PHARMA GUIDE

PHARMA INTERVIEW PREPARATION Its very difficult to summarise every fact, this list goes some way toward that goal. These facts are listed on the basis of mechanisms of action, drug interaction, Uses, Side Effects and Other clinical factors. Hope this will Help Everyone. (1)   Aspirin Increase the risk of bleeding in elders, those who drink alcohol and those who take NSAIDs and other blood thinning agents. (2)   First Generation Antihistamine Such as chlorpheniramine, Diphenhydramine, Dimenhydrinate cause more sedation than their second generation equivalents such as acrivastine, cetirizine, loratadine and fexofenadine.This second generation has less penetration through the blood-brain barrier. These medicines are used in the treatment of hay fever and Allergy. (3)   ACE Inhibitors are known to cause Continuous Dry cough-Because of the accumulation of Kinins in the lungs.The patient is sometimes then switched to ARBs (Angiotensin receptor blockers)-Thoug...