Monthly Archives: July 2016
In ways I admire people who have no trouble carrying debt, because I despise being in debt. Unfortunately it took me about 6 or 7 years of undergrad and pharmacy school to figure that out, and in that time frame I accumulated nearly 145,000 dollars in debt. Pharmacy student loans have felt like a black cloud in […]
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Converting one medication to another should be done cautiously. We also must recognize that a transition, or equivalent dose is virtually never going to be perfect. So how do you convert levothyroxine to disiccated thyroid? Armour Thyroid is probably the most common disiccated product that I have seen used. The most common dose of Armour […]
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A 72 year old male has a past medical history of CHF, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, GERD, and osteoarthritis. He has had complaints of non-specific leg weakness. He does also report that it is painful at times and does keep him awake occasionally. When questioned, he thinks that maybe his arms are slightly weaker as well. Current […]
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Many patients will have bariatric surgery which will likely shorten the length of the GI tract. It is important to remember what impact this will have on the use of medications and many clinicians will forget this critical fact. Bariatric surgery can lead to long acting medications not being adequately absorbed. Of highest importance is […]
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The clock is ticking…the ONE TIME, 50% off deal on the Medication Recommendation Webinar will end at midnight tonight (7/17/2016)! Use discount code: “deal” at checkout. Today’s Education: I’m more on the ambulatory side of pharmacy, but often see big mistakes when it comes to determining how long we should do GI prophylaxis. GI prophylaxis is […]
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