Top 200 Drugs Podcast – Medications 61-65

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode, we highlight some of the most important clinical pearls (and highly testable pearls) on the following medications; Suboxone, lisdexamfetamine, nortriptyline, insulin lispro, and valproic acid.

Suboxone is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone used for opioid use disorder.

Lisdexamfetamine is a stimulant medication that can be used to manage ADHD. Common side effects include weight loss, insomnia, hypertension, and tachycardia.

Nortriptyline is a TCA medication known for its ability to cause anticholinergic side effects like constipation, dry eyes, dry mouth, urinary retention, and confusion.

Insulin lispro is a rapid-acting insulin medication that is most often used to bring down post-prandial blood sugar.

Valproic acid is an antiepileptic medication that can also be used for migraines.

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0:50.6	Hey all, welcome back to the real life pharmacology podcast. I'm your host,
0:54.2	pharmacist, Derek Christensen. Thank you so much for listening today. We are continuing on with the
0:59.5	top 200 drugs where I'm highlighting some of the most important clinical practice pearls, as well as
1:06.0	some of the most important things that are going to show up on exams throughout your career, whether that be
1:12.0	board exams or pharmacology exams and classes. So that's my main focus here with the top 200
1:18.7	podcast. A lot of have requested that specifically. Reminder that I have done over 300 medications in the past archives,
1:29.9	and I've done all of these that you're going to hear today in depth
1:33.9	in 10 to 15 minutes each.
1:37.3	So go to the real-life pharmacology.com website.
1:40.3	You can find them all there, as well as on your favorite podcast platform.
1:46.5	All right.
1:46.8	Without further ado, let's get into the top of 200.
1:51.0	We'll go number 61 through 65 today.
1:55.0	First medication is Suboxone.
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