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Drugs Used for leprosy Dapsone Rifampicin Clofazimine Treatment of leprosy Initial phase -6-12 month Dapsone 50 – 100mg o.d Clofazimine … Read More »
Drug Treatment of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a chronic disease caused by mycobacteria, which are acid fast bacilli, once stained by basic dyes, cannot be … Read More »
Antihelminthic Drugs
Helminthies are commonly known as worms, which infect humans and animals. They are common in villages and areas of poor … Read More »
Metronidazole
Metronidazole is a prodrug itself, activated by reduction of nitro group. Structure Mechanism Of Action Protozoa get energy by ketoacids … Read More »
Anti Amoebic Drugs
These drugs are not only effective against amoebia but also against some others: Common diseases treated by these drugs A) … Read More »
Quinolones
Quinolones are the synthetic anti-microbial drugs. Structure of quinolones Contain quinalene nucleus. Two main groups are present: Compounds having fluorine … Read More »
Chloramphenicol
Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic and protein synthesis inhibitor. Source Isolated from cultures of streptomyces in Venezuela – 1947 … Read More »
Tetracyclines
Tetracyclines are a group of broad spectrum antibiotics whose general usefulness has been reduced with the onset of bacterial resistance. … Read More »
Macrolides
Macrolides are one of the most commonly used families of antibiotics, used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. … Read More »
Linezolid, Streptogramins, Fusidic Acid, Polymyxin, Bacitracin and Nitrofurantoin
Linezolid Antimicrobial agent synthetically produced. Chemistry – synthetic, belongs to oxazolidinones Mechanism of Action – binds 23S rRNA in 50S … Read More »