📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
💊 Pharmacology
Penicillins
- Classify beta-lactam antibiotics.
- Enlist narrow- and broad-spectrum penicillins.
- Enlist antipseudomonal and antistaphylococcal/beta-lactamase-resistant penicillins.
- Enlist long- and short-acting penicillins.
- Describe the antibacterial spectrum of penicillins.
- Describe the pharmacokinetics of penicillins, with emphasis on route of administration and excretion.
- Describe the mechanism of action of penicillins.
- Describe the clinical uses of penicillins.
- Describe the adverse effects of penicillins.
- Describe contraindications of penicillins.
- Describe the principal mechanism of bacterial resistance to penicillins.
- Describe drug interactions of penicillins.
- Apply the formula for interconversion of milligrams and units of Penicillin G.
- Relate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of penicillins to their clinical applications and uses.
Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
- Enlist beta-lactamase inhibitors.
- Explain the rationale for using beta-lactamase inhibitors in combination with beta-lactam antibiotics.
