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I’m saddened for some of my friends and colleagues who’ve recently lost their job. The recent move by HealthPartners in my own state hits close to home. HealthPartners is closing up 30 retail pharmacies and this means further tightening of the saturated job market. If you are looking at the traditional pharmacy workforce, the 2020 […]
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Metformin is the go-to first-line medication in type 2 diabetes. While drug interactions aren’t incredibly common with its use, we should be aware of OCT inhibition and the potential effects that this might cause. Under normal circumstances, this isn’t necessarily a drug interaction that will be life-threatening, but one that could have some mild to […]
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In the case scenario below, I discuss the implications of the verapamil phenytoin interaction. JS is a 38-year-old male who has been on phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis for several years. He reports to his primary care provider complaining of severe headaches. He is diagnosed with cluster headaches. Over the next year, he continues to have […]
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KS is a 79-year-old female. She states that she takes too many pills and would like to try to reduce some. Here’s her list. Aspirin 81 mg daily Clopidogrel 75 mg daily Pantoprazole 40 mg daily Valsartan 80 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg BID Amlodipine 5 mg daily Mirtazapine 15 mg at bedtime Famotidine 20 […]
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Our 2020 BCGP and BCACP study materials have been updated and are ready to go! As with our BCPS and BCMTMS content, I wanted to give a special discount as well as the opportunity for a FREE Audiobook! (See the end of the post for details on the discount!) Here’s some feedback from previous BCGP […]
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