Pharmacology Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/basic-science/pharmacology/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:15:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Pharmacology Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/basic-science/pharmacology/ 32 32 124409178 Paracetamol or Acetaminophen? https://litfl.com/paracetamol-or-acetaminophen/ https://litfl.com/paracetamol-or-acetaminophen/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=319569 Danny McGurgan and Mike Cadogan Paracetamol or Acetaminophen?

Paracetamol or acetaminophen? Discover how one familiar analgesic was made, overlooked, rediscovered and given two different names worldwide.

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Adrenaline or epinephrine? Based on the 'usage argument'; 'historical precedent' and 'etymological derivation'...

]]> https://litfl.com/epinephrine-or-adrenaline/feed/ 0 319581 Etomidate https://litfl.com/etomidate/ https://litfl.com/etomidate/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:20:41 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=314195 Chris Nickson Etomidate

Pharmacology of etomidate (Critical Care Compendium). General anaesthetic / induction agent. Carboxylated imidazole derivative 

]]> https://litfl.com/etomidate/feed/ 0 314195 Metaraminol https://litfl.com/metaraminol/ https://litfl.com/metaraminol/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=280723 James Pearlman and Chris Nickson Metaraminol

Pharmacology of metaraminol, a peripherally administered vasopressor used for its direct & indirect sympathomimetic effects (esp alpha-1 agonism).

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Pharmacology of Semaglutide, the Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. Incretin mimetic and Antidiabetic agent

]]> https://litfl.com/semaglutide/feed/ 0 281393 Continuous beta-lactam infusions https://litfl.com/continuous-beta-lactam-infusions/ https://litfl.com/continuous-beta-lactam-infusions/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=287385 Chris Nickson Continuous beta-lactam infusions

Critical evaluation of continuous infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics (rather than intermittent dosing) in critically ill patients.

]]> https://litfl.com/continuous-beta-lactam-infusions/feed/ 0 287385 Alfred Fröhlich https://litfl.com/alfred-frohlich/ https://litfl.com/alfred-frohlich/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:53:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=310849 Mike Cadogan Alfred Fröhlich

Alfred Fröhlich (1871-1953) Austrian neurologist and pharmacologist; pioneer of neuroendocrinology who described adiposogenital dystrophy, linking pituitary lesions to obesity and hypogonadism.

]]> https://litfl.com/alfred-frohlich/feed/ 0 310849 Clonidine https://litfl.com/clonidine/ https://litfl.com/clonidine/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:36:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=280891 Chris Nickson Clonidine

Critical Care Compendium entry for Clonidine (pharmacology)

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Critical Care Compendium pharmacology entry for prazosin.

]]> https://litfl.com/prazosin/feed/ 0 280884 Levetiracetam https://litfl.com/levetiracetam/ https://litfl.com/levetiracetam/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2022 10:15:36 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=257866 James Pearlman Levetiracetam

Levetiracetam (keppra) is a drug used as an anticonvulsant as monotherapy, or an adjunct, and as a Tier 2 agent in status epilepticus.

]]> https://litfl.com/levetiracetam/feed/ 0 257866 Desmopressin (DDAVP) https://litfl.com/desmopressin/ https://litfl.com/desmopressin/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2022 02:00:13 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=257851 James Pearlman Desmopressin (DDAVP)

Desmopressin (DDAVP) is a drug used primarily for diabetes insipidus, haemophilia type A, and von Willebrand's disease.

]]> https://litfl.com/desmopressin/feed/ 0 257851 Clevidipine https://litfl.com/clevidipine/ https://litfl.com/clevidipine/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:59:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=258265 James Pearlman Clevidipine

Clevidipine is a drug used as an infusion for severe hypertension or patients who require narrow blood pressure parameters.

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