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In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
opioid withdrawal should ... in high enough doses ... #Pharmacology # ... Pain #NonOpioid ... #Alternatives #Dosing
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
skeletal muscle (anterior ... muscle swelling & pain ... analgesia (low dose ... weeks with above treatment ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
medication for treatment ... of type 2 diabetes ... The main counseling ... 2000 mg/day) and using ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... include abdominal pain ... respectively) at the doses ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
Management of Diabetes ... increase in the dose ... initiation of treatment ... an increase in dose ... evidence-based pharmacologic
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
partial-onset seizures Dosing ... and for nerve pain ... to be renally dose ... Patients mood should ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... Patients should ... been shown non-inferior ... #semaglutide #Diabetes ... #Pharmacology #
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... isolate DST result should ... p-Aminosalicylic acid, High-dose ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #regimens #pharmacology
Methotrexate Toxicology 

Intravenous leucovorin (folinic acid) treatment serves as a cofactor necessary for synthesis of thymidylate
(folinic acid) treatment ... Leucovorin dosing ... every 6 hours (should ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Management ... #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
best prevented by using ... should include ... injection) for 1–4 doses ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology