Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
β€’ Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Metformin - First Line Treatment ... Start with initial dose ... daily β€’ Adjust dose ... Increase dose gradually ... using highest dose
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 ... effects or target doses ... make sure the dose
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
Recommended Dose ... an at-a-glance dose ... or irbesartan dose ... an equivalent dose ... #Pharmacology #Dose
Doses of Antituberculosis Drugs for Adults and Children - IDSA
First-line drugs:
 β€’ Isoniazid
 β€’ Rifampin
 β€’
Doses of Antituberculosis ... Drugs for Adults ... #Medications #management ... #pharmacology # ... Table
Table of Weight-Loss Medications approved by the FDA for the long-term treatment of Obesity

Mechanism of Action,
Table of Weight-Loss ... Medications approved ... the long-term treatment ... Mechanism of Action, Dose ... WeightLoss #AACE #2016 #Pharmacology
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
the first-line medication ... for treatment of ... titrating the dose ... until at optimal dose ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
GLP-1 Medications: Ozempic vs. Trulicib (semaglutide vs. dulaglutide) 

From my experience, Ozempic and Trulicity are the
GLP-1 Medications ... Both are weekly dosed ... week onboarding dose ... needed), Trulicity does ... not require dose
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
: Neuropathy (diabetic ... Primary indications ... pain (including diabetic ... 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
mg maintenance dose ... smaller starting dose ... the maintenance dose ... the maintenance dose ... #Pharmacology #
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 β€’ IV normal
Pharmacologic Options ... Inhibits vitamin D conversion ... #management #drugs ... #treatment #pharmacology ... #table