Top 200 Drugs Pharmacology Podcast – Drugs 26-30
Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist
4.9 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the Top 200 Drugs pharmacology podcast, I cover fluticasone nasal spray, allopurinol, alendronate, famotidine, and cefdinir.
Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that can be used nasally for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to reduce uric acid and prevent gout flares.
Alendronate is a bisphosphonate that inhibits the action of osteoclasts. This action helps treat osteoporosis.
Famotidine is a histamine-2 receptor antagonist that helps reduce gastric acid secretion and alleviate heartburn symptoms.
Cefdinir is a third-generation cephalosporin that is often used as an alternative for those who cannot take penicillin antibiotics. There is a small risk for cross-reactivity that a clinician has to consider.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey all, welcome back to the Real Life Pharmacology podcast. |
| 0:03.5 | I'm your host, pharmacist, Eric Christensen. |
| 0:05.5 | Thank you so much for listening today. |
| 0:07.8 | Today, I'm going to tackle drugs 26 through 30 in the top 200 drug list. |
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| 0:46.8 | All right, let's get into the five drugs that we are covering today. Number 26 is Fluticazone. |
| 0:56.3 | Brand name of this medication is Flonase. |
| 0:59.7 | And this is definitely a commonly used medication for allergic rhinitis. |
| 1:06.6 | So again, runny nose, eyes, those type of thing. |
| 1:10.4 | Obviously, it's going to probably have most benefit with the runny nose associated with allergy symptoms. |
| 1:17.3 | It's classified as a nasal cortico steroid. |
| 1:21.8 | And ultimately, by its mechanism, it's going to reduce inflammation, reduce irritation, and obviously help |
| 1:28.9 | some of those symptoms associated with allergies. |
| 1:35.4 | Now, a couple things to note with this medication is usually pretty well tolerated in general. |
| 1:43.4 | One important patient education point I want to make is that it does |
| 1:48.2 | take a few days to kind of work. So I have had patients basically come back and say, or they take it, |
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