Miscellaneous

Question 1

oral or parenteral antifungals are needed for …

Answer 1

• patients with poor immune systems (HIV/AIDS, organ transplant patients)
• fungal meningitis
• skin infections resistant to topical therapy
• nail infections (topicals for nails need 48 weeks!)

Question 2

classes of antiretroviral agents

Answer 2

protease inhibitors
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
entry inhibitors
fusion inhibitors
integrase inhibitors

Question 3

wart treatments are usually…

Answer 3

OTCs containing salicylic acid