COMMON ANTIBIOTIC CLASSES

AND ADVERSE REACTIONS

Drug Class: Glycopeptides Drug Class: Tetracyclines
Common drugs: vancomycin, telavancin Common drugs: doxycycline, minocycline
Notable adverse reactions: ototoxicity, Notable adverse reactions: teeth and bone changes,
nephrotoxicity, thrombocytopenia, rash, hepatotoxicity, photosensitivity, Clostridium
vancomycin flushing syndrome difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD)
(also known as red man syndrome)

Drug Class: Beta Lactams Drug Class: Nitroimidazoles

Common drugs: penicillin, ceftriaxone, Common drugs: metronidazole
amoxicillin-clavulanate Notable adverse reactions: metallic taste,
Notable adverse reactions: rash, seizures, hepatotoxicity, peripheral neuropathy, tremors, rash
nephrotoxicity, thrombocytopenia, anemia,
neutropenia, anaphylaxis

Dru Class: Macrolides Drug Class: Quinolones

Common drugs: erythromycin, azithromycin, Common drugs: ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin,
clarithromycin moxifloxacin
Notable adverse reactions: QT prolongation, Notable adverse reactions: QT prolongation, tendon
hepatotoxicity, ototoxicity rupture, photosensitivity

Drug Class: Folate Synthesis Drug Class: Aminoglycosides

Inhibitors Common drugs: gentamicin, tobramycin, neomycin
Common drugs: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Notable adverse reactions: nephrotoxicity,
Notable adverse reactions: rash, hyperkalemia, ototoxicity, neuromuscular blockade exacerbation
thrombocytopenia, Nephrotoxicity,
phototoxicity, Stevens-Johnson
syndrome, hepatotoxicity

EXAM HINT:

Colored reactions are

common reactions to
know for the NCLEX®

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