Common sense tells us that the more pills a patient takes, the more likely they are to forget or not follow a treatment regimen as prescribed. There is no doubt in reviewing the literature that this has been proven. For my personal knowledge, I wanted to know the...
This article was originally written by Christine Meyer, MD and I found this story too good not to share. I’m appreciative to her for letting me share it. Deprescribing and dose reductions require all hands on deck. Kudos to all of you pharmacists out there doing...
I don’t take a break from clinical content very often, but when I do, it’s usually something that is very important to me personally. Every day, I try to think about what might help a fellow healthcare professional use medications more wisely. I’ve...
Asthma and COPD are two disease states that we need to use inhalers. As a clinical pharmacist, I understand the importance of patient education. I’ve seen numerous mistakes with inhaler technique over the years in my practice as a clinical pharmacist. Here are...
As a geriatric pharmacist, I understand how difficult it can be to manage polypharmacy and pain management. I had the honor of being invited onto the Pain Pod. This podcast is put together by Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS. We addressed many different...
I was incredibly excited to pass the 1,000,000 podcast download milestone recently! I had no idea that there would be that many people that would be interested in learning about drugs. I have been blessed to receive many thank you’s and messages of appreciation...
