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A  aztreonam Drug

No  active against gram (-) bacteria (like pseudomonas and

klebsiella)

Glycopeptides

Peptide mean  active against gram (+) bacteria (even against penicillin

and methicillin resistant strains)

Mnemonic for this is Red Guava (Gava)
Ga indicate this is glycopeptide and Va indicate its member Vancomycin

Red  indicates this cause’s Red man syndrome

 Given parentally for Clostridium deficile colitis

Lipopeptides

Peptide mean  active against gram (+) bacteria

Lipo mean Lipid  D at the end of Lipid indicate its member Daptomycin

 All other groups in this chapter inhibit synthesis of cell wall but
Lipopeptide (daptomycin) destabilizes the bacterial cell membrane

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Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman