💊 Drugs that can cause vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency:
🧠 Remember : 'VIP CIT'
- Vincristine
- Isoniazid
- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
- Imipenem
- Trimethoprim
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💊 Classification of cephalosporins with spectrum of activity !!
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💊 Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) Overview !
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What happens to your brain during a concussion
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pharmahub ✨️ IgM is the first antibody secreted by the adaptive immune system in response to a foreign antigen.
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💊 Glipizide (sulfonylureas) does not need dose adjustment in severe and moderate renal disease and can be used safely.
⚠️ The only caution remains the risk of hypoglycemia.
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Today's #ClinicalPearl is about Parkinson disease, a movement disorder in which the dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain undergo degeneration. Here's a helpful mnemonic to remember its common signs and symptoms.
Learn more: osms.it/cp-parkinson-d…
💊 NARROW therapeutic index DRUGS !!
📸 credits: Memory Pharm
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💊 Alendronate is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment, as it is primarily excreted by the kidneys.
⚠️ The estimated creatinine clearance level below, which alendronate should be avoided, is 35 mL/min.
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💊 Different ASPIRIN dosing with indications !!
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💊 Sedating antihistamines, such as 'chlorphenamine', should be avoided in people with 'severe liver disease' because they can cause 'hepatic encephalopathy.'
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⚠️ TRETINOIN and ISOTRETINOIN
📍Isotretinoin (ACCUTANE) is 13-CIS retinoic acid & this is used oral only.
📍Tretinoin (RETIN-A) is 13-TRANS retinoic acid, and this is used only topically (cream, gel, and lotion).
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⚠️ GUTHRIE TEST, also called the PKU TEST, is a diagnostic tool to test infants for PHENYLKETONURIA - few days after birth.
💭 Doctors use Guthrie cards to collect capillary blood from an infant's heel & cards are saved for later testing.
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Classify Rx 📱 💊 Cyproheptadine exerts antihistamine & anti-serotonin effects.
⚠️ Antagonism of serotonin on the appetite centre of the hypothalamus may account for cyproheptadine's ability to stimulate the appetite.
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⚠️ Practical & reliable ways to take a menstrual history🩸
📸 credits: CORE IM
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💊 Drugs that can cause vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency:
💭 'METRO ID Pillbox'
🔸️Metformin
🔸️Ethanol
🔸️Thyroxine
🔸️Rifampin
🔸️Oral contraceptives
🔸️Isoniazid
🔸️Dilantin (phenytoin)
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🌟ANSWER : Methadone
💊Methadone is an opioid replacement therapy that can be used to gradually wean infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) due to exposure to opioids in the womb.
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