Amoxicillin and Urinary Tract Infection

Amoxicillin prescription

It is supplied in the body via the oral ways of tablets and the dose.

For ten days, take 80mg every day.

The total quantity of the dose is 800mg/kg (Shviro-Roseman, Reuveni, Gazala & Leibovitz, 2014)

Question 2: What is the first-line treatment for urinary tract infection?

Prescription: Nitrofurantoin (100 mg BID for 5 days)

TMP-SMX:1 pill dosage BID was used for three days.

3g of fosfomycin in one dosage (Thoureen, Scott, Best & Lovecchio, 2015)

The second line of treatment

Fluoroquinolones

Levofloxacin: 250 mg three times daily

Ciprofloxacin: 250 mg BID for three days

Beta-Lactams

Cefaclor: Take 250 mg TID for 5 days.

Cefdinir: 100 mg BID taken for 5 days

TMP-SMX:1 dose tablet BID taken for 3 days

Fosfomycin: 3g taken in one dose (Thoureen, Scott, Best & Lovecchio, 2015)

2nd line of treatment

Fluoroquinolones

Levofloxacin: 250 mg taken 3 times a day

Ciprofloxacin: 250 mg BID taken for 3 days

Beta-Lactams

Cefaclor: 250 mg TID taken for 5 days

Cefdinir: 100 mg BID taken for 5 days

Cefpodoxime proxetil: 100mg BID taken for 3 days

Question 3: Parkinsons

Prescription: Levodopa which can be substituted with Carbidopa

Directions: started with the 25/100 formulation

Concentration: 25/100 gm tablets for 3 times every day

Info: 1 dose of the formulation is sufficient

Question 4: Mild Depression

Prescription: serotonin (Zoloft)

Direction: each 25mgtaken once daily for 4 weeks

Concentration: tablets of 25mg, 50mg and 100mg

Info: 25mg daily, then increased to 50mg daily after one week.

Question 5: Thyroid Replacement

Prescription: methimazole

Direction: add methimazole to drinking water (0.025%)

Concentration: take 5mg/100g per day in 21 days

Info: take the dose after every meal three times a day

Question 6: First-line Treatment of T2DM

Prescription: Glumetza and metformin which is always recommended. Other combinations include sulfonylureas and insulin

Direction: 2 to 3 doses given day after the major daily meals through oral administration

Concentration: 500 or 1000mg tablet

Info: taken every day for the whole life

Question 7: HRT Option

Prescription: taking in the two hormones, oestrogens like estradiol or estriol and progestogen like dydrogesterone or norethisterone

Direction: can be taken orally as tablets daily, through the skin patches and replacing them after few days or administered through, as implants inserted under the skin, as oestrogen gel which is smeared on the skin or as vaginal oestrogen in form of a ring, cream or pessary which is placed in the vagina.

Concentration: I tablet used per day

Info: there is no limit to the cream used, but the tablets should be taken one daily for 25 days

Question 8: First-line Blood Pressure Medication

Prescription: Thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics or also potassium-sparing diuretics. It can be used together with Zestril and Prinivil inhibitors

Direction: oral dose administered

Concentration: 25 or 50mg for every tablet

Info: should be used on daily basis

question 9: Asthma Exacerbation

Prescription: short acting beta-2 agonists, theophylline should be given, and magnesium sulfate should be considered. Also, prednisone can be used.

Direction: therapy should be carried out for about 3 days, but can be continued until the symptoms return to baseline.

Concentration: 1mg per kg of the prednisone is given to the patient daily

Info: 1 bottle is adequate but if the symptoms persist the child should continue with the dose until they reduce. For the therapy, the patient should be admitted to the hospital for close supervision.

Question 10: Maintenance Medication to Prevent Gout

Prescription: xanthine oxidase inhibitors including Aloprim, Zyloprim, and febuxostat

Direction: use the Xanththine oxidase inhibitors for 12 days, and is administered to the body through the injection.

Concentration: the dose should be 150mg/kg

Info: Total Info is 1800mg/kg for the entire dose.

References

Shviro-Roseman, N., Reuveni, H., Gazala, E., & Leibovitz, E. (2014). Adherence to acute otitis media treatment guidelines among primary health care providers in Israel. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 18(4), 355-359.

Thoureen, T., Scott, S., Best, J., & Lovecchio, F. (2015). Urinary Tract Infection. Emergency Medicine Reports, 36(7), 73-83.