When patients have anemia, supplements often get prescribed. To many of our polypharmacy patients, excessive prescribing can lead to an increase in pill burden that may not always be necessary. When looking at deprescribing supplements, anemia is an excellent disease...
It can be overwhelming walking into the pharmacy and looking down the vitamin aisle – especially when you finally find a specific supplement, only to discover there are numerous forms lining the shelves. This gets even more challenging when you don’t know which salt...
I have many patients who take garlic supplements. One of the interactions I remember learning in pharmacy school is that garlic has the potential to increase the risk of bleeding when taken in combination with blood-thinning medications such as warfarin, DOACs,...
I have had a fair number of consults from providers who are referring patients who would like to take supplements or are currently taking supplements. In my humble opinion, no healthcare professional is more educated than a pharmacist to handle addressing whether a...
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