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Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Algorithm for Metformin ... or 850 mg once daily ... Initial 500 mg daily ... #Dosing #CKD #pharmacology ... #algorithm #diabetes
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the ... Treatments: • Daily ... Evidence-Based Off-Label Pharmacologic ... up to max 75 mg daily ... uremia #itching #Algorithm
Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
 •
or 850 mg once daily ... Metformin #CKD #pharmacology ... #algorithm #management
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
COPD treatment algorithm ... dosed 1 puff once daily ... Naming #Names #Pharmacology
Metoprolol and Carvedilol - Immediate to Extended Release Dose Conversions

Metoprolol 
Immediate (tartrate) -> Extended (succinate) 
25
mg BID -> 50 mg daily ... BID -> 100 mg daily ... BID -> 200 mg daily ... mg BID -> 10 mg daily ... Dose #Conversion #Pharmacology
Beta Blocker approximate dose equivalents

Carvedilol 12.5 mg BlD 
Labetalol 100 mg BID 
Atenolol 50 mg daily
Atenolol 50 mg daily ... Bisoprolol 5 mg daily ... equivalents #Conversion #Pharmacology
Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
dose of 500 mg daily ... gradually to 2000 mg daily ... Indications #Titration #Pharmacology
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
orally four times daily ... orally four times daily ... mg three times daily ... 1000 mg twice daily ... Treatment #Management #Pharmacology
Glucose-lowering medication in type 2 diabetes - Algorithm

#Diabetes #Medications #Algorithm #Pharmacology #Pharmacotherapy #Hypoglycemic #Management #Endocrinology
type 2 diabetes - Algorithm ... #Medications #Algorithm ... #Pharmacology #
Transdermal Fentanyl Conversion Table

FDA’s recommendations for the total daily opiate dose required to begin or convert
for the total daily ... Conversion #Table #Pharmacology