Identify the drug:
- Causes disulfiram-like reaction when ingested with alcohol
- First-line treatment for acute otitis media
- Carbapenem without pseudomonas coverage
- Drug of choice for syphilis
- Active against MRSA
- Contraindicated in neonates (causes biliary sludging, kernicterus)
- Penicillin with pseudomonas coverage
- 3rd generation cephalosporin
- Antistaphylococcal Penicillin
- Commonly used for prophylaxis in cardiac or vascular surgeries
Word Bank – each medication can only be used once
| Ceftazidime Nafcillin Penicillin G Benzathine Ertapenem Cefotetan
Piperacillin/tazobactam Amoxicillin Ceftriaxone Ceftaroline Cefazolin |
What is the brand name of the following medications?
- Cephalexin
- Piperacillin/Tazobactam
- Ceftazidime
- Ampicillin/Sulbactam
- Amoxicillin/Clavulanate
- Cefazolin
- Amoxicillin
- Cefepime
- Ertapenem
- Meropenem
True/False – If the statement is false, write the correct version
- The recommended dose of Augmentin for otitis media is 70mg/kg/day
- Cefotetan has a MTT side chain which can inhibit vitamin K production and prolong bleeding
- Probenecid decreases the levels of beta-lactams by interfering with renal excretion.
- IV ampicillin and ampicillin/sulbactam must be diluted in normal saline only
- Penicillin G benzathine is not for IM use, can cause cardiorespiratory arrest and death
- Antistaphylococcal penicillins have a short half life and require frequent dosing
- Amoxicillin is the drug of choice for susceptible enterococcus.
- Carbapenems are available as IV only
- Imipenem is metabolized to a nephrotoxic product in the kidneys. It is combined with probenecid to prevent this metabolism from occurring.
- Sulbactam has activity against Acinetobacter Baumannii
Select All that Apply
- Ertapenem does not have coverage against:
A – Pseudomonas
B – Enterococcus
C – MRSA
D – Staphylococci
E – Acinetobacter
2. Which of the following have coverage against pseudomonas?
A – Cefepime
B – Ceftriaxone
C – Ceftazidime
D – Ceftaroline
E – Cefotetan
- Which of the following medications is associated with risk of seizures?
A – Imipenem/Cilastatin
B – Ampicillin/Sulbactam
C – Amoxicillin/Clavulanate
D – Piperacillin/Tazobactam
E – Ceftazidine/Avibactam
- Which of the following do not require renal dose adjustment?
A – Nafcillin
B – Amoxicillin
C – Doripenem
D – Ceftriaxone
E – Cefepime
- Which of the following provide coverage against MRSA?
A – Meropenem
B – Ceftaroline
C – Ceftriaxone
D – Zosyn
E – Oxacillin
