| | AGENT Cycloserine | SITE OF ACTION Peptidoglycan tetrapeptide side chain | EFFECT Bactericidal | |
Phosphomycin | Formation of N-acetylmuramic acid | Bactericidal | ||
Bacitracin | Membrane carrier molecule | Bactericidal | ||
Penicillins | Peptidoglycan cross-linking | Bactericidal | ||
Cephalosporins carbapenems | , Peptidoglycan cross-linking | Bactericidal | ||
Vancomycin | Translocation of cell wall intermediates | Bactericidal |
Friday, September 11, 2009
49 - Antimicrobial chemotherapy - Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
48 - Atypical Antipsychotic drugs
Atypical antipsychotics are those drugs which act as antipsychotics but atypically have a very low risk of producing adverse extrapyramidal neurological side effects . These are
1. Risperidone
2. Quetiapine
3. Arisipiprazole
4. Clozapine
5. Olanzapine
6. Ziprasodine
Click here to read the mnemonic used to remember these drugs .
1. Risperidone
2. Quetiapine
3. Arisipiprazole
4. Clozapine
5. Olanzapine
6. Ziprasodine
Click here to read the mnemonic used to remember these drugs .
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