⚠️Aspirin use has been shown to increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Enteric-coated formulations of aspirin are thought to reduce this risk, but some studies show that this risk is not significantly decreased.

💊Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is metabolised by CYP 450 enzymes to a toxic metabolite, NAPQI (N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine) which is conjugated with glutathione before elimination. After overdose, NAPQI accumulation can cause hepatocellular necrosis.

CORE IM Antibiotic associated fever #FOAMed #IDtwitter #IDmedEd #Medstudenttwitter

This year’s theme for World Pharmacists Day is so nice. A reminder that unity will give us all the synergy this profession deserve. A call for letting all ego down and asking your colleagues for clinical assistance when a situation is above you. A reminder that we’re Pharmily❤️

Relatable af :)

🖊️Drugs used to treat Syphilis benzathine penicillin G late latent syphilis - 3 doses of long-acting benzathine penicillin G at weekly intervals doxycycline or tetracycline may be used in cases of severe penicillin allergy neurosyphilis - IV benzylpenicillin or ceftriaxone

CULLEN’S SIGN – discoloration around umbilicus – may indicate severe acute pancreatitis, ruptured ectopic pregnancy or trauma to the liver. It is named after Thomas Stephen Cullen, 1868–1953, Professor of Gynecology, who described the sign in ruptured ectopic pregnancy in 1916.

⚠️ACE Inhibitors and Angioedema ACE inhibitors are the leading cause of drug-induced angioedema. Patients most commonly present with swelling of the lips, tongue, or face, although another presentation is episodic abdominal pain due to intestinal angioedema.

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy Management: induction of labour at 37-38 weeks is common practice but may not be evidence based ursodeoxycholic acid - again widely used but evidence base not clear vitamin K supplementation

🌟 The 8 anatomical points for assessing peripheral arterial pulse in our video! 🎥📺👇 youtu.be/-YTKP9sA-9g

Tiny hitchhikers on viruses could promote resistance to antibiotics...... From caesarean sections to chemotherapy, antibiotics make much of modern medicine possible by keeping bacterial infections at bay. That is why the growing bacterial resistance to those drugs is worrying.

Somehow my heart is filled with more love today than yesterday. I didn’t know it was possible 💕 Pic below of our 2 NICU grads #neotwitter #pedsICU

💊New FDA Approved Medicine! ⚕️Medicine: Ojjaara ® 👉active ingredient: momelotinib ✔️Indications To treat intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis in adults with anemia. ⚙️Mechanism of Action JAK1 / JAK2 and activin A receptor type 1 (ACVR1) inhibitor.

I’m grateful for those I love. Not only for their support, but for their ability to honestly confront me and lean into the discomfort of growth. You are the foundation of making me a better human. I love you.

💊LIST OF ANTIDOTES AND INDICATIONS! 📍Activated charcoal with sorbitol Used for many oral toxins 📍Theophylline or Caffeine Adenosine receptor agonist poisoning 📍Antimuscarinic drugs (e.g. atropine) Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides Nerve agents Some poison

💊What is Pentoxifylline? Pentoxifylline is a drug used to improve blood flow and to treat muscle pain in people with peripheral artery disease / intermittent claudication. Pentoxifylline increases red blood cell flexibility by increasing erythrocyte ATP and cyclic nucleotide

🎇 NEW FDA MEDICINE APPROVAL. ⚕️ Medicine: Rezdiffra ® 💊 Active ingredient: resmetirom ✔️ Indication: To treat non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with moderate-to-advanced liver scarring. ⚙️Mechanism of action: Partial agonist of the thyroid hormone