I’ve written thousands of recommendations to physicians and other healthcare providers throughout my career. I’ve gotten over the fear of failure so to speak, but there’s always still a little doubt in the back of my mind when a physician...
I have a deep passion for trying to provide value while working as a clinical pharmacist. I had a couple of negative experiences with providers when I first graduated. From those poor recommendations and negative responses from the providers, my strategy has always...
I always get questions about rare drug side effects. It isn’t always easy to know how to respond these. I outline some critical questions to ask along with the case scenario below. A 61 year old female has recently had significant trouble with severe anxiety. ...
If you haven’t come across a situation where you don’t know what to do, you probably haven’t been asked enough questions. Making recommendations is not easy sometimes. Getting questions when you don’t know the answer is part of life and...
A pharmacist’s recommendation can be life saving, I’ve seen them. Pharmacist recommendations can be aggravating and borderline enfuriating to some providers. I’ve seen those as well. Writing good recommendations takes time and effeort, as well as...
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. In this piece of education, I’m going to ask the question,...
