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- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Glyburide Pharmacology
On this episode, I will discuss glyburide pharmacology. Be sure to check out our free Top 200 study guide – a 31 page PDF that is yours for FREE! Support…
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Zaleplon Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss the pharmacology of zaleplon including side effects, drug interactions, and important clinical pearls. Zaleplon is a…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Hydrochlorothiazide Pharmacology
On this episode, I breakdown the pharmacology of hydrochlorothiazide including adverse effects, drug interactions, and other clinical pearls…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Torsemide Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss torsemide pharmacology, adverse effects, drug interactions and pharmacokinetics. Torsemide is commonly known as Demadex. It is a…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Doxylamine Pharmacology
In the podcast this week, I talk about doxylamine pharmacology. Doxylamine is a first-generation antihistamine; it is commonly an active ingredient in…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Sacubitril Valsartan Pharmacology
On this episode, I breakdown the sacubitril valsartan pharmacology. The drug for this week is the combination drug sacubitril/valsartan, also known as…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Glipizide Pharmacology
Glipizide, or Glucotrol, is a sulfonylurea used for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Pharmacologically, glipizide acts by stimulating beta-cells in the…
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Cetirizine Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I discuss cetirizine pharmacology. Cetirizine, commonly known as Zyrtec, is a 2nd generation…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Folic Acid Pharmacology
Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin; compared to fat-soluble vitamins, accumulation is not as much of an issue. It is responsible for the formation of…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Insulin Glargine Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss insulin glargine pharmacology. Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin that has the common brand names Lantus, Basaglar, and…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Primidone Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss primidone pharmacology, adverse effects, and drug interactions. Primidone, or Mysoline, is an anticonvulsant most commonly used for…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Melatonin Pharmacology
I cover melatonin pharmacology on this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast. Melatonin, commonly taken by patients for insomnia, is an endogenous…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Furosemide Pharmacology
Furosemide is a loop diuretic most commonly recognized by its brand name, Lasix. Pharmacologically, it acts by inhibiting the reabsorption of Na/Cl in the…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Hydroxyzine Pharmacology
Background: – Hydroxyzine Pharmacology Hydroxyzine, common brands Atarax, and Vistaril, is a first-generation antihistamine. It is a part of the…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Vitamin B12 Pharmacology
On this episode, I cover clinical tips and practice pearls surrounding vitamin B12 pharmacology. Vitamin B12 deficiency plays a critical role in the…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Ketamine Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss ketamine pharmacology. Ketamine is primarily broken down by CYP2B6 which fortunately does not have a lot of common medications that…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Topiramate Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I cover topiramate pharmacology. Topiramate is indicated for migraine prevention, seizures, and weight…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Colchicine Pharmacology
On this episode I discuss colchicine pharmacology, adverse effects, drug interactions, and pharmacokinetics. Colchicine ultimately works by reducing the…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Fexofenadine Pharmacology
Fexofenadine is a 2nd generation antihistamine that is primarily used for allergic rhinitis. I cover fexofenadine pharmacology on this podcast episode. Fruit…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Empagliflozin Pharmacology
On this episode I discuss empagliflozin pharmacology and how this medication lowers blood sugar. In this episode, I talk about empagliflozin pharmacology…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Rifaximin Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss rifaximin pharmacology. Rifaximin is most commonly used in hepatic encephalopathy and C. difficile infection. Rifaximin systemic…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Naproxen Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I discuss naproxen pharmacology. Naproxen can raise the concentrations of lithium and increase the risk…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Cyclosporine Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss cyclosporine pharmacology. This medication is an immunosuppressant used to reduce the risk of transplant rejection. Cyclosporine has…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Leflunomide Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss leflunomide pharmacology. It is classified as a DMARD and is primarily used in rheumatoid arthritis. Leflunomide carries a boxed…
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Baclofen Pharmacology
Baclofen is primarily used for its ability to help relieve muscle spasms. I discuss baclofen pharmacology on this podcast episode. Baclofen should not be…
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Bromocriptine Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss bromocriptine pharmacology. It is a dopamine agonist that can be used for hyperprolactinemia and Parkinson’s symptoms. One of…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Tacrolimus Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss tacrolimus pharmacology. This medication is an immunosuppressant used to reduce the risk of transplant rejection. Tacrolimus has a…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Ibuprofen Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I discuss ibuprofen pharmacology. Ibuprofen can raise the concentrations of lithium and increase the…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Aripiprazole Pharmacology
Aripiprazole is metabolized by CYP2D6 and CYP3A4. Because of this, drug interactions can happen. I discuss specific examples in this episode. Partial dopamine…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Escitalopram Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I discuss escitalopram pharmacology. Escitalopram is an SSRI and can be used to manage depression…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Ziprasidone Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I cover ziprasidone pharmacology. Ziprasidone has dopamine blocking activity and is classified as a…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Tiotropium Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss tiotropium pharmacology. In addition, I cover adverse effects, administration pearls, and drug interactions. Tiotropium blocks…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Palivizumab Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss palivizumab pharmacology and how it is used in pediatric patients. Palivizumab is a monoclonal antibody that is used to prevent RSV…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Varenicline Pharmacology
Varenicline is a partial nicotine agonist that can be used to help patients quit smoking. The two most common adverse effects that I have seen in clinical…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Pharmacology
Diphenhydramine is a first generation antihistamine that is highly anticholinergic. When using medications like diphenhydramine, be sure to watch for side…
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Fluconazole Pharmacology
On this episode of the RLP podcast, I discuss fluconazole pharmacology. Fluconazole prevents fungi from producing essential components for their cell membrane…
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Levetiracetam Pharmacology
On this episode of the RLP podcast, I discuss levetiracetam pharmacology. Levetiracetam is indicated for numerous types of seizures and possibly works by…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Scopolamine Pharmacology
In this episode of the RLP podcast, I discuss scopolamine pharmacology. Scopolamine patches can be used in the management of motion sickness and…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Tamsulosin Pharmacology
On this episode of the RLP podcast, I discuss tamsulosin pharmacology. Tamsulosin inhibits alpha receptors which helps improve urine flow in patients with BPH…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Finasteride Pharmacology
On this episode of the RLP podcast, I discuss finasteride pharmacology. Finasteride can be used in the management of BPH or male pattern baldness. By reducing…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Lamotrigine Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology podcast, I discuss the ins and outs of lamotrigine pharmacology. Lamotrigine has a very slow dose titration…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Propofol Pharmacology
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology podcast, I breakdown propofol pharmacology. Propofol is a CNS depressant that is used for general anesthesia. I…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Glucagon Pharmacology
On this episode of the RLP podcast, I discuss glucagon pharmacology. It is important to remember with glucagon that patients will still require glucose…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Dulaglutide Pharmacology
Dulaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist used in the management of diabetes. Dulaglutide has 4 different dosages that can be used to help lower A1C. As the dose goes up…
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Dapagliflozin Pharmacology
Dapagliflozin is an SGLT-2 Inhibitor that reduces blood sugar by increasing the excretion of sugar through the urine. Genital and urinary infections is a…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Omeprazole Pharmacology
Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that can be commonly used for GERD, PUD, and GI prophylaxis. Omeprazole can inhibit CYP2C19 which can cause…
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Conjugated Estrogens Pharmacology
Conjugated estrogens (Premarin) are most often used in the management of menopausal symptoms. Estrogen therapy can increase the risk for breast cancer and the…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Paroxetine Pharmacology
Paroxetine (Paxil) is an SSRI that can be used in the management of depression. I discuss more on paroxetine pharmacology in this episode. Because paroxetine…
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Olanzapine Pharmacology
Olanzapine is a 2nd generation antipsychotic that blocks dopamine-2 receptors. Olanzapine Relprevv (long acting injectable) needs to be closely monitored after…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Tizanidine Pharmacology
Tizanidine is primarily broken down by CYP1A2. Ciprofloxacin can inhibit CYP1A2 and cause higher tizanidine concentrations. Tizanidine has a similar…
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Valacyclovir Pharmacology
Valacyclovir can be used for various viral infections such as herpes virus and varicella. The primary clinical advantage of valacyclovir compared to acyclovir…
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Abacavir Pharmacology
Abacavir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used in the management of HIV. In patients who have the HLA-B*5701 allele, they are at much greater…
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Sertraline Pharmacology
Sertraline is an SSRI. It has the highest potential to cause diarrhea of any SSRI. Sertraline is often called “Squirtraline” because of its…
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Fosfomycin Pharmacology
Fosfomycin is an antibacterial agents that can be utilized in the management of uncomplicated UTIs. Uniquely, fosfomycin comes as a packet that needs to be…
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Simvastatin Pharmacology
Simvastatin use has declined over time due to more potent statins being available and due to numerous drug interactions. Grapefruit juice can inhibit CYP3A4…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Citalopram Pharmacology
Citalopram is an SSRI used in the management of depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. How do you manage the risk of citalopram causing QTc prolongation? I…
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Epoetin Alfa Pharmacology
Epoetin alfa is essential exogenous erythropoetin which can stimulate the production of red blood cells. It is critical to ensure adequate iron stores when…
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Dexamethasone Pharmacology
Dexamethasone has numerous possible indications such as asthma, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and pain associated with inflammation. Dexamethasone…
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Sildenafil Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss sildenafil pharmacology, adverse effects, and important drug interactions. Sildenafil’s most common and concerning adverse…
- Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Codeine Pharmacology
On this episode, I discuss codeine pharmacology and practical clinical practice pearls. Codeine is metabolized by CYP2D6 to the active metabolite morphine. I…