Top 200 Drugs Pharmacology Podcast – Drugs 11-15

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Metformin is a medication used in the management of diabetes. It can cause significant diarrhea, B12 deficiency, and in rare cases, lactic acidosis.

Atorvastatin (Lipitor) is a statin medication used for cholesterol management. It lowers LDL and is associated with myopathy.

Omeprazole is a PPI used for GERD and has drug interactions with citalopram and clopidogrel.

Ciprofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic used to treat gram-negative infections and UTIs. It carries numerous risks such as tendon rupture.

Ondansetron is an antiemetic medication used in the management of nausea and vomiting. I discuss the prescribing cascade in relation to this medication.

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0:00.0	Hey, all, welcome back to the real-life pharmacology podcast.
0:03.9	I'm your host, pharmacist, Derek Christensen.
0:05.8	Thank you so much for listening today.
0:08.3	We're going to be moving forward on the top 200 drugs.
0:13.4	We're up to drugs 10 through 15 here.
0:18.3	And with that said, this is really meant to be kind of a broad, quick overview to kind of
0:25.3	help you guys prepare, plan for board exams, things of that nature. With that said, I've got
0:31.6	over 300 episodes now at real-life pharmacology.com. If there's more information, deeper information you want about, you know, pharmacokinetics and drug interactions and things of that nature,
0:45.5	go check out real-life pharmacology.com.
0:48.4	Again, covered over 300 medications now, some of the most commonly used drugs, you know, 10 to 15 minutes of content
0:56.3	on each individual drug, and now just kind of giving you some highlights for those of you
1:03.5	that, you know, may need a little bit of quicker help on the top 200 drugs. So again,
1:09.6	highlighting those things that frequently come up in board exams
1:13.2	that I've seen throughout my career in pharmacology classes, board exams, and then things I've
1:18.9	seen in clinical practice as well. So with that said, without further ado, the number 11 through 15 is the numbers that we're looking at here.
1:31.0	The first one I wanted to mention was metformin.
1:34.3	Brand name of this medication is glucophage.
1:37.7	And this medication is used for diabetes.
1:41.2	And it reduces hepatic glucose production.
1:45.0	That's essentially how it lowers blood sugars,
1:47.0	and obviously helps reduce A1Cs and get patients to go there.
1:53.0	Primary use is going to be diabetes.
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