Monthly Archives: January 2017
With six to eight years of study under their belts, the typical pharmacist isn’t a stranger to the classroom. But many pharmacists today are opting to take their education one step further with an MBA. It may not be a necessity to break into the field, but there are many benefits to this degree for […]
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With changing antidepressants, there are lots of considerations to consider. Are we going to augment, switch to a different antidepressant in the same class, or switch to a different class? Are we changing up the medication regimen because of side effects or non-response? Here’s a list of a few important considerations that I would think […]
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A 75 year old presents with new onset of hallucinations. His wife thinks that it is drug induced hallucinations. About 4 weeks ago he developed worsening RLS and presented to his primary care provider for treatment. He reported that his symptoms seemed to be worse at night, but it does bother him throughout the day […]
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There are numerous silent killers when talking about diseases. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and maybe even throw in diabetes in some situations although often subtle symptoms do exist. Many of these diseases don’t show symptoms until really bad things happen. Patients don’t tend to believe or at least have a tendency to turn a blind eye to silent […]
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“How to taper off medication” is a question that I have been asked on a frequent basis. Honestly, it is a really challenging question to address and the answer of “it depends” certainly applies. Here’s a few factors that you must think about when making recommendation about tapering off medications. Length of use. If a […]
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