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Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Start with initial dose ... daily • Adjust dose ... Increase dose gradually ... highest dose tolerable ... #Diabetes #DM2
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing ... Chart - Agents and Dosing ... Management #Pain #Pharmacology ... Equianalgesics #Conversion #Doses ... #Dosing #Table
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Dose Initiation ... until maximum dose ... Dose Initiation ... until maximum dose ... #Dosing #CKD #pharmacology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
on the highest dose ... only use lower doses ... at the lowest dose ... #Pharmacology # ... #DM2 #Endocrinology
Insulin Dosing Basics - Initiating Insulin for T2DM and Converting Insulin Products 

Insulin dosing can be
titrating insulin doses ... , decrease the dose ... , decrease the dose ... Conversion #Initiating #Prescribing ... #Pharmacology
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Inpatient Medication Guide

Classes: Biguanide, Sulfonylurea, TZD, DPP-4 inhibitor, GLP-1 receptor agonist, SGLT2i,
Calculate total daily dose ... Adjust insulin dose ... #Mellitus #DM2 ... #comparison #table ... #endocrinology
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
the Total Daily Dose ... : Weight-Based Dosing ... Weight #Based #pharmacology ... #endocrinology ... #diabetes #DM2
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... oral agent • Does ... #Metformin #Pharmacology ... #Summary #DM2 # ... diabetes #endocrinology
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
lower initial dose ... initial daily dose ... 7 days - May dose ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction ... #Prescribing
Insulin Calculations for Type 1 Diabetes 

Insulin-to-Carb Ratio (ICR) 500/TDD = #g of carbs covered by
calculations used in dosing ... mealtime insulin dose ... normal mealtime dose ... #DM1 #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology