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Polypharmacy Case Study – Prednisone, NSAIDs, and More!
LT is a 67-year-old white male presenting to your ambulatory care clinic for a CMR. He says his wife tells him he is taking too many medications and he wants your help evaluating his current...
Valproic Acid Clinical Pearls
Valproic acid is most commonly used for the management of seizures, bipolar disorder, and migraines. In my practice, I do see it occasionally used to help manage dementia-related aggressive...
Meded101 BCPS Reviews and Other BCPS Study Materials
With the help of a few other board-certified pharmacists, we've been creating board certification study materials since 2015. Having taken the BCPS and BCGP exam twice each (initial certification...
CDAI Basics and Moderate to Severe Crohn’s – Part 2
In part 2 of our series on CDAI basics in Crohn's disease, I wanted to cover moderate to severe Crohn's disease and how treatment may look a little different. As a quick refresher, CDAI stands for...
CDAI Basics For Pharmacists – Part 1 on Crohn’s Disease
The Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is just what it sounds like. It is an assessment tool designed to determine the severity of Crohn's disease. Wait, isn't this a diagnostic tool intended for...
BCGP 2023 Changes Will Affect Candidates’ Eligibility
The eligibility criteria to sit for the BCGP exam is changing in 2023. There will be a higher bar for candidates to hurdle to be able to complete the application process and take the exam....
Prednisolone Versus Dexamethasone
Systemic corticosteroids are an essential class of medication that is used to treat acute inflammation. One of the major indications that this class is used to treat is an acute asthma exacerbation....
Free Mechanism of Action Quiz – NAPLEX
The NAPLEX Exam will test your ability to recognize the mechanisms of action for every medication. This free NAPLEX mechanism of action quiz will help you assess your knowledge of drug names. [qsm...
Fluconazole Apixaban Interaction
Noval oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are non-vitamin K antagonists that include apixaban (pharmacology podcast), dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and edoxaban. NOACs are highly predictable and are less likely...
Escalating Dosages of Levothyroxine – Why?
I am going to outline a common case of escalating dosages of levothyroxine. I beg you to ALWAYS look for binding interactions with levothyroxine when you see dose increases! KE is a 68-year-old...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
