Antipyretics and Anti-infectives Help!!!

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What is the easiest way to study and memorize the different antipyretics and anti-infectives for a nursing student!? I so easily mix up alot of the meds because some seem so very similar to others!

Anyone have a nice and helpful resource or tips to succeed??

Thanks!!!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

https://allnurses.com/pharmacology-flashcards-drug-cards-t394218/

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Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.

Antibiotics are harder because there are so many and they all have rather similar names. The best thing to do is focus on the classes of antibiotics (cephlosporins, penicillins, aminoglycosides, etc.). They usually have similar name endings that can help you remember them. Penicillins usually end in -illin (amoxicillin, ampicillin, etc.) Each antibiotic within the class works just about the same way with similar side effects.

Pretty much the only anti-pyretics you have to worry about are Tylenol and Ibuprofen.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

Antimicrobials are best studied by class and mechanism of action. Know a example from each, what bugs it's best for, and the ADR profile.

People sometimes don't include it, but knowing bacteriostatic vs bacteriocidal is also good to know.

I would also know what the main in-patient antimicrobials are.

Classes can sometimes be remembered by suffixes and prefixes (but no all!)

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This is all some AWESOME information!!! Thank you so much for all the replies!

We're all in this together!!!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

We may not be in school any more but we remember what it was like....that's what we do ......we help others.:)

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