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Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Carbamazepine Toxicity ... antiepileptic drug ... neuralgia, neuropathic pain ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology
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 ... e.g. at lower doses ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... • Tx: Reduce dose ... greatest risk • Tx: Dose ... reduction; change medication ... #pharmacology #
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... after a single dose ... after years of treatment ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Causes
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... , tenofovir • AIN ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... in Pregnancy Drug ... - Dose range - ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology ... #Medications
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
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
Primary indications ... and for nerve pain ... fibromyalgia, PHN, & pain ... to be renally dose ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... at anytime if toxicity ... -24 hours post dose ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
overview of the 3 main ... drug classes used ... patients genotype, treatment ... ambcarerx #HCV #Medications ... Classes #DAAs #Pharmacology