Drugs of last resort are drugs only used when all other options are exhausted. Many of the best known are antibiotics, antivirals, or chemotherapy agents. In modern usage an antibiotic is a Chemotherapeutic agent with activity against Microorganisms such as Bacteria, fungi or Protozoa Antiviral drugs are a class of Medication used specifically for treating viral Infections Like Antibiotics for Bacteria, specific antivirals Chemotherapy, in its most general sense refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells specifically those of micro-organisms or Cancer. In those cases, they have the most potent antibiotic, antiviral, or anticancer effects, and/or are drugs for which no (or very few) resistant strains are known. In modern usage an antibiotic is a Chemotherapeutic agent with activity against Microorganisms such as Bacteria, fungi or Protozoa Antiviral drugs are a class of Medication used specifically for treating viral Infections Like Antibiotics for Bacteria, specific antivirals Chemotherapy, in its most general sense refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells specifically those of micro-organisms or Cancer. They are usually withheld from administration to prevent the development of resistance or due to unpleasant side effects. Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing a disease or improving a patient's symptoms An adverse drug reaction (abbreviated ADR) or adverse drug event (abbreviated ADE) is an expression that describes the unwanted negative consequences
Despite the fact that most of the notable drugs of last resort are antibiotics or antivirals, other drugs are sometimes considered drugs of last resort, such as cisapride. Cisapride is a Parasympathomimetic which acts as a Serotonin 5-HT4 receptor Agonist. [1]
Examples
- Amikacin
- Cisapride
- Imipenem
- Linezolid
- Thalidomide (Approved only for leprosy. Amikacin is an Aminoglycoside Antibiotic used to treat different types of Bacterial Infections Amikacin works by binding to the bacterial Cisapride is a Parasympathomimetic which acts as a Serotonin 5-HT4 receptor Agonist. Imipenem is an Intravenous &beta-lactam Antibiotic developed in 1985 Linezolid ( INN) (lɪˈnɛzəlɪd is a synthetic Antibiotic of the Oxazolidinone class used for the treatment of infections caused by multi-resistant Thalidomide is a Sedative - Hypnotic, and Multiple myeloma Medication. )
- Tolcapone
- Vancomycin
See also
References
- ^ http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1173548 FDA issues warning on cisapride. Tolcapone is a Drug that inhibits the Enzyme Catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT Vancomycin ( INN) (ˌvæŋkoʊˈmaɪsɪn is a Glycopeptide Antibiotic used in the Prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by An adverse drug reaction (abbreviated ADR) or adverse drug event (abbreviated ADE) is an expression that describes the unwanted negative consequences In modern usage an antibiotic is a Chemotherapeutic agent with activity against Microorganisms such as Bacteria, fungi or Protozoa Antiviral drugs are a class of Medication used specifically for treating viral Infections Like Antibiotics for Bacteria, specific antivirals Chemotherapy, in its most general sense refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells specifically those of micro-organisms or Cancer.
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