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What are the counseling pearls for Bactrim?
- Finish entire prescription
- May cause increased sensitivity to sunlight
- Maintain adequate hydration
- Potential for drug-drug interactions: warfarin, methotrexate, dofetilide
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What are the counseling pearls for Clindamycin?
- Abdominal cramping and/or diarrhea is common – contact prescriber if severe
- Do not refrigerate reconstituted oral solution (it will thicken), discard any unused portion after 2 weeks
- Oral solution has foul taste
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What are the AE for Linezolid?
- Nausea, diarrhea, headache
- Bone marrow suppression (thrombocytopenia, >2 weeks)
- Peripheral neuropathy, optic neuritis (rare, >4 weeks)
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What are the counseling pearls for Linezolid?
- After reconstitution, store oral suspension at room temperature, discard any unused portion after 21 days
- Potential for drug-drug interactions: serotonergic agents, pseudoephedrine
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Nitrofurantoin Counseling pearls:
- Finish entire prescription (~7 days) – nitrofurantoin is NOT appropriate for short-course (3-day) UTI therapy
- Take with food to decrease stomach upset
- May cause urine discoloration (brown)
- Contact prescriber if experience numbness, tingling or burning pain in hands, legs or feet
- Report any shortness of breath, cough or fever to prescriber- Can cause pulmonary fibrosis
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Metronidazole Spectrum of activity:
- Anaerobes, protozoa
- Helicobacter pylori
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Metronidazole Common uses:
- Bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis (STDs)
- C. difficile colitis
- H. pylori eradication
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Metronidazole Adverse effects:
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- Metallic taste disturbance
- Peripheral neuropathy (rare), headache
- Urine discoloration (black/brown/dark)
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Metronidazole Counseling pearls:
- May take with food to decrease stomach upset
- Metallic taste disturbance is common
- May cause urine discoloration (harmless)
- Avoid alcohol during therapy – with alcohol, may experience headache, flushing, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain (disulfiram-like reaction)
- Potential for drug-drug interactions: warfarin
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What are the AE for All antibiotics?
Allergy and C. diff
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What are the AE for Beta-lactams?
Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, seizures
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What are the AE for Macrolides?
GI upset, thrombophlebitis (IV), P450 inhibition, bone marrow suppression
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What are the AE for Flouroquinolones?
Photosensitivity, CNS effects, QT-prolongation, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia
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What are the AE for Tetracyclines?
NVD, photosensitivity, CNS effects
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What are the AE for Linezolid?
Thrombocytopenia, optic neuritis, serotonin syndrome
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What are the AE for Clindamycin?
N, V, D
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What are the AE for Metronidazole?
Metallic taste, P450 inhibitor, disulfarim
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