Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education For Health Care Professionals

On this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I start my journey on summarizing the most highly testable pearls with the top 200 medications. I'm going through the top 200 medications, 5 drugs at a time, and sharing my experience and clinically relevant information about these medications. Escitalopram is an SSRI that can cause serotonin syndrome, sexual dysfunction, and SIADH. Simvastatin is a cholesterol medication that can cause myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. Levothyroxine is a thyroid hormone replacement medication that has numerous binding drug interactions. Vicodin is a brand name combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. It is an opioid combined with and OTC analgesic. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor used for hypertension that can cause a chronic dry cough and hyperkalemia.