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Medications causing depression or at least contributing to symptoms ca happen. There are many (non-medication) reasons why a patient may be more depressed. I love medications and the interplay between them. In this situation, a patient is reporting that their symptoms of depression are getting worse. She reports fatigue as well as a loss of […]
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The Celexa and Nexium interaction is a challenging one. As a clinical pharmacist, I don’t want to create a bunch of other work or switch agents when medication therapy is working and justified. I feel like we (physicians, NP’s, PA’s as well) often get put in this situation where there is an interaction that can […]
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The BCPS exam is challenging. To date, it is the hardest exam I have ever taken. Understanding statistics is vital to passing which everyone knows. Also vital to passing is the BCPS Regulatory section. Many people ask, what exactly do I need to study here? The formal terminology for the regulatory section of the BCPS […]
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Generalizations aren’t always the greatest, but I do feel that I’ve learned a lot from my experiences. As a geriatric/ambulatory care pharmacist, I feel that we (maybe more-so me) as pharmacists do sometimes have a blindspot. Let me explain. Throughout school and in working with a large number of polypharmacy patients, I feel like I […]
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In late 2018, ACC and AHA came out with an update to their cholesterol guidelines. The last update was from 2013 so PCSK-9 inhibitors hadn’t even been approved at that time. Very High Risk Patients – My Biggest Takeaway I always had a hard time knowing when to recommend further lipid lowering therapy to a […]
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