HIV Antiretroviral Drugs

These drugs have ridiculous names. So this memory system may only work for me.

• NRTI's - just remember the four pictures: A lamb, a dove, ABBA and Dido.
• NNRTI's - think the first 2 N's look like mountains. Everest and (Ben) Nevis.
• PI's - all end in VIR except ABBAcavir
• FI's - there's only one and it has the letters FU (FUsion) in it. Enfuvirtide.

Sulfonamides

More additions to the antibiotic range....

Sulfonamides (f vs. ph?? - it's an f in the BNF) are:
    TRI methoprim
    Co TRI moxazole

So think of someone from the network 3 (TRI) trying to sell you a phone: "sell-phone...amide.....sulfonamide".

The other antibiotics are available here.

Antibiotic Classification

Please use the buttons above to vote for whether this one works. Have been working on this for a while and it may only work in my head!

Each picture above is just a way of linking a random antibiotic name with an actual class. Such as Quinolones -> "Quick Sip" -> Ciprofloxacin.

For adverse reactions add:

• The pepsi van is driven by a red man (vancomycin causes "red man" syndrome)
• The gentleman has to shout "ALLO GUVNOR" since he is deaf (ototoxicity in gentamycin)

Also, on the penicillin side of things here's how I remember the Beta-Lactams:

Moclobemide

Beers and ales also have a lot of tyramine and so will cause the "cheese" effect*. MOclobemide is a reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor and so has less effect -> you can go to Moe's and have a beer.

*cheese effect a result of IRReversible MAOI.

Phenelzine

The antidepressant sandwhich = fennel + mayonnaise. Do not add cheese.

Phenelzine is a monoamine oxidase (MAO-Mayo) inhibitor. It is an irreversible inhibitor of MAO and so the cheese effect is particularly important.

Buspirone

The bus driver in the film speed was probably quite anxious. He should have had some Buspirone.

Buspirone is a 5HT-1A agonist*. These receptors are Autoreceptors which are somatodendritic. It is used mostly in generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).

*it also has a wee bit of D2 antagonism

Sumatriptan

This sumo wrestler is called Dave. He trips over and gets a headache.

Sumatriptan is a 5HT-1D (Dave) agonist. Used to treat attack of migrane. It induces vasoconstriction on vascular smooth muscle to avoid vasodilation and therefore avoids vessels pressing on nerves (the pain part of migrane).

Odansetron

Odansetron = anti-emetic at 5HT3 receptors