13 träffar

DrugLow molecular weight heparin
Dalteparin

…heparin, dalteparin is eliminated renally, so at eGFR below 30 ml/min the effect accumulates and the dose must be adjusted or the drug changed.

DrugHMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Atorvastatin

…intensity statin with a long half-life, allowing it to be taken at any time of day unlike simvastatin. Muscle complaints are frequently reported but…

DrugTricyclic antidepressant
Amitriptyline

…at doses well below the antidepressant range. The effect on pain occurs already at 10–50 mg and depends on noradrenergic and sodium-channel-mediated…

DrugThiazide diuretic
Bendroflumethiazide

…response curve for blood pressure flattens already at 2,5 mg, while the adverse effect curves for potassium, sodium, urate, and glucose continue to rise —…

DrugNon-selective COX inhibitor with COX-2 predominance, phenylacetic acid derivative
Diclofenac

…and heart failure resembles that of selective COX-2 inhibitors and is seen already at doses below 100 mg/day and with short treatment duration…

DrugSynthetic catecholamine, β₁-agonist (inotropy)
Dobutamine

…the pump and not vascular tone. Strong β₁ effect with marked β₂ effect means that stroke volume increases while systemic vascular resistance falls at low…

DrugSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Escitalopram

…Escitalopram Accord Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) The most selective of the SSRIs and one of the best tolerated for depression and generalised anxiety disorder…

DrugLoop diuretic
Furosemide

…in the loop of Henle. The dose–response relationship is a threshold curve, not a line: below the threshold nothing happens, and in renal failure…

DrugNon-selective COX inhibitor, propionic acid derivative
Ibuprofen

…and the one with the least cardiovascular risk at a low dose. A short half-life of around 2 hours means the effect arrives and…

DrugSpecific antidote to dabigatran, humanised Fab fragment
Idarucizumab

…never lets go. The effect is immediate and complete: unbound dabigatran in plasma falls by over 99 per cent directly after the infusion. The specificity…

DrugKompetitiv opioidreceptorantagonist
🇸🇪 Naloxone

…är att återställa andningen, inte vakenheten — därför titreras små doser, 0,04–0,4 mg åt gången, tills patienten andas tillräckligt. Den korta halveringstiden är…

DrugIndirect thrombin and factor Xa inhibitor via antithrombin
Heparin (unfractionated)

…necessary at short notice. The disadvantages are continuous infusion, an unpredictable dose–response relationship due to binding to plasma proteins, and the risk of heparin…

DrugElectrolyte concentrate for potassium replacement
Potassium chloride

…to 20 mmol per hour, and at most 40 mmol per hour in life-threatening hypokalaemia under continuous ECG monitoring. Hypokalaemia that refuses to rise…