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Top 5 Antihypertensive Drug Interactions
If you work with patients at all, you'll see some of the most common antihypertensive agents used on a daily basis. The reason they are used so frequently is because they do not tend to have many...
Drugs That Deplete Magnesium – Case Study
Magnesium is an essential mineral used for many bodily functions. There are a few drugs that deplete magnesium and below is a case scenario where we have medications that should be ruled out as...
Medications That Deplete Vitamins And Minerals – Top 10
After my recent post on my top 5 medication/vitamin interactions, I received the request to cover medications that deplete vitamins and minerals. I loved this idea because it is an important...
You’ve Failed Your Pharmacist Board Certification Exam…Now What?
I have received emails from pharmacists regarding board certification and inevitably, I get quite a few people looking for guidance on where to go next after they recently found out they failed...
Should SPS (Kayexalate) Ever Be Used?
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS, Kayexalate) has been used for decades to help lower potassium levels and manage hyperkalemia. It does this by exchanging sodium ions for potassium ions in the gut...
GLP-1 Agonists and Gastroparesis
There's always this voice in the back of my head that always cautions me that all that glitters is not gold. After being heralded as the next savior in weight loss by the media, the GLP-1...
Clindamycin Clinical Pearls – Top 5
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that has been around for a long time. There are quite a few quirks with this medication and I wanted to cover my top 5 clindamycin clinical pearls that may show up on...
Atorvastatin Versus Rosuvastatin Comparison
Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin are generic cholesterol medications that are widely used to lower LDL. Both of these medications frequently show up in the top 10 most frequently used medications. I...
Pain Management Pharmacology Crossword Puzzle
I know some folks out there really like crossword puzzles, so I figured why not combine a little fun with a little pharmacology education? I’ve created a free pain management pharmacology crossword...
Should Pharmacist Board Certification Be Required?
I received an email the other day from a fellow colleague stating that their employer was requiring them to become board certified in geriatrics (BCGP). I have heard of other situations where this...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
