When most healthcare professionals think about drug interactions, we tend to think about an issue arising when a medication is added to the regimen. A perfect example is the warfarin Bactrim interaction. Here’s a case scenario involving cholestyramine and...
Parkinson’s disease can be very debilitating and not understanding how medications should be dosed can compound the problem. Let’s review the pharmacology briefly and why you need to be careful with Sinemet 10/100. In Parkinson’s, we have a dopamine...
Drug food interactions are common and there can be significant negative consequences from these interactions. A common misconception amongst healthcare professionals who may not have as much experience with drug interactions is that ALL statins interact with...
If you are a healthcare professional, inevitably, questions about the use of antidepressants in pregnancy come up in clinical practice. Why is paroxetine generally avoided in pregnancy? The primary reason that paroxetine is avoided in pregnancy is that it has...
I can’t thank you all enough for the support and as always I like to provide some free resources (in addition to the blog and podcast) along the way! I’ve just recently released a free pharmacology course on Udemy.com. The general overview of the course is...
