Amoxicillin
1. adults Dosage forms:
1b. Pediatrics: dosage:
Indications
2. infections, bacterial-dose, duration vary by infection
type/severity
3. pharyngitis, streptococcal
4. otitis media, acute
5. sinusitis, acute bacterial
6. H. pylori infection
7. pneumonia, community-acquired
1. CAP: 250 mg, 500 mg; TAB: 500 mg, 875 mg; ER TAB: 775
mg; CHEWABLE: 125 mg, 250 mg; SUSP: 125 mg per 5 mL
1b. 20-90mg/kg/day
2. [500-875 mg PO q12h]
3. [immediate-release form] Dose: 1000 mg PO q24h x10 days;
[extended-release form] Dose: 775 mg ER PO q24h x10 days;
Info: give w/ in 1h of a meal; do not cut/crush/chew ER tab
4. [1 g PO q8h x5-10 days] Max: 4 g/day;
5. [1 g PO q8h x5-10 days] Max: 4 g/day;
,6. [triple/quadruple tx] Dose: 1 g PO bid x5-14 days; Info: part
of multi-drug regimen; search H. pylori Tx Regimens for
guidelines; not 1st-line tx,
7. [1 g PO q8h for at least 5 days]
Acyclovir:
1. Availability: Topical:
2. Availability: Oral
Injection: Various
Dosing Interval:
Orolabial HSV: 200mg five times daily or 400mg TID for 7-10
days
Varicella- children under 40mg: 20 mg/kg per dose 4 times per
day for 5 days
Varicella- children over 40 mg and adults: 800mg 4 times per
day for 5 days
Herpes Zoster: 800mg 5 times daily for 7-10 days
Indications:
HSV -genital & Orolabial
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
,1. 5% ointment applied 6 times a day at 3 hour intervals for 7
days OR 5% cream applied 5X/day for 4 days
2. 200 mg, 400mg and 800mg.
Tetracycline
1. Adult Dosage forms:
Indications
2. infections, bacterial
3. acne vulgaris
4. syphilis
5. H. pylori infection
6. malaria tx, uncomplicated
7. renal dosing
1. CAP: 250 mg, 500 mg
2. [1-2 g/day PO divided bid-qid] Info: give at least 1h before or
2h after meals applies for all indications
3. [125-250 mg PO qid]
4. [primary, secondary, or latent <1y] Dose: 500 mg PO qid x14
days;
[latent >1y or unknown duration] Dose: 500 mg PO qid x28
days
5. [500 mg PO qid x10-14 days] Info: part of multi-drug
regimen;
, 6. [250 mg PO qid x7 days] give w/ quinine sulfate; give at least
1h before or 2h after meals; to avoid relapse in acute P. vivax or
P. ovale infection, follow up tx w/ primaquine;
7. [if usual regimen bid] renal impairment: consider decr. usual
frequency
Benzoyl Peroxide Cr.
1. Availability:
2. Dosing Interval:
3. Daily Dosage:
4. Indications:
1. Cream: 5%, 6.5%, 8.5%, 10%
2. Apply QD-BID
3. Apply to affected area, wash, rinse, dry before applying; may
bleach hair, fabric
4. Acne Vulgaris
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
- pneumonia acquired outside hospital or healthcare facilities
- most often seen in primary care.
Causative agents
1. Most common bacteria is
2. What other pathogens can cause CAP in the General
population