Pharma Tips-216

1101. Penicillin may cause antibiotic pseudo-membranous colitis which can be treated with vancomycin, cholestyramine, metronidazole, or bacitracin.
1102. Sulfonamides may displace sulfonylureas in the protein binding sites due to higher affinity.
1103. Cefoperazone can be safely administered in renal impairment.
1104. Cefuroxime is the only 2nd generation of cephalosporins that can cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), however, all 3rd generation can cross BBB.
1105. Azithromycin should be taken without food because food affects the drug bioavailability.

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