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What antidiabetic medications have compelling indications: {Ans: for those with underlying ASCVD or at high risk for CVD for those with CKD for those with a compelling need to avoid hypoglycemia for those where weight is an important consideration (ie which are associated with weight loss, gain or are weight neutral)}Infectious diarrhea: C diff - {Ans: The initial step in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is cessation of the inciting antibiotic as soon as possible Therapy for non-severe difficile infection (CDI) consists of oral metronidazole >> oral vancomycinLimitations of metronidazole include dose-dependent peripheral neuropathy and side effects of nausea and metallic taste.Use of oral vancomycin is appropriate for initial therapy of non-severe disease in patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or intolerant/allergic to metronidazoleRifaximin— Small case series have suggested that sequential therapy with vancomycin followed by Rifaximin may be effective for the treatment of recurrent CDI}JA has multiple medical problems and is taking several drugs including theophylline, warfarin and phenytoin. His conditions were well controlled, but recently he started to experience some GI distress for which of his "well intentioned friends" gave him some medication. He presents to you with toxic effects of all his other medications