I really want to encourage younger healthcare professionals to ask questions, and realize that no matter how experienced you are, there are going to be times throughout your career where you don’t know an answer. There will also be times where caring...
Wonderful Guest Post via Amanuel T. B.Sc., Pharm.D. – Clinical Pharmacist: View his profile on Linked In – If you are interested in donating a brief case, or educational post, contact me. The following case study is intended to illustrate the vital importance of...
A computerized Drug Interactions checker can sometimes go way overboard leading to these constant alerts that aren’t taken seriously. As a pharmacist, nurse or prescriber – we need better programs to help identify interactions, but more importantly we need to develop...
Tonight I’m going to cover a seemingly innocent order/condition that should trigger in your mind as potential cause of medication related side effects. While in much of the population, controlled, planned weight loss can be a good thing, it can not be a good thing...
This is often a hot button issue with students. In the US, we work with medications that don’t always have the same name. What’s important, knowing brand name medication versus generic names? – Let me give you an answer you probably won’t like...
