Antimalarial medications — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which drug treats the dormant hyponozoites of P. vivax and P. ovale?_____

Answer: Primaquine

Flashcard 2: Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are antimalarials that can be used to cause _____-suppression as well as retinopathy

Answer: immuno

Flashcard 3: Quinoline derivatives are anti-_____ drugs that typically have the suffix -quine

Answer: malarial

Flashcard 4: Which antimalarial has activity against Plasmodium hypnozoites?_____

Answer: Primaquine

Flashcard 5: Which single drug is used prophylactically in travelers to prevent malarial infection?_____

Answer: Mefloquine

Flashcard 6: What is the common treatment for all rickettsial diseases?

Answer: doxycycline

Flashcard 7: aminoglycosides

Answer: CN 8 toxicity

Flashcard 8: tetracyclines

Answer: discolored teeth

Flashcard 9: antimycin A

Answer:

Extra: inhibits the electron transport chaininhibits oxidative phosphorylation

Flashcard 10: cyanide

Answer:

Extra: inhibits the electron transport systeminhibits oxidative phosphorylation