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Drug factsTop Common Medications Errors
Common medication errors explained: why they occur and the main types, including prescribing, wrong time, omission, improper dose and preparation errors.
Mar 6, 2021
Drug factsNew Antibiotics Spectrum for problematic pathogens
It is a nightmare for ID physicians and microbiologists when it comes to select appropriate antibiotics to fight problematic pathogens like: ESBLS MDR Pseudomonas CRE (carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae) However, currently there are many ABs that are released in the market or under development to fight those hard to treat infections. The below chart shows the…
Oct 14, 2019
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Why you should avoid alcohol while taking metronidazole ?
Metronidazole is a well-known anti-bacterial agent that has been used for decades to treat infections, especially gram positive agents. However, it is recommended to avoid alcohol while you are under any treatment regimen that includes Flagyl (Metronidazole). Disulfiram-like reaction: A disulfiram-like reaction occurs when alcohol interacts similarly with a drug other than disulfiram, such as…
Sep 13, 2019
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IDweek 2017 Ideas Board – How IDs think
IDweek IDweek is one of the most popular events that carried out annually, at IDweek key infectious disease leaders and physicians with other interested partners meet and talk about infections. They are infection fighters or superbugs killers. One of the most funny images that has been circulated recently about a board where the ID or…
Oct 8, 2017
Drug factsAntibiotic Spectrum Chart
Antibiotic Spectrum Chart – Coverage for most antibiotics by class As we know, bacteria are classified according to gram stain to positive or negative. Using the right antibiotic when necessary is crucial to avoid using broad spectrum antibiotic so we have to know the coverage criteria for each antibiotic before utilizing it to the patient,…
Sep 15, 2017
Drug factsInsulin Comparison Chart
Insulin Name When does it start working? (onset) When will the effect be the greatest? (peak) How long will it lower blood glucose? (duration) Notes for Use Cost estimate Rapid Acting Lispro (HumalogTM) <15 minutes 0.5-3 hours* 3-5 hours If mixing with NPH, rapid acting insulin should be drawn into syringe first. Mixture should be…
Jul 16, 2017
Drug factsList of teratogenic drugs that should be avoided
A lot of drugs have side effects or undesired actions beside its therapeutic effect. Teratogenic drugs are those which exploit the fetus and definitely should be avoided in pregnancy. below down the most common teratogenic drugs and their effects: Drug Effect Thalidomide phocomelia and multiple defects Anticancer drugs cleft palate, hydrocephalus, multiple defects and foetal…
May 5, 2017
Drug factsTop 10 benefits of Marijuana
I talked about the most common abused drugs in my post : List of abused and addicted drugs , so today I am going to mention the top 10 benefits of Marijuana as a psychoactive drug. Marijuana Marijuana is classified as a hallucinogenic drug. The main active ingredients in the plant are cannabinol, cannabidiol, and the tetra-hydro-cannabinols…
Apr 25, 2017
Drug facts170 facts that should be known about Antibiotics
Whether you are a pharmacist, ID specialist, microbiologist, pharmacy student or anyone who is interested or reviewing antibiotics I will put here the MUST know tips, facts and notes about Antibiotics. You can use these facts for fast reviewing antibiotics, they cover almost every single antibiotic class with very important notes and tips that should…
Apr 15, 2017
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FDA approves Valbenazine to treat tardive dyskinesia
Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive involuntary movements, usually of the jaw, lips and tongue, such as grimacing, sticking out the tongue and smacking the lips. Some affected people also experience involuntary movement of the extremities or difficulty breathing. Video showing the Case: Valbenazine: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved…
Apr 11, 2017
Drug factsDrug suffixes have a clue about the drug class
Drugs are classified into groups, but as a pharmacist you could know what is the class of certain drug as long as the drug has a very common suffix. The most popular example is -statin , as long as the drug name has the suffix statin, it is immediately known as cholesterol lowering agent. So,…
Apr 9, 2017
Drug factsMode of Action for Antibiotic Classes – Quick tips
Knowing how do Antibiotics work and fight the infection is an important step for treatment. Resistance is emerging rapidly to most classes and we have to control the use of Antibiotics and avoid misuse or overuse in both community and healthcare society. Developing Antibiotics resistance has many unfavorable outcomes: Increase the rates of mortality and…
Apr 5, 2017