Question 240 · LDEK · Pharmacotherapy in oral surgery
Indicate the true statements concerning amoxicillin:
1) there is no recorded negative influence of this antibiotic on fetus, that is why it belongs to the A category according to FDA;
2) due to good penetration to bone it is considered the first-line treatment in bone inflammation;
3) in the case of bacterial myocarditis risk in an adult patient with risk factors, it is indicated to administer 2000 mg of amoxicillin per os, an hour before the surgery;
4) amoxicillin is insensitive to beta-lactamase;
5) amoxicillin is the first-line drug in pregnant and breast-feeding women with odontogenic infections.
The correct answer is:
2) due to good penetration to bone it is considered the first-line treatment in bone inflammation;
3) in the case of bacterial myocarditis risk in an adult patient with risk factors, it is indicated to administer 2000 mg of amoxicillin per os, an hour before the surgery;
4) amoxicillin is insensitive to beta-lactamase;
5) amoxicillin is the first-line drug in pregnant and breast-feeding women with odontogenic infections.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 1,3,5.
- C. 1,4.
- D. 2,4.
- E. 3,5.
Hint
Recall the FDA pregnancy category of penicillins, the drug favoured for bone infections and whether amoxicillin resists beta-lactamases.
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