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Therapeutic drug monitoring Indications
Medpharm | June 11th 2008 by Farhan Khan
Below are the indications where TDM is highly useful to interpretate the drug concentration.toxicity– diagnosing toxicity when the clinical syndrome is undifferentiated (unexplained nausea in a patient taking digoxin)– avoiding toxicity (aminogly read more
ANTIBIOTICS
haunurses | May 14th 2008 by haunurse
>antibiotics may cause diarrhea due to disruption of normal flora. Major side effects Nursing Interventions penicillins allergic reactions: -maculopapular rash -anaphylactic shock -watch for rash, fever and chills -be prepared to treat an read more
Antibiotics that Require Frequent Monitoring
Nurses Informations | May 9th 2008 by nursesinformations.blogspot.com
Slideshow Transcript Slide 1: Antibiotics that Require Frequent Monitoring (Aminoglycosides) Slide 2: Drugs Amikacin Troughs 5 mcg/ml Peaks 35 mcg/ml Slide 4: Drugs Gentamicin Troughs 2 mcg/ml Peaks 10 mcg/ml Slide 6: Drugs Kanamycin Troughs 5 mc read more
Bizarro World: Bacteria Eat Antibiotics, Clay Kills Bacteria
Pathophilia | April 7th 2008 by B. Martin, MD
Suggesting a twisted version of rock-paper-scissors, 2 recent reports indicate some funky flips in the microscopic food chain. Last week, investigators at Harvard reported that hundreds of soil bacteria were not only resistan read more
Mechanism of Action of Antimicrobials
+ Health and Sciences + | April 2nd 2008
Mechanism of Action Antimicrobial Agents Inhibition of bacterial cell wall Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Imipenem, Aztreonam, Vancomycin Inhibition of protein synthesis Macrolides, Aminoglyco read more
Smaller, Wetter, Harder to Work With
In the Pipeline | March 5th 2008 by Derek Lowe
There’s an interesting article coming out in J. Med. Chem. on antibiotic compounds, which highlights something that’s pretty clear if you spend some time looking at the drugs in that area. We make a big deal (or have made one over the last ten ye read more
Genetic screening may reduce deafness
thedeafblog | October 22nd 2007
An article in the British Medical Journal reveals that some people have a genetic mutation which means they are more at risk of hearing loss after taking antibiotics called aminoglycosides. The writers, from the Institute of Child Health, explain t read more