Top 200 Drugs Podcast – Medications 101-105
Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist
4.9 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology podcast, we cover medications 101-105 of the top 200 drugs
Atomoxetine is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that is used in the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Zolpidem is a medication that is used for insomnia. It has a very similar adverse effect profile to benzodiazepines.
Advair is a commonly used respiratory medication for asthma. It is a combination of a long-acting beta agonist and inhaled corticosteroid.
Levofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic that has a boxed warning for neuropathy, tendon rupture, and CNS adverse effects.
Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant that is highly anticholinergic. Dry eyes, dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, sedation, and memory impairment are potential adverse effects.
Be sure to check out our free Top 200 study guide – a 31 page PDF that is yours for FREE!
Support The Podcast and Check Out These Amazing Resources!
Meded101 Guide to Nursing Pharmacology (Amazon Highly Rated)
Guide to Drug Food Interactions (Amazon Best Seller)
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey, all, welcome back to the Real Life Pharmacology podcast. Thank you so much for listening today. |
| 0:05.7 | We are continuing on with the top 200 drugs. And as a reminder, go to real life pharmacology.com. |
| 0:12.9 | Get your free 31-page PDF on the top 200 drugs. Great little study guide, refresher. If you've been out in practice for a little while, simply an email. |
| 0:22.8 | We'll get you access to that. |
| 0:24.4 | And then we also get you updates when we've got new podcasts available, as well as other |
| 0:28.9 | cool content too. |
| 0:30.1 | So go check that out at real-life pharmacology.com. |
| 0:35.2 | All right. |
| 0:35.6 | Getting into the medications today, we've got drug 101, and we are going to look at |
| 0:42.3 | atomoxetine. |
| 0:43.6 | The brand name of this medication is stratera. |
| 0:46.5 | It is classified as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. |
| 0:52.3 | So as you could imagine, its mechanism of action, it selectively |
| 0:56.0 | inhibits the reuptake of noraphenephyran. And essentially that leads to, you know, |
| 1:01.2 | an increased, uh, quantity of norapinephrine to do its physiological effects in the, uh, central |
| 1:07.7 | nervous system and or in the brain. All right. |
| 1:10.9 | When is this medication used? |
| 1:12.8 | It's used for ADHD. |
| 1:16.3 | So that is the primary use that you're going to see it used for. |
| 1:20.7 | Kind of its role in therapy or its place in therapy. |
| 1:25.5 | It is a non-controlled substance. |
| 1:27.9 | So typically if patients are going to be placed on medication, usually the first-line |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.