Antifungal and antiviral drugs

New Chapters—new chapters are included, such as Chapter 33, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, and Chapter 18, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Dragp. Several of the chapters in previous editions have been divided. For example, the chapter on antiviral and antifungal drugs was divided into two chapters Chapter 14, Antiviral Drags, and Chapter 15, Antifungal Drugs. 

This past year I developed a whole series of infections and wasn t functioning at all. I never told my folks, but the doctors were quite seriously worried about my condition. They put me on a lot of antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial drugs, which weren t really good for me but they didn t have a choice. I was wasting away. My spine was affected, I got a slipped disk, and had to wear a neck brace and stay in bed for months. 

Counsel the patient regarding adherence to prophylactic antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral regimens. Evaluate the patient for infection and adverse drug reactions to antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals. Ensure that the patient is appropriately immunized after recovery from HCT. 

Therapy for infection Ronan McMullan and Amit Bedi Introduction Antibacterial agents Other antibacterial drugs Antifungal drugs Antiviral therapy INTRODUCTION... 

Mycophenolic acid (Figure 3.36) is produced by fermentation cultures of the fungus Penicillium brevicompactum. It has been known for many years to have antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antitumour properties. It has recently been introduced into medicine as an immunosuppressant drug, to reduce the incidence of rejection of transplanted organs, particularly kidney and heart transplants. It is formulated as the /V-morpholinoethyl ester mycophenolate mofetil (Figure 3.37), which is metabolized after ingestion to mycophenolic... 

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL 1. ANTIBIOTICS -aminoglycosides, vancomycin 2. ANTICANCER AND IMMUNOMODULATING DRUGS - cidosporin, tacrolimus 3. ANTIFUNGALS-amphotericin, 4. ANTIPROTOZOALS-pentamidine 5. ANTIVIRALS - cidofovir, foscarnet sodium, tenofovir Possible t efficacy and side-effects Competition for renal excretion Monitor renal function weekly... 

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