Heart Failure Medications – Loops, SGLT2s, and ARNI – Test Prep and Practice Pearls

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals · Apr 16, 2026 · 16m

If you’re managing patients with heart failure, you already know the medication landscape has evolved quickly over the past decade. From traditional volume management with furosemide to newer, guideline-driven therapies like sacubitril/valsartan and empagliflozin, staying up to date is essential—but not always easy.

In this episode, we break down three cornerstone medication classes you’ll encounter every day in practice: loop diuretics, ARNI therapy, and SGLT2 inhibitors. We start with the fundamentals of loop diuretics—how they work, when to use them, and key monitoring parameters—before…