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Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Metformin - First ... form and consider using ... than stopping medication ... #Metformin ... #Pharmacology #
Statins intensity, drug interactions, timing of administration and missed doses.

An overview of high, moderate and low
Statins intensity, drug ... administration and missed doses ... #pharmacology #overview ... #medications #comparison ... #drugs #table
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Algorithm for Metformin ... Prescribing and Dosing ... #Metformin #Prescribing ... #Dosing #CKD #pharmacology ... #algorithm #diabetes
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
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... thing about this drug ... This drug class ... very tolerable medication ... #Pharmacology #
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
first-line medication ... titrating the dose ... until at optimal dose ... 2000 mg/day) and using ... #Pharmacology #
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
I'll be posting ... this class of drugs ... grouping into: "DONEs ... Psychiatry #Pharmacy #Pharmacology ... #Medication #PrimaryCare
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
(Pregabalin) Indications ... partial-onset seizures Dosing ... Primary indications ... to be renally dose ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... semaglutide, the same medication ... order for the drug ... take any other medications ... semaglutide #Diabetes #Pharmacology