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Review of Pharmacology - 9E (2015)

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Chemotherapy B: Antimicrobials for Specific Conditions<br />

Conditions<br />

Viral diseases<br />

• Herpes simplex<br />

Drug <strong>of</strong> choice<br />

Drug <strong>of</strong> choice<br />

--<br />

Keratitis Topical vidarabine/Trifluridine<br />

--<br />

Neonatal Acyclovir<br />

--<br />

Encephalitis Acyclovir<br />

--<br />

Dissemnated Acyclovir<br />

--<br />

Esophagitis Acyclovir<br />

--<br />

Genital Acyclovir<br />

--<br />

Bell’s Palsy Prednisolone<br />

• Varicella Acyclovir<br />

• Herpes zoster<br />

--<br />

Acute Valacyclovir<br />

--<br />

Post herpetic neuralgia Gabapentin<br />

• Epstein Barr virus Symptomatic (no antiviral)<br />

• Cytomegalo virus<br />

--<br />

Retinitis Ganciclovir<br />

--<br />

Post-transplant<br />

* Mild Valganciclovir<br />

* Severe Ganciclovir<br />

• Measels Ribavirin 3<br />

• Prion disease Flupirtine 4<br />

• Viral hemorrhagic fever<br />

--<br />

Lassa virus Ribavirin<br />

--<br />

Rift Valley fever Ribavirin<br />

--<br />

Congo crimean hemorrhage fever Ribavirin<br />

--<br />

Hantaan virus Ribavirin<br />

• Respiratory syncytial virus<br />

--<br />

High risk patient, acute Ribavirin (aerosolized)<br />

--<br />

Prophylaxis (infants) Palivizumab<br />

• Influenza virus<br />

--<br />

Seasonal influenza Oseltamivir<br />

--<br />

Avian influenza (including bird flu) Oseltamivir<br />

--<br />

Oseltamivir-resistant influenza Zanamivir<br />

• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)<br />

--<br />

Treatment Zidovudine + Lamivudine + Nevirapine<br />

--<br />

Post-exposure prophylaxis Zidovudine + Lamivudine ± Atazanavir<br />

Chemotherapy B: General Antimicrobials <strong>Pharmacology</strong> for Specific Conditions<br />

Protozoal diseases 5<br />

• Ameobiasis<br />

--<br />

Asymptomatic intestinal Diloxanide furoate<br />

--<br />

Mild, moderate and severe intestinal Metronidazole + diloxanide<br />

--<br />

Extra-intestinal (hepatic abcess) Metronidazole + diloxanide<br />

Contd...<br />

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