Pharmacy Calculations notes

Class Medication What it treats MOA S/E Monitor/BBW/Comments Anti-Gout Colchicine (Colcrys) Treat and prevent gout attacks and also Behcets syndrome Lower dose (1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg one hour later) is just as effective as high dose but with less side effects Inhibits microtubule formation at cellular level, limits neutrophil migration and aggregation to tissues, and inhibits mitosis **decrease inflammatory response to urate crystal deposits; used in acute attacks** DIA...

Class Medication What it treats MOA S/E Monitor/BBW/Comments Anti-Gout Colchicine (Colcrys) Treat and prevent gout attacks and also Behcets syndrome Lower dose (1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg one hour later) is just as effective as high dose but with less side effects Inhibits microtubule formation at cellular level, limits neutrophil migration and aggregation to tissues, and inhibits mitosis **decrease inflammatory response to urate crystal deposits; used in acute attacks** DIA...