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Incretin Related Drugs and Diabetes

Incretin Related Drugs and Diabetes

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...
Clinical Pearls:  Metformin

Clinical Pearls: Metformin

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...
Insulin Pump Disadvantages

Insulin Pump Disadvantages

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!...
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