Top 200 Drugs Podcast – Medications 71-75
Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist
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🗓️ 12 September 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Robitussin (Guaifenesin) is a medication that is used as a cough suppressant. It is often combined with numerous other medications so patients need to pay attention
Valium (diazepam) is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety or seizures. Falls, dizziness, confusion, and sedation are common adverse effects.
Viagra (sildenafil) makes the list at number 73. This medication is a PDE-5 inhibitor that can be used for erectile dysfunction.
Bactroban (mupirocin) is a topical antibiotic that can be used for superficial skin infections.
Januvia (Sitagliptin) is a DPP4 inhibitor used for treating hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes. It doesn’t reduce A1C quite as much as other diabetes medications like SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists.
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| 0:50.6 | Hey, all, welcome back to the Real Life Pharmacology podcast. |
| 0:56.0 | I've got five more medications today of the top 200. We've got drugs 71 through 75. We've got robitussin, Valium, Viagra, |
| 1:07.3 | Bactrobin, and Genuvia. So stay tuned to hear all about these medications and some of the most highly testable |
| 1:13.3 | clinical practice pearls that you're going to see on your board exams |
| 1:18.2 | and your pharmacology exams throughout school. |
| 1:21.3 | So with that said, let's get into it. |
| 1:23.9 | We've got Robitussin. |
| 1:26.1 | Generic name is Guwifenicin. |
| 1:30.4 | But I will caution you. There are multiple formulations of robitussin. |
| 1:36.3 | So classic example is Robitussin DM. |
| 1:40.1 | So that has dextromyathorfen within that product. |
| 1:44.7 | So biggest thing to know here is to understand when a patient says I'm taking |
| 1:50.6 | a robotussin, you have to investigate that because you don't know if they're taking it with dextramathorfen, |
| 1:58.5 | if they're taking it with, you know, a decongestant, for example. |
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