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Another Life Claimed – Morphine Errors
I've educated about morphine numerous times and how fatal mistakes can be. This is especially true of morphine due to the availability of so many different doses, dosage forms, concentrations etc....
Pharmacy Podcast Interview Take 2!
I have a little different delivery of information in this blog post. I've had the pleasure of communicating with advocates for the profession in many different forums and the Pharmacy Podcast is one...
Top 5 HIV Clinical Pearls For The NAPLEX
Brandon Dyson is a board certified pharmacist who created a website to help educate students about the battles of pharmacy school and how to succeed. I'd like to thank him for his guest post below!...
5 Things You Should Never Do: Pharmacy Student Edition
I've precepted a lot of pharmacy students. I have seen some brilliant ones, and certainly some that I would've like to have seen a little more energy and passion from. Here's my top 5 things you...
Metoclopramide and Parkinson’s – Med List Review
JS is an 89 year old male with a history of insomnia, depression, BPH, rheumatoid arthritis, constipation, nausea, frequent falls, and Parkinson’s disorder. His current medications include:...
Long Term Prednisone Use – Medication Review
A 66 year old female has a past medical history of depression, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, GERD, hot flashes, hypertension, and DVT. Her current medications include: Mirtazepine 15 mg daily Prednisone...
The Loss of a Great Person and Classmate – Kayte’s Story
A few months back I posted about Kayte, a classmate of mine in pharmacy school. She had been diagnosed with colon cancer and was determined to fight. Unfortunately, she lost her battle. I can't...
Youtube Video – Chronic Cough Case Study
OVER 3.000 healthcare professionals have signed up for FREE to my 30 medication mistakes PDF – It is a list of 30 real world problems I see in my everyday practice as a clinical pharmacist!
Monitoring Electrolytes With Diuretic Therapy – Med List Review
In this med list reveiw, a 75 year old male is on the following medications: Furosemide 80 mg twice daily Metolazone 2.5 mg daily Aldactone 100 mg daily Lisinopril 10 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg twice...
Topiramate and Birth Control Interaction
A 25 year old female has developed migraines following the birth of her first child. She experienced her first migraine about 7 months ago, and has had about 5 more since that time. The migraines...