What is the best way to study and learn which antibiotics are used on certain bacterial diseases?

What is the best way to study and learn which antibiotics are used on certain bacterial diseases?I have a microbiology final and I have to know these. Is there a way to categorize them or group them together? I have to know bacterial illnesses and the antibiotics that treat it for diseases of the skin and eyes, the CNS, the genitourinary system, the respiratory system, and the digestive system, so it's a LOT of material. Any helpful hints?

Posted by PharmaGeek
TRADE GENERICS CLASSIFICATION
AMIKIN AMIKACIN AMINOGLYCOSIDES
GARAMYCINGENTAMICINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
KANTREXKANAMYCINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
MYCIFRADINNEOMYCINAMINOGLYCOSIDES
NEBCINTROBRAMYCINAMINOGLYCOSIDES

INH ISONIAZID ANTITUBERCULOSIS
MYAMBUTOLETHAMBUTOLANTITUBERCULOSIS
PRIFTINRIFAPENTINEANTITUBERCULOSIS
RIFADINRIFAMPINANTITUBERCULOSIS
RIMACTANERIFAMPINANTITUBERCULOSIS
SEROMYCINCYCLOSERINEANTITUBERCULOSIS
TEBRAZIDPYRAZINAMIDEANTITUBERCULOSIS

INVANZ ERTAPENEM CARBAPENEMS
MERREMMEROPENEMCARBAPENEMS
PRIMAXINIMIPENEMCARBAPENEMS

CIPRO CIPROFLOXACIN FLUOROQUINOLONES
FACTIVEGEMIGLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
FLOXINOFLOXACINEFLUOROQUINOLONES
LEVAQUINLEVOFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
MAXAQUINLOMEFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
NOROXINNORFLOXACINEFLUOROQUINOLONES
TEQUINGATIFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES
ZAGAMSPARFLOXACINFLUOROQUINOLONES

BIAXIN CLARITHROMYCIN MACROLIDES
DYNABACDIRITHROMYCINMACROLIDES
EESERYTHROMYCINMACROLIDES
E-MYCINERYTHROMYCINMACROLIDES
ILOSONEERYTHROMYCINMACROLIDES
KETEKTELITHROMYCINMACROLIDES
ZITHROMAXAZITHROMYCINMACROLIDES

SEPTRA TREMETHOPRIM/SULFAMETHOXAZOLE SULFA AGENTS

MINOCIN MINOCYCLINE TETRACYCLINES
SUMYCINTETRACYCLINETETRACYCLINES
VIBRAMYCINDOXYCYCLINETETRACYCLINES

Posted by DR OLA
Learn the exceptions. For example.. what drugs are contraindicated in pregnancy, which drugs have age criteria ex. tetracyclines) then learn the drugs of choice (first line vs second line). Broad spectrum vs limited (which can cross the BBB). Complicated cases (for example UTIs) Trust me there are way to many antibiotics to actually go thru them all. Consider indications and you make your studying alot more focused. The key is time management.

Posted by W W D
Too late. Review your notes and hope for the best. If you flunk and have to repeat, many medical students and residents find Sanford's Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy a useful little book to keep in their lab coats.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments! Facts and information on the human digestive system including how it works and related digestion health problems.

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