DISEASES & DRUGS

                               DISEASES & DRUGS

• It is one of the important responsibilities of the medical personnel especially doctors to prescribe drug as per the symptoms & diagnosis of the patient.
• A basic idea about the use of drugs & its effectiveness is mandatory.

• Here are some of the infections & their choice of drugs:

1. Drug of choice for cryptoccocus: Flucanazole
2. Drug of choice for systemic fungal infection: Amphotericin B
3. Drug of choice for vulvovaginal candidiasis: Flucanazole
4. Drug of choice for Pyrazinamide induced hyperuricemia: Aspirin
5. Drug of choice for relapsing fever: Tetracycline
6. Drug of choice for cholera: Doxycycline
7. Drug of choice for tick typhus: Tetracycline
8. Drug of choice for syphilis: Penicillin G
9. Drug of choice for toxoplasmosis: Cotrimoxazole
10. Drug of choice for spotted mountain fever: Tetracycline
11. Drug of choice for scrub typhus: Tetracycline
12. Drug of choice for surgical prophylaxis: Cefazolin
13. Drug of choice for community acquired pneumonia: Clarithromycin
14. Drug of choice for Tapeworm: Praziquentel
15. Drug of choice for thread worm: Ivermectin
16. Drug of choice for filarial worm: Ivermectin
17. Drug of choice for hook worm: Albendazole
18. Drug of choice for guinea worm: Albendazole
19. Drug of choice for round worm: Albendazole
20. Drug of choice for pin worm: Albendaole
21. Drug of choice for aspergillosis: Amphotrecin B
22. Drug of choice for leshmaniasis: Amphotrecin B
23. Drug of choice for Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: Spiramycin
24. Drug of choice for Enterococcus fecalis: Ampicillin
25. Drug of choice for listeria monocytogenes: Ampicillin
26. Drug of choice for Filariasis: Diethyl Carbamazine [DEC]
27. Drug of choice for scabies: Ivermectin / Permethrine
28. Drug of choice for Leptospirosis: Penicillins
29. Drug of choice for typhoid: Ceftriaxone
30. Drug of choice for influenza: Oseltamivir
31. Drug of choice for herpes simplex: Acyclovir
32. Drug of choice for herpes zoster: Valacyclovir
33. Drug of choice for leprosy: Dapsone/ Rifampicin
34. Drug of choice for actinomycosis: Penicillin G
35. Drug of choice for brucella: Streptomycin
36. Drug of choice for plague: Streptomycin
37. Drug of choice for kala azar: Miltefosine / Sodium stibogluconate
38. Drug of choice for lymphogranuloma venereum: Azithromycin
39. Drug of choice for dysuria: Phenazopyridine
40. Drug of choice for gonorrhea: Procaine Penicillin
41. Drug of choice for anthrax: Doxycycline
42. Drug of choice for Haemophilus influenza type B: Rifampicin
43. Drug of choice for prophylaxis TB: Isoniazide
44. Drug of choice for diarrhea in HIV patient: Octreotide
45. Drug of choice for Hepatitis B: Limuvidine
46. Drug of choice for Hepatits C: Ribavarine & Interferron 2 alpha
47. Drug of choice for salmonella: Ceftriaxone
48. Drug of choice for meningitis: Ceftriaxone
49. Drug of choice for gonorrhea: Ceftriaxone
50. Drug of choice for Trichomoniasis: Metronidazole
51. Drug of choice for bacterial lactamase extended spectrum: Carbapenem
52. Drug of choice for otitis media: Amoxicillin
53. Drug of choice for nocardia: Sulfonamides
54. Drug of choice for Neurosyphillis: Aqueous penicillin
55. Drug of choice for MDR strains for TB patients: Amikacin
56. Drug of choice for accidental exposure og HIV health care workers: Zodovudine with Lamivudine
57. Drug of choice for neisseria: Ceftriaxone
58. Drug of choice for cellulitis: oxacillin
59. Drug of choice for microspora: Albendazole
60. Drug of choice forhistoplasmosis: Amphotrecin B
61. Drug of choice for dermatitis herpetiformis: Aspirin
62. Drug of choice for post splenectomy sepsis: Ceftraixone
63. Drug of choice for impetigo: Penicillin G
64. Drug of choice for animal bite: Ampicillin
65.  Drug of choice for toxic shock syndrome: Penicillin with clindamycin
66. Drug of choice for dirty wound prophylaxis: Cefazoline
67. Drug of choice for lice infection: 1% Permethrin
68. Drug of choice for dental prophylaxis for endocarditis: Clarithromycin
69. Drug of choice for UTI: Aminoglycosides
70. Drug of choice for cholera in children: Cotrimoxazole
71. Drug of choice for MRSA: Vancomycin
72. Drug of choice for trench mouth: Metronidazole
73. Drug of choice for whooping cough: Erythromycin
74. Drug of choice for candida: Flucanazole
75. Drug of choice for trachoma: Azithromycin
76. Drug of choice for giardiasis: Metronidazole
77. Drug of choice for tetanus: Metronidazole
78. Drug of choice for cerebral malaria: Artesunate
79. Drug of choice for plasmodium vivax: Chloroquine
80. Drug of choice for Plasmodium falciparum: Artesunate + Pyrimethamine + Sulfadoxine

Types of IV solutions:

Isotonic: 

• 0.9% NS
• 5% Dextrose in water
• 5% Dextrose in 0.2255 saline
• Ringer lactate

Hypotonic:

• 0.45% NS
• 0.225% NS
• 0.33% NS

Hypertonic:

• 3% NS
• 5% NS
• 10% Dextrose in water
• 5% Dextrose in 0.9% NS
• 5% Dextrose in 0.45% NS
• 5% Dextrose in RL

Colloids:

• Dextran
• Albumin