Piperacillin/Tazobactam Pharmacology

This podcast episode provides nurses with a clear, practical overview of non-insulin diabetes medications, focusing on how to safely and effectively manage patients with type 2 diabetes. It reviews key drug classes such as metformin, glipizide, empagliflozin, and semaglutide, emp ...  Show more

If you’re managing patients with heart failure, you already know the medication landscape has evolved quickly over the past decade. From traditional volume management with furosemide to newer, guideline-driven therapies like sacubitril/valsartan and empagliflozin, staying up to d ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss the evidence, safety, and place in therapy of Journavx® (suzetrigine), a newly approved analgesic with a unique non-opioid mechanism of action and additional considerations for its use. Key Concepts Suzetrigine is a first in its class NaV1.8 sodium cha ...  Show more

Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS3

Educational Pearls:

CYP enzymes are responsible for the metabolism of many medications, drugs, and other substances

Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD

Educational Pearls: 

Ketorolac and ibuprofen are NSAIDs with equivalent efficacy for pain in the emergency depar ...

In this episode, we discuss the approach to deprescribing for several drugs such as benzodiazepine receptor agonists, cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, antipsychotics, and antihyperglycemics. Key Concepts Medication appropriateness including indication and risk vs. benefit sh ...  Show more