There are plenty of mistakes, pet peeves, and oversights I’ve seen with GERD pharmacotherapy. I’m going to outline some of those common mistakes I’ve seen so you don’t make them! Deprescribing and Reassessment My biggest pet peeve with GERD...
Paroxetine is from the family of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. It has been around for a long time and is indicated for depression, anxiety, and many other psychiatric indications just like other SSRIs. It doesn’t get much love from healthcare...
With this med review, I’m simply looking at a medication list to help formulate ideas to investigate. I’ll focus heavily on my concern for using an NSAID in this patient. Metoprolol – 50 mg twice daily (Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation) Furosemide...
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is an antidepressant that is most commonly used as an alternative (or sometimes in combination) to SSRIs. In this post, I will share my most important bupropion clinical pearls as well as some things that may show up on your board exam! Seizure...
Integrase inhibitors have become a mainstay in many HIV patients’ medication regimens. While this is a very important drug class in the management of HIV, one should be aware that there are numerous drug interactiosn to be aware of. In this post, I will lay out...
