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Animation on coagulation physiology and the mechanism of action of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists
Animation on coagulation physiology and mechanism of action of Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitors (abciximab, eptifibatide and tirofiban) and other antiplatelet drugs.
Start your submissions: Grand Rounds will be hosted next week at Pharmamotion
Pharmamotion will be hosting Grand Rounds next Tuesday. For those of you who are wondering what is this all about: Grand Rounds is the weekly collection of the best in online medical writing. Each week, a doctor, nurse, patient or healthcare professional hosts Grand Rounds and compiles links to noteworthy posts about medicine. If
Digoxin Mechanism of Action: Animated Tutorial
Mechanism of action of digoxin (Lanoxin) reviewed: animation and excerpts of a pharmacology textbook on the pharmacological effects of this cardiac glycoside for heart failure.
50 multiple choice questions on pharmacology of antiretrovirals and antibiotics (tetracyclines, tuberculosis drugs and fluoroquinololones)
Chemotherapy MCQs. Pre-test practice questions on hiv drugs, penicillins, aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines, streptogramins and other pharmacological classes.
Lectures on antiemetics pharmacology: MOA, indications, side effects and new drugs reviewed
PowerPoint slideshows on pharmacology of antiemetics .MOA, dosing, indications and side effects of: serotonin and dopamine antagonists, anticholinergics, new antiemetics.
MCQs on cardiovascular pharmacology. Pre-test practice review: vasodilators and inotropes
MCQs on cardiovascular pharmacology: inotropics and vasodilators. For USMLE step 1 review. More MCQs on other pharmacological topics.
PowerPoints: overview on antidepressants pharmacology
PowerPoint lectures on antidepressants pharmacology. MOA, pharmacokinetics, indications, and side effects of: tryciclics, SSRIs, heterocyclics, MAO inhibitors.
Premixed Insulin Analogues: A Comparison With Other Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes by the AHRQ
Clinical considerations on the use of premixed insulin analogues for type 2 diabetes. Effect on A1c levels, postprandial glucose levels. Comparison with oral diabetes drugs.
Pharmacokinetics video and PowerPoint: volume of distribution and factors that affect it
Video showing determinants of drug distribution: protein binding, molecular weight, lipid solubility. PowerPoint slideshow analizing the meaning of volume of distribution.
PowerPoint lectures on pharmacology of antiarrythmic drugs. From pathophysiology to therapeutics
PowerPoint lectures on the pharmacology of antiarrythmic drugs: mechanism of action, indications, Vaughan-Williams classification,
NICE recommends sunitinib (Sutent) for the first-line treatment of metastatic renal cancer
NICE (UK) recommends the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib (Sutent) first line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Implications for patients that are on immunotherapy
Warfarin dosing: the role of genes
Warfarin dosing: the genes VKORC1, CYP2C9, CYP4F2 are determinants in the dosing of warfarin. Role in clinical practice of pharmacogenomics: genetic testing to guide warfarin therapy.
Updated recommendations on aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention
Latest 2009 recommendations for the use of aspirin in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. These recommendations were issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Embryonic Stem Cells: video animations explaining techniques and therapeutic potential
How Embryonic Stem Cell Lines are Made, Dolan DNA Learning Center. Stem Cells explained: an interactive tutorial, University of Michigan. Animation outline: Definition and importance of Embryonic Stem Cells Cell specialization Adult stem cells: tissue specific stem cells Somatic cell nuclear transfer Stem cells therapy:Cell cultures for drug screening
PowerPoint on neuromuscular blockers pharmacology: mechanism of action, classification, uses, interactions and more
Neuromuscular blockers: mechanism of action, duration,adverse effects, interactions, cla ssification.By the Dpt. of Pharmacology. Univ. of Beirut