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Hello friends and Happy Medication Monday! Today we are talking Lidocaine and Prilocaine… mixed together you get EMLA, a cream used as a topical anesthetic. Many of you have probably heard of it while others have not so today we will be talking about what is EMLA and when do you use it. What is EMLA? Well, for those of you who want to (or already work) in an…

Hi friends and happy Medication Monday! Woot, woot. Today we are talking Rizatriptan! Who knows what this medication is used for? If you guessed migraines- you are correct! In today’s blog post I will be teaching you all you need to know about Rizatriptan, including it’s side effects and contraindications. Keep reading to learn more… Rizatriptan, an anti-migraine medication, is prescribed to patients when…

Hello my friends 👋🏼 you know what time it issss… Happy 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! Today we are talking one of our most common antibiotics Penicillin.  In this case, we are discussing 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧. Bicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that is ONLY given intramuscularly. This medication comes with a 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗕𝗢𝗫 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 that IV administration can be associated with cardio respiratory arrest and death. Therefore, always remember Bicillin is given as deep IM injection only.  𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫? 🦠 Bacterial infections…