Bearly Prepping: Emergency Antibiotics

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See FORMULARY below for a list of the antibiotics mentioned in the video and some of the microorganisms against which they are effective.

FORMULARY:
Metronidazole (M, J): Giardia lamblia, Clostridium species, Bacterioides species

*Doxycycline (M, J): Malaria, cholera (Vibrio cholerae), plague (Yersinia pestis), various Gram positive and Gram negative organisms, various rare zoonotic infections (i.e. Tularemia)

Amoxicillin (with Clavulanate) (M, J): Many Gram positive organisms (nearly all Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species), Salmonella, anthrax (Bacillus anthracis), Hemophilus species

**Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (M): Streptococcus pnemuoniae, Hemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli (including heavy-hitting enterotoxigenic and enteroinvasive strains), Shigella species, most Gram negative organisms which cause urinary tract infections, cholera, plague

Ciprofloxacin (M, J): Some infectious agents which cause meningitis (e.g. Neisseria meningitidis), Pseudomonas aeriginosa, Gram negative gasteroenteritis-causing organisms (e.g. Escherichia, Salmonella, and Shigella species), many pneumonia-causing Gram negative and Gram positive organisms (e.g. Klebsiella species), anthrax, cholera

Azithromycin (J): Similar profile to Trimethoprim-sulfamethoaxazole except less urinary tract infection coverage and more coverage of Gram positive organisms that infect respiratory tract and skin, unclear effects on cholera and plague

Third-generation cephalosporins (e.g. cefixime): Multiple Gram positive and Gram negative organisms which cause upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections

Albendazole: Neurocysticercosis (!), hydatid disease, filariasis, Giardia lamblia, flukes, most gastrointestinal worms, other rare helminthic infections

Fluconazole: Candida species (oropharyngeal and vaginal candidiasis), Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, Coccioidomycosis, Cryptococcus, most skin fungal infections

*Frequently prescribed for prophylaxis (prevention) of malaria.
**Frequently prescribed for prophylaxis (prevention) of traveler's diarrhea due to E. coli infection.
M- In Michael's current formulary
J- In Jase Medical's formulary

DISCLAIMER: This video is not intended as personal medical advice. Please consult a physician or pharmacist to determine what medication regimen is appropriate for your health circumstances. The formularies listed here are only examples of medications which might be useful in EMERGENCY situations where medical services or medications are unavailable.