Practice: Drug Interactions
Your favorite 65 year old patient is complaining of a 2 day history of fever, chest pain, and a productive cough with pinkish sputum. After a physical exam, you conclude that she has community-acquired pneumonia. You would like to treat her with antibiotics but note that she is currently on warfarin for her chronic atrial fibrillation and wonder if there is a drug interaction between warfarin and antibiotics. Should you use a penicillin (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid), a macrolide antibiotic (clarithroymycin or azithromycin), or a fluoroquinolone (levofloxacin)?
Which resource should you try first?
A. USP DI Drug Information for the Health ProfessionalB. MICROMEDEX
C. Drug Interaction Facts (eFacts)
D. PubMed
Available scenarios:

http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/drugs/practice/scenario8.html