how to choose between drugs that come in different salt forms

March 2014

Questions often come up about how to choose between drugs that come in different salt forms...metoprolol, hydroxyzine, etc.

It often doesn't matter, such as hydroxyzine HCL (Atarax, etc) and PAMOATE (Vistaril, etc)...or omeprazole MAGNESIUM or BASE.

Just aim for the same amount of the active ingredient.

Get concise, unbiased advice for effective drug therapy, plus CE/CME

Prescriber Insights: APRN includes:

Cutting-edge advice about new medications and how they fit into practice
Unbiased, evidence-based, 100% free of financial support from the pharma industry written by your peers
Side-by-side comparisons of drugs by class or disease state, plus FAQs, pros/cons, and simple recommendations

Already a subscriber? Log in

Volume pricing available. Get a quote