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o And PINS

 Providentia

 Influenza

 Neisseria

 Serratia

Fourth generation Drugs

Mr.Fazol invited Mr.Aziz to coffee

Coffee  Cefipime

Spectrum

Extended spectrum of activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacteria, with greater activity against both types of organism than third-
generation agents.

st
Gram (+)  similar activity as 1 generation (Mr.Fazol is on coffee)
rd
Gram (-)  effective against wider spectrum of 3 generation (Mr. Aziz
is on coffee)

 Beta lactamase stable

Cephalosporins are not effective against

Lame

L  Listeria

A  Atypicals (mycoplasma)

M  Methicillin resistant staph aureus

E  Enterococci

Adverse effects of Cephalosporins (ADP)

Contents  Allergic reactions

o Skin rash to anaphylactic reactions

Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman