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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... PO dosage forms and ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table ... #treatment #drugs
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
should be separated ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Treatment of COVID-19 Infection ... in someone who had ... #Medications #Treatment ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
, Headache, MSK ... NOT mix NSAID drugs ... Caution with using ... Physiotherapy, TENS and ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
partial-onset seizures Dosing ... for nerve pain ... fibromyalgia, PHN, & pain ... Patients mood should ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology
GLP-1 Agonists

Adlyxin (Lixisenatide) Daily
Bydureon (Exenatide ER) Weekly 
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Weekly 
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Weekly 
Victoza (Liraglutide) Daily
commonly used medications ... pain. ---- Depending ... of my previous posts ... GLP1 #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Diabetes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... axial (spine, shoulders ... moving around in ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK #
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... semaglutide, the same medication ... to remain stable ... Patients should ... semaglutide #Diabetes #Pharmacology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... Using fluorescence ... should be interpreted ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Infection ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
empiric treatment should ... Please refer to the table ... dosing recommendations ... Guidelines for dosing ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology