In an update from a previous post, the CPJE cheating scandal rolls on. Over 1,000 pharmacy students had their scores invalidated. This means that they have to make plans to retake the CPJE exam. In their most recent update on the CPJE cheating scandal, the California...
The author has no conflicts of interest regarding oral semaglutide or any other diabetes medication. The GLP-1 agonists have been growing in popularity. The benefit of good A1C lowering effect coupled with the potential for weight loss are two of the main reasons why...
I’m a little bummed about my Minnesota Twins. Drug problems are everywhere and my team is not exempt. Apparently, hydrochlorothiazide is a drug of abuse in MLB’s drug testing policy. Mike Pineda, one of the Twins pitchers failed a drug test and was found...
I’m a few days late to the game here, but I wanted to share my 3 biggest clinical pharmacy changes from 2017. How did I select these? My opinion of course, and I’d love it if you would post one or two things below that you felt were important clinical...
So the FDA changed the labeling on metformin a while back and made it a little easier to use the drug in more patients who have poor kidney function. Whenever changes like this happen, I like to take a little time and digest the changes. From a recent Medscape...
The is no doubt that the rate of medication innovation is insane right now. Occasionally I like to look back at history and think about all the changes and discoveries that have been made. I’m a baseball fan, and I couldn’t resist creating a blog post of...
