Pharmacology Mnemonics Collections

Causes of Vitamin B12 deficiancy

Here's a video mnemonic for causes of Vitamin B12 deficiancy

Alpha-1 Adrenergic Autonomic Receptor : Video mnemonic

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Medical software for Android mobile : Epocrates

This is a fantastic software which I personally used. Revise your pharmacology, check for drug interactions on the go. You need internet, preferably wifi connection for first downloading and updating the data and completing the free registration but later you have all stored in your android mobile. There are also lots of calculators including pregnancy wheel, drug dosing calculator, mean arterial pressure, Parkland's formula, Pediatric maintainace fluid calculator, unit conversions etc to name a few. Another useful utility for quick revision and memory are the "tables" - Includes steps in ACLS - The ABCDs, Bradycardia, Rapid sequence intubation, Tachycardia etc ; Antibiotic regimen tables; Drug classes table (comparison of corticosteroids, etc); Endocrinology - Insulin comparison; Pediatric vaccinations; Glassgow coma scale; Apgar score; Normal lab values in adults....... and the vast list goes on.
The software is available for all mobile platforms including iPod/iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Windows mobile etc.

Side effects of Lithium

Remember "LITH":
Leukocytosis
Insipidus, Diabetes
Tremors; also Teratogenic
Hypothyroidism

Myasthenia gravis:Use of Edrophonium and Pyridostigmine

Often you get confused between the use of these two drugs in MG. Remember:

• eDrophonium is used to Diagnose Myastenia gravis
• pyRIDostigmine is used to get RID of symptoms

Drugs causing hepatic necrosis

Remember "Very Angry Hepatocytes":
Valproic acid
Acetaminophen
Halothane

MAO-A and MAO-B Isoenzyme locations

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) isoenzyme locations are as follows:
MAO-A is located in Alimentary tract (intestine) and Adrenergic peripheral structures.
MAO-B is located in Brain and Blood platelets.

Download Medical Drugs software for your iPhone, iPod Touch, PDA

Make use of your gadgets to revise on the go and remember better.
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Mechanism of actions

Here is a diagram to remember mechanism of action of various drugs in one diagram; Symbols help you to remember the name of drugs (Eg;- Cycle symbol should bring Cyclocerine to your memory):
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Extrapyramidal side effects

The extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) associated with certain antipsychotic drugs (like Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine etc) with the time frame when they will occur can be remembered by "I came 4 DISCO IN THIS INN):

Note: Start from '4' - The time these EPS appears are 4 hours, 4 days, 4 weeks, 4 months in that order.

• 4 hrs       - acute DYStOnia (DISCO) {EPS occurs like disco!}
• 4 days    - akINesia (IN)
• 4 weeks  - akaTHISia
• 4 months - tardive dyskINesia (INn - extra 'N' is for the delayed complication :-)  )

 Alternatively remember DAAD -  Dystonia, Akinesia, Akathisia, Dyskinesia in that order.

Renal physiology

This diagram is taken from the book "Clinical Physiology made Ridiculously simple". You can use it for Pharmacology dugs (mechanism of action) also.

Diagrams of Mechanism of Action of Drugs from Book "Clinical Pharmacology"

This post is on shout box request from "Lalika". The request is for diagrams of mechanism of actions in Pharmacology. This book preview gives you mechanisms of actions of different drug groups. The diagram of mechanisms of action of actions of each group of pharmacological drugs can be seen in the same picture, so that you can easily draw separate diagrams for the mechanisms of individual drugs.

Drugs acting on 30s & 50s ribosomes

Remember this picture: 30 year old robber named ATkins is in CELL no. 50

Drugs acting on 30s ribosome subunits :

• Aminoglycosides ( Including Streptomycin, Gentamicin, Amikacin, Tobramycin)
• Tetracyclines 

Drugs acting on 50s ribosome subunits :

• Chloramphenicol
• Erythromycin
• Lincomycin
• cLindamycin

 
 

 

Visual Mnemonics for Pharmacology : Preview

This is a very useful book with good picture mnemonics to remember Pharmacology. Very nice and funny cartoons help you to remember the key points in Pharmacology.

Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy : Free Download

Finding it difficult to learn pharmacology? This is a great book from the "made incredibly easy" series.  Download this book - Lots of pictures and mnemonics. Remember Pharmacology better.

Anticoagulant in Pregnancy

Which anticoagulant can be used in pregnancy? Heparin or Warfarin?
Answer is Heparin. WARfarin SHOULD NOT BE used. Remember: There SHOULD NOT BE WAR IN pregnancy.

Treatment of Leprosy

For Paucibacillary Leprosy -

• Daily - Dapsone 100 mg 
• Monthly - Rifampicin  600 mg
• Duration: 6 months 

For Multibacillary Leprosy -

• Daily - Dapsone 100 mg + Clofazamine 50 mg
• Monthly - Rifampicin 600 mg + Clofazamine 300 mg
• Duration: 2 yrs 

Remember this with the formula D / R for paucibacillary and DC / RC for multibacillary 
Explanation: The denominator is the monthly drug to be taken. In case of multibacillary leprosy, note that the dose of Clofazamine, be it monthly or daily, is half the dose of other drug taken along with it ( 100 / 2 = 50, 600 / 2 = 300 ). Duration of treatment is 1/2 yrs and 2 yrs for Pauci & Multibacillary leprosy respectively.

Vitamin D metabolism

UV rays from sun act on skin, convert Cholecalciferol (CC) --> 25 Hydroxy CC in liver --> 1,25 Di Hydroxy CC in kidney.
So there are two hydroxylation reactions, first in Liver, second in Kidney. Remember this: You have 1 liver, 2 kidneys; So hydroxylation 1st reaction in your 1 liver and 2nd hydroxylation in 2 kidneys.

Time period to stop certain drugs before surgery

Aspirin: stop 1 week before surgery (Remember 'A' is the 1st alpahabet)
Lithium: stop 2 weeks before surgery (Remember the alphabet 'L' is formed by 2 straight lines)
MAO-A irreversible inhibitors: 3 weeks (Remember, turn 'M'clockwise, you get something like '3'; Alternatively MAO has 3 letters)
Estrogen pills: 4 weeks ( 'E' is formed by 4 straight lines)