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2025 BCPS Pharmacy Exam – What You Need To Know
I've compiled this YouTube video to help candidates best prepare for their 2025 BCPS pharmacy exam. Pass rates continue to be in the 60% range so it is difficult to pass this exam....
Deprescribing in Diabetes – Geriatric Focus
Reducing diabetes medications in geriatric patients with low A1c involves careful consideration of the risks and benefits of continued intensive glycemic control. In older adults, particularly those...
Cyclobenzaprine Causes Confusion – Case Study
In this case scenario, I lay out a situation where cyclobenzaprine causes confusion. A 76-year-old female has a history of pain issues including RA, back pain, and knee pain. She is currently a...
2025 BCMTMS Exam – How To Prepare?
I've put together an approximately 20-minute video on the BCMTMS exam and what you can expect for 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYZel-iUrGY General information on the 2025 BCMTMS Exam Who...
College of Pharmacy Closing: University Of Charleston
As a pharmacist, I care about the profession. A college of pharmacy is closing and this is a good time to reassess the status of the profession of pharmacy. I do not know much about the University...
Hypertension Prescribing Cascade – 3 Common Examples
Hypertension is one of the most common disease states that can lead to an increase in cardiovascular risk and other complications. Because of the risks of elevated blood pressure, we are often...
High-Dose Potassium – Case Scenario
I get a little nervous when I see high-dose potassium. Here's a case scenario where a patient is on a higher dose. WL is a 77 year old male in an assisted living facility. He has a history of CHF,...
Top 5 Fosfomycin Clinical Pearls
Fosfomycin is an antibiotic (discovered in 1969) that has been making a resurgence in popularity in the last few years due to its activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria....
Clozapine REMS Program – Is The End Coming?
For decades, the clozapine REMS program was one of the most well-known safety initiatives done by the FDA. The program was designed to reduce the risk of severe neutropenia. This REMS program has...
Methenamine Clinical Pearls – My Top 5
Methenamine is a medication used for urinary tract infection (UTI) prophylaxis, however, it is not considered a traditional antibiotic. It works by acidifying the urine and essentially making it...
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