Pharmacy and Therapeutics
In the original studies for DOACs, three key populations were excluded, so we don’t have data for use in these patients. They are Obese patients, pregnant women, and cancer patients. But many doctors like Chakrabarty and Bernstein routinely use Xarelto in obese...
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
CHF: ACEI/ARB + BB + diuretic + spironolactone. Avoid CCBs in any patients with decreased EF. AF: BB or CCB (Diltiazem) for rate control. Post –MI/Clinical CAD: ACEI/ARB AND BB, +- aldosterone antagonist CAD: ACEI, BB, diuretic, CCB Angina / Ischemic heart disease: BB...
Clinic A/P, adults, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Related Article: Side effects of Inhaled Corticosteroids. Inhaled Steroids Types and Doses Per age. Fluticasone propionate DPI (Flovent Diskus). Age 4 to 11 years: 100 to 200 mcg per day; Age > 11 years: 100 to 1,000 mcg per day Fluticasone propionate HFA (Flovent...
CARDIOLOGY, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Bisoprolol, carvedilol, and metoprolol succinate are beta-blockers that have been studied in heart disease.
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Beta blockers are classified according to the receptors they block. Non-selective or non-specific beta blockers First generation beta blockers such as propranolol (and the others listed below) are non-selective or nonspecific. That means they block both beta1 and...
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
AKA: Migraine Cocktail; Headache Cocktail NSAID – Ketorolac (Toradol) 30mg IV, Dopamine Antagonist – Metoclopramide or Prochlorperazine. E.g. Metoclopramide 10mg IV/IM, Antihistamine – Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25mg IV **The diphenhydramine...
