Monthly Archives: April 2019
A few months ago, I stumbled into a new pharmacist certification called the Board Certified Medication Therapy Management Specialist (BCMTMS). This certification is in its infancy, and if you wanted to get in on the ground level, this is certainly an opportunity to do that. Their first credentialing exam was administered in 2018 and they […]
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On an episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I broke down doxycycline pharmacology and some important aspects that you need to remember as a healthcare professional. Here are a few practice pearls that you need to be aware of. Pregnancy and Pediatrics The age of the patient and the gender of the patient is […]
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In the case scenario below, I outline a case where the Bactrim phenytoin interaction leads to phenytoin toxicity. An 81-year-old female has a history of GERD, OA, and seizures. She hasn’t been feeling the best and reports fatigue and painful urination. She has experienced this before and believes she has a urinary tract infection. A […]
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Just like adding medications can lead to adding more medications (prescribing cascade), we can think of this strategy in reverse in an attempt to try to stop polypharmacy. Stopping medications can lead to stopping more medications. Let me provide you with some proof! Potassium and Diuretics Loop and thiazide diuretics are well known to deplete […]
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Giving discounts away to everyone who follows the blog is something I really enjoy doing! I’m pricing my latest paperback book (which has been a bestseller on Kindle) as cheap as Amazon will allow me! It is less than $10! MPJE Master: Federal Pharmacy Law Review is a bullet point format style book, similar to our […]
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