Metronidazole is a unique antibiotic and is in a class of its own. While not used as frequently as cephalosporins or penicillin antibiotics, it does serve useful roles in practice. In this blog post, I outline my top 5 metronidazole clinical pearls. Alcohol Use and...
Integrase inhibitors have become a mainstay in many HIV patients’ medication regimens. While this is a very important drug class in the management of HIV, one should be aware that there are numerous drug interactiosn to be aware of. In this post, I will lay out...
Antibiotics are an essential tool to treat infections. I’ve seen a lot of drug interactions involving antibiotics that have led to anything from treatment failure to drug toxicity. In this blog post, I share my top 5 antibiotic drug interactions you are likely...
I was recently asked about the use of vaccines and adalimumab (Humira). More specifically, can we give vaccines if the patient is taking a biologic agent like adalimumab? It isn’t a simple yes or no answer as it depends upon the type of vaccine. More...
To be 100% transparent, I have never personally seen a case of tendon rupture that was likely due to quinolones. I have heard of one from another colleague. It is a very rare adverse effect that has been reported in numerous case studies. What I want you to be aware...
As much as I would like to say I’ve never seen a patient have a pressure ulcer infection, I have. Pressure ulcer infections can be an issue in my geriatric population. There are numerous clinical pearls to remember in managing these types of infections. First...