Osteoporosis is common in people with cystic fibrosis (a build-up of mucus in the lungs). This is due to poor absorption of fat, which leads to vitamin D deficiency. Calcitriol taken by mouth appears to increase calcium absorption.
Antibiotics such as penicillin and amoxicillin (Amoxil) are used for a variety of infections that may result after dental procedures. Erythromycin (Benzamycin, Emgel, Ery, Ilotycin, Staticin) is usually prescribed when patients have allergies to penicillin or amoxicillin (Amoxil).
NDM-1 is an abbreviated way to write New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase, which is the name given to a new (discovered in 2009) enzyme that is able to be produced by several genera of bacteria that render the bacteria resistant to many antibiotics in common use around the world.