Monthly Archives: September 2016
I’ve been working for several months on my latest project – it is a crash course in geriatrics, specifically towards preparing pharmacists for the certified geriatric pharmacist exam! On Sunday October 2nd, 2016, I will be giving an unbelievable, one time initial offer to a limited number of subscribers for you to have LIFETIME access […]
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There’s a lot that goes into selecting beta blocking agents. In pharmacy school we’ve learned that beta blockers fall into two major categories with respect to their pharmacotherapeutic properties: Selective (B1) and nonselective (B1,B2) beta antagonists. B1-receptors are known to be found in high concentration in cardiac tissues; while the majority B2 receptors are found in […]
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KL is a 79 year old male with a history of Parkinson’s disease. About 2 weeks ago, he had been having worsening symptoms of rigidity and his wife is concerned with this newer development. At that time, his Sinemet dosing was increased from 25/100 TID to 50/200 TID. At last update, his wife is now […]
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JS is a 67 year old female. Past medical history includes: COPD Constipation Parkinson’s Disease GERD Osteoporosis Hypertension Chronic UTI’s Her current medication list includes: Budesonide nebs 0.5 mg twice daily Senna 1 tablet twice daily Colace 100 mg daily Ranitidine 150 mg daily Metoclopramide 10 mg four times daily Alendronate once weekly Losartan 100 […]
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This is not a political post, so go elsewhere if you are looking for that. This is also not medical advice. This is an educational post from a clinical pharmacist. So presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and placed on a common antibiotic levofloxacin (Levaquin). There are lots of reasons why you […]
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