Introduction Episode! – Top 200 Prescribed Drugs

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• Welcome to the top 200 prescribed drugs podcast
• My name is Joshua Hollingsworth and this is the introduction episode
• Before we get started, I want to give you a brief overview of what to expect
  • I plan to put out one episode/day
  • Each episode will cover 1 drug starting with #1 most prescribed drug and working all the way to number 200
  • List we are using was compiled by IMS Health for 2009
• For each drug we will cover the following:
  • Brand/generic names
  • MOA
  • Indications
  • Dosage forms
  • Dosing
  • Pertinent PK
  • Any BBWs as well as precautions
  • Common and serious ADRs
  • MAJOR drug interactions
    • Won’t go into much detail here…
  • Pregnancy Category/Breast feeding recommendations
  • Safety and Efficacy monitoring and
  • Major Counseling points
• Who should listen to this podcast?
  • Anyone in the healthcare field (Pharmacist, Dr., Nurse, in school to become a HCP, or if you are just interested in learning more about the most prescribed drugs)
• Each episode will be short and to the point (around 5 minutes)
• References for each episode as well as show notes will be on the website
  • thestudentpharmacist.com
• If you have any questions comments, suggestions, you can contact me:
  • By email: thestudentpharmacist@gmail.com
  • There is a link on the website you can click and contact me
  • Twitter: @TheStudPharm (short for TheStudentPharmacist)
• So that is it
  • Hope to see you next episode

References for this Episode:

1. Bartholow M. Top 200 Prescription Drugs of 2009 [Internet]. Plainsboro (NJ). Pharmacy Times. 2010 May 11 [Cited 2010 May 27]. Available from: http://www.pharmacytimes.com/media/pdf/PHTM_36.pdf