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COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED MEDICATIONS THAT INCREASE OR DECREASE WARFARIN’S INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR)

#Pharmacology #Warfarin #Medications #Interactions #INR
RATIO (INR) #Pharmacology ... #Warfarin #Medications ... #Interactions # ... INR #Increases # ... Decreases #Drug
Common Medications with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
Warfarin is subject to the effects of drug interactions
Common Medications ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #Medications #Interactions ... #INR #Increases ... #Decreases #Drug
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Chemotherapy Agents with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
the most common cause of fluctuating INR values in
occurrence of drug ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #Medications #Interactions ... #Chemotherapy #Increases ... #Decreases #Drug
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Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
following: - Increased ... permeability - Increased ... DrugInduced #Edema #Medication ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Methadone Drug-Drug Interactions
Meds that increase methadone metabolism/decrease methadone effect (INCREASED RISK FOR OPIOID WITHDRAWAL):
 • Phenytoin,
Methadone Drug-Drug ... Interactions Meds ... St John’s Wort Medications ... #Interactions # ... DDIs #pharmacology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Cyclosporine) • Increased ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Interest in social interactions ... irreversible • Drug ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
interactions, including ... beta blockers (increased ... who require this medication ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #AdverseEffects
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
diuretics all increase ... Lithium is a medication ... Common drug interactions ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry