Pharmacology

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Ciprofloxacin

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Ciprofloxacin 500 mg po bid

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Ancef

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Ancef 1 g IV q8h

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Keflex

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Keflex 500 mg po qid

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Ceftriaxone

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Pneumonia/UTI: 1 g IV daily
SBP: 2 g IV daily
Meningitis: 2 g IV bid

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Maxeran

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Maxeran 10 mg po/iv q6h

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Ondansetron

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Ondansetron 4-8 mg po/iv q8h

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Cefuroxime

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Cefuroxime 500 mg po bid

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Moxifloxacin

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Moxifloxacin 400 mg po/iv daily

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Gravol

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Gravol 25-50 mg po/iv q4h prn

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Pantoprazole

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Pantoprazole 40 mg po/iv daily

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Esomeprazole

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Esomeprazole 40 mg po daily

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Rabeprazole

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Rabeprazole 20 mg po daily

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Ranitidine

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Ranitidine 150 mg po bid
or 50 mg IV q8h

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Mg

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MgSO4 (normal is 0.7)
If around 0.6, give 5 g IV qdaily for 2 days.
Must consider renal function, since Mg is renally cleared.

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PO4

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KPO4 (normal is 0.8)
If around 0.7, give 15 mmol IV q8h x 3 doses.

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K+

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Slow K - 8 mEq
K Dur / elixir - 20 mEq
K lyte - 25 mEq

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Lasix

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Note that IV is double the potency of PO.

Lowest: Lasix 20 mg PO daily

Highest: Lasix 120 mg IV tid

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Metoprolol

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Start at 12.5 mg po bid

Max is 200 mg po bid

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Hydrochlorothiazide

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HCTZ 12.5 mg po daily
HCTZ 25 mg po daily

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Zopiclone

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3.75-7.5 mg po qhs prn
Max is 15 mg, but not routinely given at such high dose

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Ramipril

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Ramipril 2.5 mg po daily
Max: 10 mg po bid

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Simvastatin

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Simvastatin 40 mg po qhs

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Atorvastatin

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Atorvastatin 40 mg po qhs

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Crestor (Rosuvastatin)

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Rosuvastin 10 mg po qhs

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Amlodipine

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Amlodipine 2.5 mg po daily
Max 10 mg po bid

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Amoxicillin

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Amoxicillin 500 mg po tid

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Ampicillin

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Ampicillin 1-2 g IV q4-6h
UTI: low dose
Endocarditis: high dose

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Imipenem

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Imipenem 500 mg IV q6h

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Metformin

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Start at Metformin 500 mg po bid.

They can come in 850 mg tabs.
Max 2.55 g po per day (850 mg po tid).

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Ibuprofen

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200-400 mg po q4-6h prn

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Voltaren

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Voltaren 50 mg po/pr bid to tid

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Toradol

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Toradol 15 mg IV q8h prn.
Only used post-op.

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Gabapentin

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Gabapentin
Start at 100 mg po tid
Titrate up slowly

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Pregabalin

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Pregabalin
Start at 50 mg po bid
Titrate in increments of 25-50 mg
Max is 600 mg/day

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Candesartan

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Starting: 8 mg po daily
Max: 32 mg po daily

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Lorazepam

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1 mg po/sl/iv q4h prn

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Captopril

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Captopril (for hypertensive emergencies)
6.25-12.5 mg po/sl q30mins prn
Can also be given q1-6h

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Hydralazine

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Hydralazine 5-10 mg IV q10 minutes prn for SBP above ---.

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Salbutamol

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2 puffs q4-6h prn/regular
2.5-5 mg neb q1,2,3,4,6h prn/regular

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Ipratropium

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2 puffs q4-6h prn/regular
0.25-0.5 mg neb q1,2,3,4,6h prn/regular

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Flovent

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Flovent 125 mcg 1-2 puffs bid

Diskus always 1 puff.
MDI always 2 puffs.

Also comes in 250 mcg puffer.

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Clindamycin

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450 mg po tid
600 mg IV tid