Category of Drug Clarithromycin is an Anti-Infective drug Mechanism of Action Indications Clarithromycin is used for1. For the treatment of bacterial infections2. M. pneumonia3. S. pneumonia4. C. pneumonia5. S. aureus6. S. pyogenes7. Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms 1. TABLETS2. SUSPENSION Dose Contraindications 1. Hypersensitivity to clarithromycin2. Cephalosporin Precautions […]
Category of Drug Ketoconazole is an Anti-Infectives Mechanism of Action Indications Ketoconazole is used for Malassezia folliculitis dermatophytosis andchronic conditions which cannot be treatedtopically Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms 1. TABLET2. CREAM3. SOLUTION3. LOTION Dose Contraindications 1. Hepatic impairment2. Lactation3. Concomitant use with cisapride. Precautions 1. Predisposition to adrenocortical insufficiency2. Avoid in porphyria3.
Category of Drug Niclosamide is an Anti-Infectives Mechanism of Action Indications Niclosamide is used for1. Taenia saginata2. T. solium3. Hymenolepis nanaand Diphyllobothrium latum infections. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms TABLETS Dose Contraindications 1. Hypersensitivity2. Purgative must be given after two h to clear bowel since ova in dead segments are not cleared
Parameters details Category of Drug Topical fungicide. Mechanism of Action Tolnaftate is a topical fungicide that is believed to prevent ergosterol biosynthesis by inhibiting squalene epoxidase. The other reported action-: it distorts the hyphae and stunts mycelial growth in susceptible organisms. Indications Tolnaftate is used for 1. Ringworm infections2. Athlete’s foot Chemical Structure (1) Molecular
Category of Drug Carbamazepine is a Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics drug Mechanism of Action Indications Carbamazepine is used for1. Paral seizures with or without secondarygeneralisation2. Trigeminal Neuralgia3. Bipolar Disorder. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms 1. TABLETS2. SYRUP Dose Contraindications 1. Atrioventricular conduction abnormalities2. History of bone-marrow depression3. Porphyria. Precautions 1. Hepatic impairment2. Renal impairment3.
Category of Drug Albendazole is an Anti-Infectives Mechanism of Action Indications Albendazole is used for 1. Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus infections prior to or not amenable to surgery2. Neurocysticercosis3. Nematode infections4. Filariasis5. Ascariasis, hookworm infections,strongyloidiasis, enterobiasis, trichuriasis,trichostrongyliasis and capillariasis; cestodeinfections6. Tissue nematode infections Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms 1. CHEWABLE/PLAIN TABLET 2.
Category of Drug Flucytosine is an Anti-Infectives Mechanism of Action Indications Flucytosine is used for 1. Adjunct to amphotericin B in cryptococcal meningitis2. Adjunct to amphotericin B in systemic candidiasis3. Septicemia4. Pulmonary infection Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms 1. CAPSULE2. INFUSION Dose Contraindications 1. Renal impairment2. Elderly3. Blood disorders4. Pregnancy5. Hypersensitivity Precautions 1. Elderly2.
Category of Drug Gabapentin is a Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics drug Mechanism of Action Indications Gabapentin is used for1. Add-on drug in resistant partial seizures withor without secondary generalization,2. rolandic epilepsy- preferred for safety reason, the first line in epilepsy patients with hepatic disease. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms 1. TABLETS2. CAPSULES Dose Contraindications Pregnancy
Antidiarrheals What are they? Diarrhea can be explained as a frequent, often precipitate passage of poorly formed stools. The WHO defines the condition as 3 or more loose or watery stools in a period of 24-hours. Pathologically, it can be explained as a condition where the excess passage of water occurs in the feces. Diarrhea
Category of Drug Miltefosine is an Anti-Infectives Mechanism of Action Indications Miltefosine is used for As directly observed therapy (DOT) ofvisceral Leishmaniasis caused by LeishmaniaDonovani. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands Available dosage forms CAPSULES Dose Contraindications 1. Children below 2 years 2. Patients with HIV3. Newborns4. Pregnancy5. Lactation Precautions Avoid contact with eyes, kidney or
