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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 #cardiology
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

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

#Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Class ... Overview 1. ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #UTI
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Include ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Rifamycins
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Amoxicillin ... Timentin) – IV #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #BetaLactamase
Lidocaine HCl - sodium channel blocker. Local anesthetic and class 1B antiarrhythmic. Originally developed in 1943
anesthetic and class ... #Pharmacology #Lidocaine ... Xylocaine #Systemic #Review ... #Overview
Summary of characteristics of Antianginal Drugs

DRUG CLASS, ADVERSE EFFECTS 
 AND DRUG 
INTERACTIONS 

#Antianginal #Medications #Cardiology
Antianginal Drugs DRUG CLASS ... #Medications #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Therapy #Table #Overview
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Daptomycin
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Glycylcycline class ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 1st Generation ... Ceftaroline (IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Cephalosporins