Azathioprine isn’t a drug I see terribly often in clinical practice, but there are some really important things to remember. I recently put together a podcast on azathioprine and I wanted to share some of my top azathioprine clinical pearls with you....
A 77 year old male has a history of atrial fibrillation which had been well controlled on metoprolol 50 mg BID. He presents today reporting an increase in pounding in his chest and indeed, vital signs reveal that his heart rate is at 125 BPM. You are questioned if any...
In clinical practice, I don’t see biologics in asthma very often, but it is something that I think is important to remember. The most commonly used agent over the years that I have seen is omalizumab (Xolair). According to the GINA guidelines, patients that have...
Working in long-term care, I’ve had the opportunity to audit medication carts and storage areas on a daily basis. In addition, surveyors will often cite deficiencies when they find expired medications. The most commonly cited medications that I’ve seen in...
FDA-approved biosimilars have been compared to a biologic and shown to be highly similar in structure and function. They are determined to have no clinically meaningful differences in safety, purity, or potency. At the time this article was written, there are...
