Trimethoprim baby dosages?
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Neo-ConduitPosted
Fri 08 May 2009 11:39pm
So I have taken my 'Baby Dose' of Trimethoprim tonight.
I already had my 3 month lot of 300mg tablets at home. The 'baby dose I am referring to is 150mg I was told to take.... These changes may be reversed by administration of folinic acid (5 to 10 mg/day) without interfering with the antibacterial activity of trimethoprim.
Of course there is also the issue
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IV Pentamidine prophylaxis
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Mark LevinPosted
Wed 15 Jul 2009 8:07pm
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Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly carinii, pneumonia (PCP) poses a life-threatening risk to oncology patients. The use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) or dapsone prophylaxis virtually eliminates the risk of infection; however, many patients cannot tolerate TMP-SMZ. Pentamidine is available by inhalation or IV.
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Treating Cellulitis: Getting the Answer Wrong and Right
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Paul SaxPosted
Mon 06 Sep 2010 5:09am
to the recertification question was #4, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, for the following reason:
I am not a doctor, I am a test developer. Having exactly zero knowledge about the content here...? And both don’t cover MRSA.
And trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole doesn’t cover strep.
Don’t believe me? Read this recent paper on community acquired “nonculturable” cellulitis
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Drugs for COPD & Emphysema
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Med TeamPosted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm
Sleeping pills
Spiriva
Symbicort
Terbutaline
Tetracycline
Theophylline
Theophylline derivatives
Tiotropium
Tranquilizers
Triamcinolone
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Testing your Testing Skills
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Paul SaxPosted
Wed 01 Sep 2010 9:05am
to be in the community. What should you give him?
azithromycin
cephalexin
dicloxacillin
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Every so often one encounters a test question
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Drugs for HIV
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Well MedPosted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm
Ritonavir (norvir)
Ritonavir
Saquinivir (invirase)
Stavudine (d4t)
Sustiva
Talking
Tenofovir
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (tmp/smx)
Trizivir
Truvada
Videx
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Practical H1N1 Management Question
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Paul SaxPosted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:04pm
in particular?
This past week I chose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole + high-dose levofloxacin — in addition to the oseltamavir.
Overkill? These guidelines from Canada would suggest so
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Practical H1N1 Management Question
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Paul SaxPosted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 1:06pm
in particular?
This past week I chose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole + high-dose levofloxacin — in addition to the oseltamavir.
Overkill? These guidelines from Canada would suggest so
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Drugs Associated with Hyperkalemia
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Matt S.Posted
Sat 17 Oct 2009 12:00am
by Bactrim is via an ENaC inhibitory effect exerted by the trimethoprim moiety. Pentamidine induced hyperkalemia via a similar mechanism.
7. calcineurin inhibitors (e.g.
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Antimicrobial Resistance for Common UTI Drug Increases Five Fold Since 2000
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Ed H.Posted
Tue 08 May 2012 7:31pm
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at The George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the U.S., increased over five-fold from 2000 to 2010. In addition, nearly one in four i ...
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