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Eles Rx Clinical Reports

A clinical reference series for Caribbean practice.

Drug safety, organ-function dosing, herbal interactions, deprescribing, and prescribing across every major therapeutic area -- written for Caribbean clinical practice.

01The Caribbean Clinical Interactions Atlas
Drug Interactions and Safety Risks Across Regional Prescribing
Drug interactionsBeers CriteriaACB scoringPrescribing cascadesTherapeutic duplication
02The Kidney Doesn't Forgive
Drug Dosing Failures in Caribbean Renal and Liver Disease
Renal adjustmentHepatic dosingTriple whammyeGFR thresholds
03The Bush Medicine Blind Spot
When Caribbean Herbal Remedies Collide with Prescription Drugs
Herbal interactionsCeraseeAckeeGuinea hen weedPatient counselling
04The Deprescribing Report
20 Medications Caribbean Clinicians Should Be Stopping
DeprescribingPPI overuseBenzodiazepine taperCommunication scripts
05Two Patients in One
The Drugs We Prescribe to Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in the Caribbean
PregnancyLactationTeratogenicityPre-pregnancy review
06The Caribbean Antibiotic Report
What We're Prescribing Wrong
Antibiotic stewardshipDurationResistanceSelection table
07The Pain Report
Safer Analgesic Choices in Caribbean Practice
NSAIDsOpioidsNeuropathic painAnalgesic selection
08The Diabetes Drug Report
Every Interaction, Flag, and Adjustment in One Place
AntidiabeticsHerbal interactionsRenal adjustmentMonitoring checklist
09The Hypertension Drug Report
Every Interaction, Flag, and Adjustment for the Most Prescribed Drug Class in the Caribbean
AntihypertensivesTriple whammyPotassium riskBP targets
10The Polypharmacy Case Files
Ten Patients. Ten Medication Reviews. Every Flag in One Place.
Case studiesMedication reviewPolypharmacyComprehensive analysis
11The Mental Health Prescribing Report
Psychotropic Drug Safety in Caribbean Practice
BenzodiazepinesAntidepressantsAntipsychoticsMood stabilisers
12The CYP450 Report
When One Drug Changes How Another Works
CYP3A4CYP2C9InhibitorsInducersProdrugs
13The QT Report
Drugs That Prolong the QT Interval in Caribbean Practice
QT prolongationTorsades de pointesDomperidoneAzithromycin
14The GLP-1 Report
Semaglutide, Liraglutide, and the Weight Loss Drug Question in Caribbean Practice
SemaglutideLiraglutideCardiovascular outcomesCaribbean access
15The Anticoagulation Report
Managing Warfarin and Anticoagulation in Caribbean Practice
WarfarinINRCallalooDOACsBridging
16The Thyroid Report
Levothyroxine, Thyroid Disease, and the Interactions That Are Missed Every Morning
LevothyroxineAbsorptionAmiodaronePregnancy
17The Skin Prescribing Report
Topical Corticosteroids, Antifungals, and the Bleaching Problem in Caribbean Practice
Topical steroidsTineaHydroquinoneMercury toxicity
18The Perioperative Report
What to Stop Before Surgery, When to Stop It, and When to Restart
AnticoagulantsAntiplateletsAntidiabeticsDrug-eluting stent
19The Respiratory Report
Asthma, COPD, and the Inhaler Problem in Caribbean Practice
Inhaler techniqueICSCOPDTheophylline
20The Epilepsy Report
Anticonvulsant Prescribing, Interactions, and the Drug That Cannot Be Stopped
PhenytoinCarbamazepineValproateLamotrigine
21The Lipids Report
Statins, Myopathy, and the Cholesterol Conversation in Caribbean Practice
StatinsRhabdomyolysisCYP3A4Secondary prevention
22The Osteoporosis Report
Bisphosphonates, Bone Health, and the Administration Rule That Is Never Followed
BisphosphonatesVitamin DGlucocorticoidsDenosumab
23The Gout Report
Allopurinol, Acute Attacks, and the Drug Interaction That Can Be Fatal
AllopurinolAzathioprine interactionColchicineUrate target
24The Paediatric Prescribing Report
Children Are Not Small Adults -- Drug Dosing, Safety, and the Caribbean Context
Weight-based dosingCerasee teaAge contraindicationsAntibiotic errors

All reports authored by Juliet Duncan, BPharm.
Published by J.C. Epiphany Limited, Jamaica. elesrx.com