Lowering uric acid is the key to reducing gout flares. Both allopurinol (podcast) and febuxostat are effective at performing this task. However, there are some considerations you need to be aware when deciding to utilize allopurinol versus febuxostat. I’ll break...
Drug interactions don’t come to the top of my mind when I see GLP-1 agonists in use. We are fortunate that they do not have a lot of significant interactions, but I don’t think you should forget about them altogether. I’ve provided a list below of my...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) frequently come up in clinical practice and is also a frequent target for pharmacology and board exam questions! In this post, I will list my top 3 drugs to know and the sexually transmitted infections they treat. Below is a...
I frequently work with patients and caregivers who are managing patients at the end of life and in hospice-type situations. Knowing and understanding differences between common opioids is critical to my work as a clinical pharmacist. In this article, I’ll...
Bipolar disorder medications contain a treasure trove of clinical pearls that a clinical pharmacist must know. Many of the frequently used medications have numerous clinical quirks that may encourage you to use the medication or discourage you from use. Let’s...
If you are anything like me, it is difficult to keep up with everything. ADHD is one of those areas that I don’t help with very frequently from a clinical standpoint. I love useful resources when I find them. Dosage forms are a particular weakness in my ADHD...
