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How to Handle Those Annoying “CNS Depressant Interactions”
CNS depressant interactions are everywhere. There are so many patients (typically patients with mental health and pain concerns) on multiple medications that can cause CNS sedation/depression....
A Free Sample of My Biggest Project to Date!
I've been working over the last six months or so on a condensed BCPS study guide. As always, I will be given a substantial discount upon release of the new book, so stayed tuned in the next month...
Wow. The 2016 NAPLEX Pass Rate and What Went Wrong
The 2016 NAPLEX Pass Rate was posted a little while back. I wasn't surprised by a drop in the pass rate for 2016. What I was surprised by was how BIG the drop in the NAPLEX pass rate was. The...
2017 Pharmacist Provider Status Update
Where are we at with 2017 Pharmacist Provider Status? Since the heated election, a host of topics and discussions have been held on National debt and Healthcare. There is really positive news...
How Urgent is Your Medication Recommendation?
Writing medication recommendations is a bit of an art. There's a lot that goes into a recommendation and significant circumstances that may alter the way you want to provide that recommendation....
Overcoming Medication Misinformation
If you've worked in pharmacy and medication management for any period of time, you have certainly ran into medication misinformation. In my work, I will often get asked questions by nurses, nurse...
5 Reasons Pharmacists Should Get an MBA
With six to eight years of study under their belts, the typical pharmacist isn’t a stranger to the classroom. But many pharmacists today are opting to take their education one step further with an...
The Art of Changing Antidepressants
With changing antidepressants, there are lots of considerations to consider. Are we going to augment, switch to a different antidepressant in the same class, or switch to a different class? Are we...
Drug Induced Hallucinations
A 75 year old presents with new onset of hallucinations. His wife thinks that it is drug induced hallucinations. About 4 weeks ago he developed worsening RLS and presented to his primary care...
Medication Adherence and the Silent Killers
There are numerous silent killers when talking about diseases. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and maybe even throw in diabetes in some situations although often subtle symptoms do exist. Many of...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
