7 results
Lisinopril - ACE inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. 3rd most prescribed
Lisinopril - ACE ... most prescribed drug ... #Pharmacology #Lisinopril ... AngiotensinConvertingEnzyme #Inhibitor #Overview ... #Review
Amlodipine - calcium channel blocker for the treatment of hypertension and CAD. 5th most prescribed drug
Amlodipine - calcium channel ... most prescribed drug ... #Pharmacology #Amlodipine ... CalciumChannelBlocker #CCB #Overview ... #Review
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Drugs that Impair ... Renal Potassium ... Decreased ENaC channel ... Aldosterone Release: ACE ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
Antiarrhythmics - Potassium ... Channel Blockers ... a-flutter (when other drugs ... #Channel #Blockers ... #pharmacology #
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... transmembrane channels ... Rapidly cidal drug ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Here’s a review of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system (RAAS)

This is a very common pathway that clinicians should
Here’s a review ... RAAS inhibiting drug ... classes (Aliskiren, ACEI ... RAAS inhibiting drugs ... ReninAngiotensinAldosteroneSystem #RAAS #Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... Heparin) • Sodium-channel ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications