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Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
INR targets #pharmacology ... #overview #review ... #medications #drugs
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics

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#pharmacology #overview #comparison #dosing #psychiatry #medications #review #drugs #antipsychotics
#pharmacology #overview ... dosing #psychiatry #medications ... #review #drugs
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... Antibiotics - Class Overview ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #UTI
Statins intensity, drug interactions, timing of administration and missed doses.

An overview of high, moderate and low
An overview of high ... #pharmacology #overview ... #review #dosing ... #medications #comparison
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... skin/soft titssue infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Linezolid
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... intraabdominal infections ... skin/soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... : many serious infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Carbapenems
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Daptomycin
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe C.diff infection ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #CDifficile
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview