The document provides an overview of various antibiotic classes including aminoglycosides, carbapenems, monobactams, oxazolidinones, and fluoroquinolones, detailing their mechanisms of action and uses. It discusses the development and resistance issues associated with these antibiotics, emphasizing the importance of responsible usage to prevent resistance. Additionally, it outlines specific drugs within each class, their indications, side effects, and pharmacokinetic properties.
ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS
āAMINOGLYCOSIDES
ā CARBAPENEMS
ā MONOBACTAMS
ā OXAZOLIDINONE
ā FLUOROQUINOLONES
Guided by -
Prof. Gayatri Sapkale
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
YTIP, University Of Mumbai
Prepared by -
Rohan Jagdale
T. Y. B. Pharm
2020-21
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What are antibiotics
āAntibiotics, also known as antibacterials, are medications that destroy or slow
down the growth of bacteria.
ā They include a range of powerful drugs and are used to treat diseases caused
by bacteria.
ā Antibiotics cannot treat viral infections, such as cold, ļ¬u, and most coughs.
ā The ļ¬rst antibiotic was penicillin. Penicillin-based antibiotics, such as
ampicillin, amoxicillin, and penicillin G, are still available to treat a variety of
infections and have been around for a long time.
ā Several types of modern antibiotics are available, and they are usually only
available with a prescription in most countries. Topical antibiotics are
available in over-the-counter (OTC) creams and ointments.
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Resistance
ā Some medicalprofessionals have concerns that people are overusing
antibiotics. They also believe that this overuse contributes toward the growing
number of bacterial infections that are becoming resistant to antibacterial
medications.
ā Alexander Fleming, speaking in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in 1945,
said::-āThen there is the danger that the ignorant man may easily underdose
himself and by exposing his microbes to non-lethal quantities of the drug,
make them resistant.ā
ā As the man who discovered the ļ¬rst antibiotic almost 70 years ago predicted,
drug resistance is starting to become commonplace.
Defination & Introduction
āAminoglycosides are a group of natural and semisynthetic antibiotics
having polybasic amino groups linked glycosidically with two or more
aminosugars.
ā Aminoglycosides are used to treat various bacterial infections caused by
gram negative bacteria.
ā Aminoglycosides can be combined with penicillins or cephalosporins to
show prolonged attack on gram-ve bacterial infections.
ā They shows antibiotic action by inhibiting the bacterial protein synthesis.
ā The drug will break down in the stomach without showing antibiotic
activity through oral route but it shows better activity through parentral
route.
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āŖExamples of aminoglycosidesare:-
Streptomycin, Amikacin Neomycin, Kanamycin,Gentamycin, Netilmycin
āŖ Topical aminoglycosides - Neomycin & Framycetin
āŖThe above drugs are various aminoglycosides used to treat gram-ve
bacterial infections.
āŖWidely in combination with B-lactum antibiotic.
_ serious infections with gram - ve bacteria
_ Combination with vancomycin gram +ve endocarditis.
āŖTreatment of Tuberculosis
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Mechanism of action
āAminoglycosides inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding irreversibly to
the 30S ribosomal subunit.
ā This inhibits transfer of aminoacyl-tRNA to the peptidyl site, causing
premature termination of the peptide chain; it also increases the frequency of
misreading of mRNA.
ā Aminoglycosides may also damage bacterial cell membranes, causing
leakage of intracellular contents. They are bactericidal.
ā Aminoglycosides are potent bactericidal antibiotics that act by creating
fissures in the outer membrane of the bacterial cell. They are particularly
active against aerobic, gram-negative bacteria and act synergistically against
certain gram-positive organisms.
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Mechanism of resistance
āŖSynthesisof plasmid mediated bacterial
transferase enzyme: Inactivate aminoglycosides
āŖ transport into bacterial cytosol
āŖDeletion/alteration of receptor protein on 30 S
ribosomal unit by mutation: prevents attachment
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Gentamicin
ā Drug class:Aminoglycoside antibiotic
ā Protein binding: 0ā10%
ā Formula: C21H43N5O7
ā Bioavailability: limited bioavailability by mouth
ā Elimination half-life: 2 h
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Gentamicin
āŖObtained from Micromonosporapurpurea
āŖMost commonly used aminoglycoside
- More potent than Streptomycin
- Broader spectrum: pseudomonas, proteus, E.coli, klebsiella, enterobacter,
serratia
- Low cost, reliability of use, long experience
- Acts synergistically with ampicillin, penicillin G,Ticarcillin, ceftriaxone,
Vancomycin
āŖIneffective against M.tuberculosis
āŖRelatively more nephrotoxicc
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Gentamicin uses
āŖUse restrictedto serious Gm-ve bacillary infections
āŖSepticaemia, sepsis, fever in immunocompromised patients
- Used with penicillins
āŖPelvic infections :with metronidazole
āŖSABE: with Penicillin G or ampicillin or vancomycin
āŖColiform infection: with ampicillin or ceftriaxone
āŖPseudomonal infections: with ticarcillin
āŖMeningitis by Gm-ve bacilli: Il generation cephalosporin alone or with gentamicin
Neomycin
āŖwide spectrum activeagainst Gram-ve bacilli and some gram+ve cocci
āŖPseudomonas and strep.pyogenes not sensitive
āŖToo toxic for parenteral use, limited to topical use
āŖFormula: C23H46N6O13
āŖTrade name: Neo-rx
āŖElimination half-life: 2 to 3 hours
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Neomycin uses
āŖTopically usedin skin, eye and external ear infections combined with bacitracin or
polymyxin-B to widen antibacterial spectrum and to prevent emergence of
resistant strains
āŖOrally
- Preparation of bowel before surgery 1gm TDS
-Hepatic coma: Supresses ammonia forming
-coliforms prevents encephalopathy (Lactulose more preferred)
āŖBladder irrigation along with polymyxin B
What are carbapenems
Carbapenemsare a class of beta-lactam antibiotics with
a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. They have a
structure that renders them highly res istant to
beta-lactamases. Carbapenem antibiotics were originally
developed from thienamycin,a naturally-derived product
of Streptomyces cattleya.
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ā Mechanism ofaction :Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis , bind to
penicillin binding protein and inhibit transpeptidation of peptidoglycan.
ā Examples :-Imipenem, Meropenem, Ertapenem and Doripenem
ā Converge:
ā _Aerobic gram negatives (including ESBLs), aerobic gram positives
(MSSA, Streptococcus),anaerobes except MRSA, VRE and Atypical
ā _Ertapenem do Not cover Enterococcus, Acinetobacter,
Pseudomonas, and MRSA
ā It is a bactericidal, time dependent
ā Mechanism of resistance: poor binding affinity for PBP 2a (found on
MRSA) and PBP 5 (found on E faecium).
ā Alteration of targets, decreased accumulation due to decreased
permeability, and enzymatic inactivation.
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ā Contraindications: Hypersensitivity,ertapenerm(Infants less than 3
months),
ā Side effects: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ,seizures(imipenem)
ā Pregnancy category: B
ā Dosage Form: IV, IM
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āŖEFFECTIVE AGAINST:
Aerobic andanaerobic, Gram
positive and gram negative
bacteria
āŖCHARACTERISTICS:
Broad Spectrum
Intravenous
Resistant to beta-lactamase
enzymes
āŖSIDE-EFFECT:
Seizuregenic at high doses
Imipenem
Carbapenems common uses
āŖImipenem
Broadspectrum, covers Gram-positive, Gram-negative (including ESBL-producing
strains), Pseudomonas and anaerobes
āŖMeropenem
Less seizure-inducing potential, can be used to treat CNS infections
āŖErtapenem
- Lacks activity vs. Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas
-Has limited activity against penicillin-resistant pneumococci
ā Monobactams aremonocyclic and bacterially-produced β-lactam
antibiotics. The β-lactam ring is not fused to another ring, in
contrast to most other β-lactams.
ā The main monobactum is aztreonam, which is resistant to most
B-lactamases
ā Plasma half life is 2 hours.
ā Aztreonam has an unusual spectrum of activity & is effective only
against Gram-ve Aerobic bacilli such as pseudomonas species,
Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae.
ā It has no action against Gram positive organisms or anaerobes.
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Aztreonam
āŖIt is amonocyclic B- Lactam compound (monobactam)
āŖMechanism:
-Interacts with penicillin-binding proteins of susceptible
micro-organisms and induces the formation of long filamentous
bacterial structures
āŖIt is resistant to many of the B- Lactamases that are elaborated by
most gram-negative bacteria
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āŖ Adverse effects:-
- Usually well tolerated
- Patients with penicillins or cephalosporins allergy not to react to
aztreonam
āŖ Uses :-
- Active against Gram-ve - aerobes only
- Alternative for penicillins and cephalosporins.
- Safe alternative to aminoglycosides, esp. in elderly and patients with
renal impairments.
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āŖTigemonam is a
monobactamantibiotic .
āŖIt has Gram-positive
activity, and is stable
against β-lactamases,
but has no activity
against Psedomonas.
āŖSQ-30836 (tigemonam
dicholate) is an orally
absorbed salt of
tigemonam
What are Oxazolidinoneantibiotics?
Oxazolidinone antibiotics are a class of synthetic antibacterial agents that act as a
protein synthesis inhibitor on the ribosomal 50S subunit of the bacteria. This
prevents the formation of the 70S initiation complex which is a prerequisite for
bacterial reproduction. Oxazolidinones are used for gram-positive infections and
can be bacteriostatic or bactericidal depending on bacteria being treated.
āŖEffective against Organisms -
gram-positive bacteria including MRSA, VRE and Streptococcus
pneumoniae.Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nocardia.
āŖIn clinical use :- Linezolid. āŖIn clinical trials - Radezolid, Torezolid
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Linezolid-1st to beapproved
āŖIndicated
_VRE infection
_nosocomial and com munity-acquired pneumonia
_skin and soft tissue infections.(SSTIs)
āŖbacteriostatic against drug-resistant organisms like MRSA and VRE. Inhibits bacterial
protein synthes is at an early stage and inhibits the formation of a function al initiation
complex.
āŖResistance- Mutations in the peptidyl transferase centre of the rRNA
āŖSerious adverse effects bone marrow suppression, peripheral and optic neuropathy, lactic
acidos is, and serotonin syndrome.
Quinolones
āŖThe quinolones area family of synthetic broad-spectrum
antibiotics. The term quinolone(s) refers to potent synthetic
chemotherapeutic antibacterial agent.
āŖThe first generation of the quinolones begins with the introduction
of nalidixic acid in 1962 for treatment of urinary tract infections in
humans. Nalidixic acid was discovered by George Lesher and
co-workers in a distillate during an attempt at chloroquine
synthesis.
āŖThey prevent bacterial DNA from unwinding and duplicating
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Fluoroquinolones
The Fluoroquinolones area
relatively new group of antibiotics.
first Fluroquinolones were
introduced in 1986, but they are
really modified quinolones, a class
of antibiotics, whose accidental
discovery occurred in the early
1960.
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āŖThe fluoroquinolones area family of synthetic, broad-spectrum
antibacterial agents with bactericidal activity. The first
fluoroquinolones were widely used because they were the only
orally administered agents available for the treatment of
serious infections caused by gram-negative organisms,
including Pseudomonas species.
Fourth generation
ā Fourthgeneration fluoroquinolones act at DNA gyrase and
topoisomerase IV. This dual action slows development of
resistance.
ā clinafloxacin
ā gatifloxacin
ā gemifloxacin
ā moxifloxacin
ā sitafloxacin
ā trovafloxacin
ā Prulifloxacin
In development
ā garenoxacin (Geninax) (application withdrawn due to toxicity)
ā delafloxacin
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Mechanism of action
āŖItblocks bacterial DNA synthesis by
- Inhibition of bacterial Topoisomerase lI (DNAGyrase)
- Inhibition of Topoisomerase IV
āŖInhibition of ATP dependent DNA gyrase; which nicks doule stranded
DNA, introduces negative supercoils and then reseals the nicked ends.
This is required to prevent excessive positive supercoiling of DNA strands
when they seperate to permit replication or transcription.
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āŖInhibition of DNAgyrase also prevents the relaxation of positively supercoiled
DNA.
āŖInhibition of DNA nicking-closing enzyme responsible for DNA elongation, which
leads to break in double stranded DNA.
āŖInhibition of topoisomerase IV interferes with the separation of replicated
chromosomal DNA into respective daughter cells during cell division.
āŖThe critical imbalance in cellular metabolism resulting from the inhibition of
enzymes precipitates a sequence of cellular events which may lead to:
- Premature cell division.
- Delayed cell division.
- Total failure of cell division leading to lysis of the cell
Mechanism of resistance
Resistanceto fluoroquinolones mostly occurs by two
mechanisms that are mutations in the both target
enzymes DNA gyrase in Gram-negative bacteria and
topoisomerase IV in Gram-positive bacteria. The
second way that reduced accumulation of the
fluoroquinolones can occur is through an efflux system.
Resistance is due to increased expression of
chromosomal gene leading to increased efflux of the
fluoroquinolones
Medical use
ā Itwas patended in 1977 and approved in 1983.
ā Trade names - Noroxin, Chibroxin, Trizolin
ā Route of administration - Oral, opthalmic.
ā Bioavailability - 30 to 40%
ā Elimination half-life - 3 to 4 hours.
āŖ Complicated urinary tract infections.
āŖUncomplicated urethral and cervical gonorrhea
āŖProstatitis due to E. coli
āŖSyphilis treatment
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Contraindication-
Norfloxacin is contraindicatedin those with history of tendonitis, tendon
rupture and those with hypersensitivity of flouroquinolones.
Adverse effects -
Common side effects include gastrointestinal effects, such as
nausea, vomiting and diarrhea as well as headache and insomnia
āŖ2nd generation fluoroquinolone.āŖMost
potent fluoroquinolone against P. aeruginosaNot effective against Gram +ve and
anaerobes. āŖMainly effective
against Gram -ve bacteria :-
H. Influenzae Enterobacteriacae
Campylobacter. M. Catarrhalis
Pseudomonas. N. Gonorrhea
āŖIntracellular Pathogen :-
M. Tuberculosis. Mycoplasma
Legionella Chlamydia
Brucella
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Pharmacokinetics
ā Well absorbedorally ( available i.v. )
ā Di&tri-valent cations interfere with its absorption (milk, Mg, Al, Ca,
antacid)
ā Concentrates in many tissues, esp. kidney, prostate,lung & bones/ joints
ā Do not cross Blood brain barrier
ā Excreted mainly through the kidney (tubular & glomerular) (probencid
interferes with tubular secretion)
ā Accumulate in renal insufficiency
ā Up to 20% metabolized by liver
ā Half life - 3.3 hours
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Clinical uses
ā Urinarytract infections (Paeruginosae,E.coli,Klebsiella)
ā Osteomyelitis due to Paeruginosa
ā Gonorrhea
ā Travellers' diarrhea- ciprofloxacin commonly used (if there's a bloody
diarrhea)
ā Prostatitis
ā Legionnaires' disease
ā Brucellosis
ā Diabetic foot infections
ā Anthrax
ā Eradication of menengiococci from carriers
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āŖSide effects
- Nausea,vomiting & diarrheaa
- CNS effects :confusion, insomnia, headache, dizziness &
anxiety.(indirectly by modifying GAPA transmitter in the CNS)
- May damage growing cartilage
- Tendinitis ( rare but more serious) (irreversible) (may lead to
tendon rupture)
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āŖContraindications :-
Children/ adolescents(under 18), pregnancy and lactation (secreted in
milk)
It's not contraindicated in adolescents it's not preferred so you have to
measure benfits vs. risks
āŖDrug interaction :-
Iron or antacids containing Mg, Ca, or Al> reduce oral absorption
Elevates serum levels of theophylline, warfarin & glibenclamide
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Sparļ¬oxacin
ā It waspatended in 1985 &
approved for medical use in
1993
ā Trade names - Spacin,
Zagam
ā Route of administration -
mouth
ā Bioavailability - 92 %
ā Elimination half-life - 16 to
30 hours
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, āŖPharmacological properties
āSparfloxacin is about 37-45% bound to proteins in the blood.
ā Sparfloxacin achieves a high degree of penetration into most tissues, except
for the central nervous system.
āŖMechanism of action
Sparfloxacin, like other quinolones and fluoroquinolones, are
bactericidal drugs, actively killing bacteria.
āŖMedical uses
The compound is indicated for treating community-acquired lower
respiratory tract infections (acute sinusitis, exacerbations of chronic
bronchitis caused by susceptible bacteria, community-acquired
pneumonia)
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Gatiļ¬oxacin
ā It waspatented in 1986 and
approved for medical use in
1999.
ā Fourth generation antibiotic
ā Route of administration - Oral
(Discontinued), Intravenous
(discontinued), now Opthalmic
only.
ā Elimination half-life - 7 to 14
hours
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Clinical use
Gatifloxacin ophthalmicsolution is used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis
(pinkeye; infection of the membrane that covers the outside of the
eyeballs and the inside of the eyelids) in adults and children 1 year of age
and older.This medication treats only bacterial eye infections. It will not
work for other types of eye infections.
Side effects
Blurred vision, watery eyes, headache, eye
irritation/pain/dryness/redness, bad taste in mouth may occur. Use
of this medication for prolonged or repeated periods may result in a
new fungal eye infection.
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Availability
Gatifloxacin is currentlyavailable in
the US and Canada only as an
ophthalmic solution.
In 2011, the Union Health and Family
Welfare Ministry of India banned the
manufacture, sale, and distribution of
gatifloxacin because of its adverse
side effects.
In China, gatifloxacin is sold in tablet
as well as in eye drop formulations.
āŖBrand name -leflox, 1-cyn, qumic
āŖ3rd generation fluoroquinolone
āŖSpectrum: Gram-ve, Gram+ve (S. aureus including MRSA & S.
pneumoniae) and Legionella pneumophila, atypical resp. pathogens,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
āŖIndications:
- Chronic bronchitis and CAP
- Nosocomial pneumonia
- Intra-abdominal infections
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āŖAdverse reaction.
- Bloodglucose disturbances in DM patients
- QTC prolongation, torsades de pointes, arrhythmias
- Nausea, Gl upset
- Interstitial nephritis
Oral Parentral Opthalmic
100mg 5mg/ml iv 5mg/ml solution
250 mg 25mg/ml iv
500 mg
āŖAvailable forms
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Lomeļ¬oxacin
ā 2nd generation.
āEqual in activity to
Ciprofloxacin.
ā Single daily administration.
ā High incidence of
Phototoxicity and QT
prolongation.
ā Brand name - Maxaquin
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ā used totreat chronic bronchitis, as well as complicated and
uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Also used in-
ā Escherichia coli Infections
ā Klebsiella Infections
ā Proteus Infections
ā Pseudomonas Infections
ā Staphylococcal Infections
āŖClinical uses
āŖLomefloxacin is available in the following forms:
- Ophthalmic Solution
- Oral Tablet (Lomefloxacin 400 Mg Oral Tablet)