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Antiplatelet Drugs and their Actions

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc
@AmyChung

#Antiplatelet #Medications #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Drugs #Agents #COX #GIIbIIIa
Antiplatelet Drugs ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Drugs #Agents
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... dose or change drug ... recognition and drug ... Antipsychotic #Drugs ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Addictions: Pathogenesis

Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Pathway:
 • Dopaminergic neurons in Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) in midbrain under continuous
stimuli (food, sex, drugs ... motivates further drug ... use -> impulsive drug ... use • Chronic drug ... Withdrawal) #Drug
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... Drug-induced edema ... caused by many drugs ... blood vessels Drug-induced ... #Pathophysiology
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics

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#pharmacology #overview #comparison #dosing #psychiatry #medications #review #drugs #antipsychotics
#pharmacology #overview ... comparison #dosing #psychiatry ... medications #review #drugs
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
The 8 A’s — drugs ... Antibiotics - Most agents ... - Serotonergic agents ... Warfarin #Coumadin #Drug ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Drugs with good ... Drugs with moderate ... : - β-lactam agents ... Drugs with low CNS ... Drugs of no use
Pharmacology of Antipsychotic Drugs for Bipolar Disorder
 • PHENOTHIAZINES: Chlorpromazine, Fluphenazine, Thioridazine
 • THIOXANTHENE: Thiothixene
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Pharmacology of ... Antipsychotic Drugs ... LITHIUM • OTHER AGENTS ... Antipsychotic #Drugs ... Bipolar #Disorder #Pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Regimen for Multi-Drug ... using five or more drugs ... preferably with drugs ... • Choice of drugs ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Insomnia Management

 • What is insomnia?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Diagnosis
 • Drugs producing
Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis • Drugs ... producing insomnia • Drugs ... Hygiene • Non-Drug ... Treatment • Pharmacologic