Pharmacology

Rishi January 27, 2019
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Vancomycin
Vancomycin (Vancocin) is a glycopeptide antibiotic primarily used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (“C.diff”) colitis with…
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Rishi January 27, 2019
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Albuterol
Albuterol (ProAirVentolin/Proventil) is most often used as a short-acting, inhaled therapy for bronchospasm. It works via β-2 agonism – adrenergic…
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Rishi January 5, 2019
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Metoprolol
Metoprolol (Lopressor) is a selective beta-1 receptor blocker used primarily to decrease heart rate (chronotropy) and cardiac contractility (inotropy) in…
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Rishi December 31, 2018
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Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin (NTG) is short-acting venodilator (vasodilator at higher doses) which, like all nitrates, is converted to nitric oxide to exert…
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Rishi December 30, 2018
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Mannitol
Mannitol is a carbohydrate often administered as a hypertonic solution that is freely filtered by the renal glomerulus and not…
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