Question:
Prescribing considerations when carbamazepine is prescribed with warfarin
Answer:
Carbamazepine induces hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes and hence can
increase the rate at which it and other drugs are inactivated. Accelerated
inactivation of warfarin is of particular concern.
Question:
Why would you use nitro and a β blocker together?
Answer:
If pain occurs during the nitrate-free interval, it can be managed with sparing
use of a short-acting nitrate (e.g., sublingual nitroglycerin) or by adding a β
blocker or CCB to the regimen.
,Question:
Carbamazepine (Tegretol), used for epilepsy and bipolar disorder, can cause
_____________________ in some patients— specifically patients of Asian
ancestry who carry genes that code for an unusual _______________
__________ __________ known as HLA-B*1502.
Answer:
1. life-threatening skin reactions
2. human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
Question:
Beta Blockers share what ending?
Answer:
LOL !!!!
Carvedilol
Labetalol
Metoprolol
, Question:
What is the risk of stopping Beta Blockers abruptly?
Answer:
Anginal pain or ventricular dysrhythmias may develop referred to as rebound
excitation.
The risk for rebound excitation can be minimized by withdrawing these drugs
gradually (e.g., by tapering the dosage over a period of 1 to 2 weeks).
If rebound excitation occurs, dosing should be temporarily resumed.
Question:
What happens when you give a beta TWO blocker to someone with asthma?
Answer:
When bronchial beta 2 receptors are blocked bronchoconstriction occurs and
the increase in airway resistance can be life threatening
IF the must use one it should use an agent that is Beta 1 selective
(metoprolol)
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