Test Your Knowledge on Atrial Fibrillation For healthcare professionals and students, understanding atrial fibrillation (AFib) is essential. As the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, AFib presents frequently in clinical settings and requires a solid grasp of...
Diltiazem and verapamil are two non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (non-DHP CCBs) most commonly used in managing certain cardiac conditions. Even though they fall into the same medication class, these medications have important pharmacological differences...
This video is part of a three-part series covering new literature that could influenceclinical practice. In this video, I discuss the combined usage of antiplatelets with DOACsin patients with ASCVD risk and atrial fibrillation. Each mechanism of action is reviewed,as...
Rivaroxaban is classified as a direct oral anticoagulant. It is one of the most commonly used anticoagulants within this class (in addition to apixaban). In this blog post, I’ll share the 5 most important rivaroxaban clinical pearls that may appear in practice...
I recently came across a clinical issue in my practice as a consultant pharmacist to assisted living and long-term care facilities. The item in question was how to manage the apixaban diltiazem interaction. Apixaban Diltiazem Interaction Defined Apixaban is...
