Monthly Archives: April 2020
Need a little clarity on COVID-19? I’ve been listening, watching, and paying attention daily. Assessing COVID-19 and its impact has been difficult in my opinion due to the sporadic testing data and the lack of confidence from information coming out from other counts. I’ve got a few opinions based upon the best facts I can […]
Read MoreOver the years I’ve seen some goofy things happen with medications and patients. I likely don’t need to tell you how important patient education is, but here are three tiotropium misadventures that you might find interesting. Tiotropium comes as two different dosage forms. Tiotropium comes in a Respimat formulation and there is a Handihaler device […]
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Sean Navin is a clinical pharmacist who graduated in 2015 from my alma mater (University of Minnesota – Duluth). I’m excited to have him share his breakdown on Medications Targeting Pre- and Post-Prandial Glucose! You can track him down here. When managing blood glucose for patients with type 2 diabetes, it can be confusing to […]
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Omeprazole is one of the most commonly used medications for heartburn and other GI conditions. In addition to being very commonly prescribed, it is available over-the-counter which allows for widespread use throughout the public without much supervision at times. That lack of oversight may lead to an increased risk for clinically significant drug interactions. Here […]
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There are some scary things happening across the country with regards to COVID-19 infections. One of the biggest risks is to our geriatric population. I’ve heard reports all over the place on this topic and concerns are likely heavily dependent upon the region you are in. One of the questions I’m asking myself is, how […]
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