Top 200 Drugs Podcast – Medications 141-145

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Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

On this top 200 drugs podcast, we are covering medications 141-145. Raltegravir, ustekinumab, meloxicam, infliximab, and Nighttime Cold and Flu are the medications that are covered on this episode.

Raltegravir is an integrase inhibitor that is used to manage HIV infection and may also be used for post-exposure prophylaxis.

Ustekinumab is a monoclonal antibody that can help reduce inflammation by binding interleukins.

Meloxicam is an NSAID used for pain and anti-inflammatory purposes. GI bleeding risk is a top adverse effect to monitor for.

Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody that can be used for autoimmune disorders such as psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease.

Nighttime Cold and Flu medication is a combination product that often includes acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine.

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0:00.0	Hey all, welcome back to the Real Life Pharmacology podcast.
0:03.0	I'm your host, pharmacist, Derek Christensen.
0:04.8	Thank you so much for listening today.
0:07.1	As always, go check out the Top 200 Study Guide at Real Life Pharmacology.com.
0:13.5	It is a free 31-page PDF.
0:16.1	Simply an email.
0:17.5	We'll get you access to that.
0:19.8	And then we also give you updates when we've got new
0:21.8	podcasts and content available. I also want to remind you, as always, if you're looking for
0:28.3	a specific medication, if you're studying, you know, cardiovascular topics, whatever you're
0:34.6	looking to try to learn, I've got over 300 episodes from the past on individual
0:41.0	medications that go into a lot deeper detail. So I'm in the process here of continuing on
0:47.2	kind of the top 200 study guide. Probably a great resource for a lot of nurses and pharmacy technicians and those newer to
0:56.6	medications. But if you want more detail, more in-depth things, go check out some of those
1:02.0	individual episodes that I've got in the past. That can be really, really helpful. So you can do
1:06.8	that at real life pharmacology.com. I got the podcast categorized. So again, all those are
1:12.9	free and available for you to benefit from, you know, on your drive to work, working out
1:18.1	wherever you like to listen to podcasts. So with that said, let's get into the podcast today. I'm
1:24.2	on drug number 141 through 145. And first medication is raltegrivir. Brand name is
1:32.4	icentress. This is an integrase inhibitor that's used in the treatment of HIV infection.
1:41.7	So a little bit about integrase the enzyme. So mechanistically, this drug works by basically
1:50.9	inhibiting viral DNA insertion into the host cellular genome. So a little bit more specifically,
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