Monthly Archives: May 2016
A 52 year old female presents to an appointment with her physician. Her primary complaint is that she is sweating profusely. She also has been more anxious of late and can’t sleep. She states that it started approximately 2-4 weeks ago. Her past medical history includes: Depression Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia GERD Hypertension CAD Anxiety Her […]
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If I had 2 weeks to study for the NAPLEX, what would I do? First off, I want to congratulate all the inspired pharmacy students who have just graduated from pharmacy school! Give yourself’s a pat on the back, but be ready to keep moving forward! I get asked frequently on Facebook and Twitter how […]
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Don’t you hate it when you think about things for days, weeks, sometimes even months and you don’t do anything about it? I’ve been doing this for several months, and I’m sick of it. It is time to take action and I’m asking you to do the same. Pharmacist provider status will not happen without […]
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Start low and go slow is a great phrase to think about in the elderly. While this mantra shouldn’t always apply, it is very helpful to consider when working with geriatric patients. I want you to really think about “start low and go slow” and when this would and wouldn’t apply. I get so frustrated […]
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I’ve been seeing stories all over the place about the heroin epidemic. It is terribly sad. I watched an episode of 60 minutes recently where they were talking about the epidemic and whether heroin addicts should be treated as criminals or medical patients. That is a debate I’m going to save for another day, but […]
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