Monthly Archives: October 2019
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial Stewardship Antimicrobial stewardship refers to a set of coordinated strategies to improve the use[...]
New Antibacterials
NEWER ANTIBACTERIALS DALBAVANCIN Novel second-generation lipoglycopeptide antibiotic Approved by FDA Mechanism -binds to the D-alanyl-D-alanyl residue on[...]
Oct
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance Property of microbe Defined as micro-organism not inhibited by the usually achievable[...]
Oct
Antipsychotic Drugs
Drugs for Psychiatric Illness Two major types of psychiatric disorders are psychosis and neurosis. Psychosis:[...]
Oct
Antidepressant Drugs
Antidepressant Drugs Depression results due to decreased monoaminergic (5-HT and NA) activity in the brain,[...]
Oct
Drugs Affecting Coagulation
Drugs Affecting Coagulation VITAMIN K fat-soluble dietary principle required for the synthesis of clotting factors.[...]
Oct
Alcohol Dependence: Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Dependence 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide à 3 million deaths[...]
Acne: Pharmacotherapy
PHARMACOTHERAPY OF ACNE Acne is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the pilosebaceous unit leading to[...]
Drugs Acting on RAS: ACE Inhibitors & ARBs
RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM Precursor plasma α2 globulin à angiotensinogen à inactive decapeptide angiotensin-1 (Ang I) The[...]