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PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
are usually the drugs ... Drug interactions ... depending on the drug ... #dosing #drugs ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
stepdown from IV ... conversion of IV ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... medications #table #treatment ... #drugs #pharmacotherapy
HIV Antiretroviral Pharmacokinetic Boosters - Ritonavir & Cobicistat 

Ritonavir & Cobicistat are 2 pharmacokinetic boosters used
treatment to increase ... metabolism of drugs ... both have lots of drug ... interactions because ... #Boosters #Pharmacology
Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
Antibiotics Class Overview ... arthralgias and lots of drug-drug ... interactions (CYP450 ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Protease Inhibitors 

Protease Inhibitors are a class of commonly used antiretroviral medications for management of HIV.
management of HIV ... Here's a broad overview ... there are a ton of drug ... interactions. ... #Pharmacology
Select Antiretroviral and Non–Rifamycin-based Antituberculosis Drug Overlapping Toxicities and Potential Adverse Drug–Drug Interactions
 • Arrhythmias, QT
Antituberculosis Drug ... Potential Adverse DrugDrug ... drugs, Note skin ... Antituberculosis #Drug ... #pharmacology
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
This is an overview ... of the 3 main drug ... Though drug name ... combinations of these drug ... patients genotype, treatment
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... individual with active TB ... consistent with old TB ... disease • HIV ... • Injection drug
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
persons exposed to drug-resistant ... drugs after consultation ... drug dosing recommendations ... recommendations of ARV drugs ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology