Antimicrobial agents: Mechanism of action

 This mnemonic tries to combine/ match two mnemonics. The first part stands for the 'mechanism of action' of the drugs and the second part stands for the 'classes of drugs' which follow the particular mechanism.

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• Inhibit Cell wall synthesis  
• Cause Leakage from the cell membranes
• Interfere with Intermediary metabolism
• Inhibit Protein synthesis
• Misreading of m-RNA code
• Inhibit DNA gyrase
• Interfere with DNA Synthesis
• Interfere with DNA Function

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• Beta- Lactam antibiotics
• Polypeptides, Polyenes
• Sulfonamides, Diaminopyrimidines
• Chloramphenicol, Linezolid, Macrolides, Tetracyclines
• Aminoglycosides
• Fluroquinolones
• Antiviral agents
• Metronidazole (Nitroimidazoles), Rifampin

Placing them side by side: 

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• Inhibit Cell wall synthesis                        - Beta- Lactam antibiotics
• Cause Leakage from the cell membranes - Polypeptides, Polyenes
• Interfere with Intermediary metabolism      - Sulfonamides, Diaminopyrimidines
• Inhibit Protein synthesis                          - Chloramphenicol, Linezolid, Macrolides, Tetracyclines
• Misreading of m-RNA code                      - Aminoglycosides
• Inhibit DNA gyrase                                  - Fluroquinolones
• Interfere with DNA Synthesis                    - Antiviral agents
• Interfere with DNA Function                      - Metronidazole (Nitroimidazoles), Rifampin