Top 200 Drugs Pharmacology Podcast – Drugs 26-30

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Top 200 Drugs pharmacology podcast, I cover fluticasone nasal spray, allopurinol, alendronate, famotidine, and cefdinir.

Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that can be used nasally for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to reduce uric acid and prevent gout flares.

Alendronate is a bisphosphonate that inhibits the action of osteoclasts. This action helps treat osteoporosis.

Famotidine is a histamine-2 receptor antagonist that helps reduce gastric acid secretion and alleviate heartburn symptoms.

Cefdinir is a third-generation cephalosporin that is often used as an alternative for those who cannot take penicillin antibiotics. There is a small risk for cross-reactivity that a clinician has to consider.

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0:00.0	Hey all, welcome back to the Real Life Pharmacology podcast.
0:03.5	I'm your host, pharmacist, Eric Christensen.
0:05.5	Thank you so much for listening today.
0:07.8	Today, I'm going to tackle drugs 26 through 30 in the top 200 drug list.
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0:46.8	All right, let's get into the five drugs that we are covering today. Number 26 is Fluticazone.
0:56.3	Brand name of this medication is Flonase.
0:59.7	And this is definitely a commonly used medication for allergic rhinitis.
1:06.6	So again, runny nose, eyes, those type of thing.
1:10.4	Obviously, it's going to probably have most benefit with the runny nose associated with allergy symptoms.
1:17.3	It's classified as a nasal cortico steroid.
1:21.8	And ultimately, by its mechanism, it's going to reduce inflammation, reduce irritation, and obviously help
1:28.9	some of those symptoms associated with allergies.
1:35.4	Now, a couple things to note with this medication is usually pretty well tolerated in general.
1:43.4	One important patient education point I want to make is that it does
1:48.2	take a few days to kind of work. So I have had patients basically come back and say, or they take it,
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