Medical Transcription and Healthcare Experience Sharing

Already we have learnt about the term 'Antibiotics'. In this post we would learn about the different types of Antibiotics (I)1. Antifungal :- It is the agent that suppress the growth or reproduction of fungi which may be used topically in superficial infections. It may be orally or intravenously in systemic fungal infections. Ex:- 1. Amphotericin B (Fungizone) 2. Ketoconazole (Nizoral) 3. Fluconazole (Diflucan) 2. Antimalarials:- The drugs used to prevent or treat malaria Exs:- 1. Chloroquine (Aralen) 2. Pyrimethamine (Daraprim) 3. Antituberculars:- The drugs that are used for killing actively multiplying large bacterial population in a cavity, slow and intermittently multiplying small population in a solid caseous lesion and a slow occasionally multiplying population inside macrophages, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Exs:- 1. Isoniazid (NH) 2. Rifampin (Rifadin) 3. Erythromycin 4. Antivirals:- These drugs are used to treat an infection ...

ANALGESICS:-  Analgesics are the drugs used to kill pain. They induce condition of near unconsciousness with the brain's interpretation of the signals. They may produce habit formation and tolerance. There are basically two kinds of analgesics. They are 1. Non-narcotics and 2. Narcotics. The best example for Non-narcotics analgesics is acetaminophen and for Narcotics analgesics is Morphine. Some of the drugs of non-narcotic drugs reduce fever, pain and inflammation in joint disorders. These agents are not steroid harmones and are known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Examples of nonsteroidal antiflammatory drug are libuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxen (Naprosen). ANESTHETICS:-  An anesthetic is an agent that reduces or eliminates sensation. If the affect is on the whole body then it is said to be general anesthetic or if the effect is on the particular region then it is said to be local anesthetic. Generally these anesthetics are used for surgical ...