Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
TETRACYCLINEs broad-spectrum, bacteriostatic antibiotics
Adverse effects: Gastric discomfort Effects on calcified tissues Fatal hepatotoxicity Phototoxicity Vestibular problems Pseudotumor cerebri Superinfections
MACROLIDES bacteriostatic, cidal at higher doses
An interaction with digoxin: the antibiotic eliminates a species of intestinal flora that ordinarily inactivates digoxin, thus leading to greater reabsorption of the drug from the enterohepatic circulation
CHLORAMPHENICOL either bactericidal or (more commonly) bacteriostatic, depending on the organism
Adverse effects: Anemias Gray baby syndrome Interactions
CLINDAMYCIN
QUINUPRISTIN/DALFOPRISTIN Bactericidal Long postantibiotic effect
Adverse effects: Venous irritation Arthralgia and myalgia Hyperbilirubinemia Interactions
LINEZOLID Bacteriostatic cidal against the streptococci and Clostridium perfringens
patients are cautioned not to consume large quantities of tyramine-containing foods
AMINOGLYCOSIDES Bactericid
Adverse effects: Ototoxicity Nephrotoxicity Neuromuscular paralysis Allergic reactions