens, respirations become more shallow and respiratory rate
is increased.
o Medullary Paralysis – toxic stage of anesthesia
o Respiration are lost
o Circulatory collapse occurs
o Ventilator assistance is necessary