by Eric Christianson | Nov 25, 2013 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
The TZD’s or the thiazolinawhachamacallits…Avandia (rosiglitizone) is the bad boy on the block that no one typically uses anymore due to potential issues with heart failure. Actos (pioglitazone) is nearly always the one that gets used if a TZD is indicated. Primary...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 23, 2013 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Victoza and Byetta have a similar mechanism of action, and actually we can compare these to the DDP-4 inhibitors as well. These drugs are GLP-1 analogs which is similar to an incretin hormone in the body. Per Lexi-comp, incretin increases glucose-dependent insulin...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 22, 2013 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Metformin is part of the biguanide class of diabetes meds – I don’t know why I told you that, because you will probably never need to know that, but I have been wrong before. Metformin is usually fairly well tolerated as long as you can avoid the GI symptoms. One of...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 21, 2013 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I’m so lucky to have some great followers on Twitter! I have a follower that has generously donated her time, talents and story to help educate others! You can follow her on Twitter @diabeticnurslng – Here’s her story with some educational points!...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 20, 2013 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I’m so lucky to have some great followers on Twitter! I have a follower that has generously donated her time, talents and story to help educate others! You can follow her on Twitter @diabeticnurslng – Here’s her story with some educational points! I...
