Top 200 Drugs Podcast – Drugs 41-45

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology podcast, I continue my education on the top 200 drugs. Raloxifene, prednisone, phenytoin, fish oil, and ezetimibe are covered in this podcast episode.

Prednisone is a corticosteroid that may cause hyperglycemia, insomnia, GI upset, osteoporosis, HPA suppression, and hypertension as primary adverse effects.

Raloxifene is classified as a SERM and can be used for osteoporosis and breast cancer. DVT and hot flashes are significant adverse effect concerns.

Fish oil (Lovaza) is used to reduce triglycerides. Elevated triglycerides can increase the risk of pancreatitis.

Ezetimibe inhibits the absorption of cholesterol through the gut. It lowers LDL but not to the extent of statins.

Phenytoin is a narrow therapeutic index medication (NTI) that is used as an anticonvulsant. Ataxia, confusion, GI upset, and vertical nystagmus are potential signs of toxicity.

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0:00.0	Hey all, welcome back to the real life pharmacology podcast.
0:03.9	I'm your host pharmacist Eric Christensen.
0:05.6	Thank you so much for listening.
0:07.4	We are continuing on today with the top 200 drugs list.
0:13.2	We're going to look at prednisone, isetamime, fish oil, relaxapine, and phenytoin.
0:21.9	So hopefully those drugs will keep you interested.
0:24.9	I got a lot to cover on phenotin and prednisone specifically.
0:28.8	Lots of details there, things that could come up on your board exams
0:33.3	and your pharmacology exams throughout college.
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1:04.3	All right.
1:05.1	So let's get into the drugs today.
1:08.2	And we've got number 41.
1:09.9	Let's start with prednisone. Brand name of this medication
1:14.1	is delta zone and this is a corticosteroid. You're going to see it used a lot in practice. I've seen
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