I get asked all the time about the Pharmacist Board Certification pass rates and coupled with that, how hard are the exams. I breakdown the recent release from Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties and give you a sense of what you are up against. If you are looking...
Addressing QTc Prolongation drug interactions has always been a challenging topic for me. These drug interactions are really hard to know what to do. Problems arising from these interactions rarely happen, but obviously QTc prolongation can increase the risk of...
Managing resistant hypertension can be very challenging. There are lots of factors that can go into raising blood pressure and as a pharmacist, we need to remember a what some of those factors are. Here’s a few questions I think about when I encounter a...
In working with patients, the metformin side effect of diarrhea can be a real challenge. As a healthcare professional, I understand how beneficial it can be for some patients to be on metformin. It has a lot of great attributes for a diabetes medication. It can...
I get a lot of emails from pharmacists and students seeking advice on various topics. Here was a recent one that really got me thinking. The basic premise of the email below was “How to get work as a long term care consultant pharmacist?”...