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- True or false: Carbapenems (ex. ertapenem) are typically broad spectrum. - ️️- True! (cover gram-positive and gram-negative anaerobes) (ex. ertapenem (Invanz), imipenem (Primaxin), doripenem (Doribax), meropenem (Merrem)) - Bactrim works best ________ (taken with food or on an empty stomach). - ️️- Bactrim works best "on an empty stomach". (take with a full glass of water, and counsel patient that Bactrim increases photosensitivity, so be careful out in the sun) - The generic name for VFEND is ___________. - ️️- The generic name for VFEND is "voriconazole". (this medication can cause vision changes and hepatotoxicity) (also, take voriconazole on an EMPTY STOMACH 1 hour before or after a meal) (voriconazole is the drug of choice for Aspergillosis) - All tetracyclines should be AVOIDED in children under ___ years old due to discoloration of teeth and bone retardation. - ️️- All tetracyclines should be AVOIDED in children under "8" years old due to discoloration of teeth and bone retardation. - Outpatient community acquired pneumonia in healthy individuals is typically treated with a macrolide antibiotic, usually _________ (drug), or _________ (drug) can be used as an alternative. - ️️- Outpatient community acquired pneumonia in healthy individuals is typically treated with a macrolide antibiotic, usually "azithromycin", or "doxycycline" can be used as an alternative. - True or false: Once-daily extended-interval dosing of aminoglycosides is cost effective and helps to reduce nephrotoxicity risk. - ️️- True! (the dosing for both tobramycin and gentamicin is 4-7 mg/kg/day)