Top 200 Drugs Podcast – Medications 76-80

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Reglan (metoclopramide) is used for gastroparesis and inhibits gastric smooth muscle by blocking dopamine receptors.

Relafen (nabumetone) is a non-selective inhibition of COX-1/COX-2 which leads to a reduction of inflammation via reduced prostaglandins.

Keflex (cephalexin) is a 1st generation oral cephalosporin that covers common gram positive organisms like Staph and Strep species.

Effexor (Venlafaxine) is an SNRI and inhibits both serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake. Primary uses include anxiety and depression.

Boniva (ibandronate) inhibits osteoclasts which helps treat osteoporosis. Osteoclasts break down bone to help pull calcium into the bloodstream.

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0:39.5	I'm your host, pharmacist, Eric Christensen.
0:41.5	Thank you so much for listening today.
0:43.9	As always, go check out Real Life Pharmacology.com.
0:46.9	Get your free 31-page PDF.
0:49.7	Simply an email.
0:51.0	We'll get you access to that.
0:52.4	That's a 31-page PDF on the top 200 drugs. So,
0:55.8	great refresher, a great no-brainer to have for your reference there. So take advantage of that.
1:03.3	With that said, let's get into the five drugs of the top 200. I'm going to cover today. So we've got
1:09.9	drugs 76 through 80. First one is
1:14.1	metaclopramide. Brand name of this medication is Reglin. This medication, what I've seen in
1:21.1	practice, it's most often used for gastroporesis, so that's the slowing down of the gut, as well as nausea and vomiting.
1:32.4	So those are the two primary indications there.
1:36.0	So metaclopramide mechanistically inhibits gastric smooth muscle.
1:48.3	And it does this by blocking dopamine receptors.
1:53.2	So if you can remember some of the previous medications we've covered,
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