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Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
antiepileptic drug ... neuralgia, neuropathic pain ... schizophrenia & bipolar ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Treatment or Prevention 

Bisphosphonates are common medications used in the treatment and prevention
for Osteoporosis Treatment ... or Prevention ... and prevention ... There are 4 drugs ... Schedule #Frequency #Pharmacology
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
are usually the drugs ... e.g. at lower doses ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... seizure, relapse of bipolar ... pruritus, weight gain ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
• Tx: Reduce dose ... greatest risk • Tx: Dose ... reduction; change medication ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
partial-onset seizures Dosing ... and for nerve pain ... fibromyalgia, PHN, & pain ... to be renally dose ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #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 ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
mechanism of action, dosing ... anesthesiology #treatment ... #medications ... References: Pani ... revolutionary drug
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
polyuria, weight gain ... Lithium is a medication ... maintenance agent for treatment ... include these drugs ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
the first-line medication ... for treatment of ... The main counseling ... 2000 mg/day) and using ... #Metformin #Pharmacology