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Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics ... sequential steps in ... arthralgias and lots of drug-drug ... interactions (CYP450 ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
antiepileptic drug ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Select Antiretroviral and Non–Rifamycin-based Antituberculosis Drug Overlapping Toxicities and Potential Adverse Drug–Drug Interactions
 • Arrhythmias, QT
Antituberculosis Drug ... Potential Adverse DrugDrug ... rash - All TB drugs ... Antituberculosis #Drug ... pharmacology
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Pointes (TdP) Drugs ... Risperidone • Antibiotics ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Pharmacology #
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... range for digoxin in ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... a 50% increase in ... 24-72 hours of drug ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
social interactions ... irreversible • Drug ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Confirm airway device ... consider temporising drug ... could have made a drug ... Medical causes: drug ... interaction, renal
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... antipsychotic drugs ... #Clozapine #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology