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I recently did a podcast on atorvastatin and thought it might be helpful to share the most common atorvastatin drug interactions that I see in clinical practice. So here it goes… Grapefruit juice and atorvastatin is an interaction that I think about. There aren’t a ton of people that use grapefruit juice, but I’ve found […]
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Patients will frequently ask me what supplements they should use to help treat their conditions and more often, they begin to take something even prior to asking. I was recently asked my thoughts on glucosamine and chondroitin for arthritis, and more specifically, osteoarthritis pain management. Glucosamine and chondroitin has a lot of mixed evidence for […]
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I’ve worked with so many great pharmacists and we are truly winning the hearts and minds of our fellow colleagues. I can’t thank you all enough for how much work you have all put in to grow and develop the profession into what I believe it should be. Pharmacists need to play an active role […]
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Ezetimibe (Zetia) is a medication used to lower cholesterol. More specifically, this medication is used in clinical practice to lower LDL and help get patients to a target goal. If you recall from your pharmacology classes, ezetimibe inhibits the absorption of cholesterol in the small intestine which ultimately leads to a reduction in cholesterol delivery […]
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Vibegron (Gemtesa) is a selective beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist. It treats OAB, including urge urinary incontinence and urinary frequency by relaxing the detrusor smooth muscle during bladder filling. Thus, increasing bladder capacity. Vibegron is dosed once daily at 75mg tablet. Mirabegron (Myrbetriq) was the first and only other beta-3 agonist currently used for OAB. It […]
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