Cephalexin (Keflex) Pharmacology Podcast

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Bisphosphonates are commonly used to treat osteoporosis, but several non-bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications can help reduce fracture risk. Pharmacists should understand the mechanisms, adverse effects, and clinical pearls associated with these alternatives. On this podcast e ...  Show more

In this session of the RFUMS Top 200 Drugs Podcast, we discuss antibiotics: metronidazole, clindamycin, doxycycline, nitrofurantoin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, mupirocin, zinc oxide, and polyethylene glycol 400. 

We investigate the claim that an alternative antibiotic to cephalosporins (e.g., cefazolin) should be selected for penicillin-allergic patients in the perioperative setting. 

Claim 1. Alternative antibiotics may be as efficacious in preventing surgical site infections</ ...

In this episode I cover antibiotics.

If you want to follow along with written notes on bacteria go to zerotofinals.com/antibiotics/ or find the infectious diseases section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.

This episode covers the mechanism of action, local ...