Cheat Sheets

Let's cut to the chase. We created these cheat sheets to save you time and bring you up to speed quickly on a new topic. They are as useful for students as they are for practitioners.

Please (pretty please) do not share or redistribute these cheat sheets. We are a 2 man operation and we have no ads on our site (you're welcome). These little guys help us keep tl;dr pharmacy up and running. Plus it's illegal.

We add new cheat sheets regularly(ish), so check back often! Or, join our mailing list and we'll let you know when we're finished with the next one.

 
 

Antibiotic Cheat Sheet (FREE)

Over 30,000 people have claimed their FREE copy of our antibiotic cheat sheet. Why haven't you?

It includes treatments for resistant organisms (SPACE, MRSA, VRE...), antibiotics that don't need a renal adjustment (much easier than memorizing the ones that do need an adjustment), tissue distributions of various antibiotics, PK:PD dosing strategies, and more. If you don't know where to start with learning antibiotics, start here.

It's yours, FREE. Just tell us where to email it, and it'll be in your inbox within minutes. 

 

Critical Care Cheat Sheet ($25)

Do you know what a FAST HUG is? We cover that and more in this jam-packed collection of guidance, clinical pearls, and more. From electrolyte management to pain management to nutrition and many other topics, this cheat sheet has it all. On top of that, we include a  handy dandy template for patient workup. Use it digitally or print it to keep with you as you round!

 

ACLS Cheat Sheet ($29)

The ACLS can be intimidating. Prepping for the exam means going over EKGs, drug therapies, different types of conditions, treatment algorithms, and more. Not to mention preparing for the hands-on portion of the exam. For that, we can't offer much, but for the written part, tl;dr pharmacy has you covered..

Algorithms? Check. Pharmacokinetics? Check. EKG breakdown and interpretation? Check and check. We've taken all of the information and condensed it down into straight forward, easier to understand charts and diagrams that you can read on your computer, phone, or print and carry with you.

 

Sepsis Cheat Sheet ($14)

When an infection takes a turn for the worse, things can go bad quickly. At that moment, pharmaceutical knowledge is critical in putting the patient on the road to recovery. From intake to antibiotics to fluids to pressors, we've got you covered.

 

RSI Cheat Sheet ($9)

NMBAs. Dosing in small increments. Sedation. Rapid sequence intubation requires a surprising amount of knowledge about drugs, from dosage to time to effect to half-life and duration of action. We've taken all that information and put it into two organized pages that will make a potentially intimidating topic surprisingly straight forward.

 

Women’s Health Cheat Sheet ($19)

Combinations. So. Many. Combinations. Did you know there are over 200 combination oral contraceptives that have been approved? How do you sort them out when you're hanging out in the back of the pharmacy where all the colorful boxes of birth control live? How do you transition your patient from a contraceptive pill to a patch (or from a vaginal ring to an IUD)? Do you get lost down the HRT rabbit hole of estradiol options? 

You'll get all this and more in a dense, 20+ page behemoth of Women's Health. Dosing, drug interactions, contraindications, and clinical pearls. We even include post-menopausal osteoporosis, recent changes in pregnancy categories, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, morning sickness, and a dash of precocious puberty. With this cheat sheet, you'll get an ever-growing guide to the complex world of women's health!

 

HIV Cheat Sheet ($19)

It’s hard to even call this a cheat “sheet,” as this sucker weighs in at 16 pages. But you could call these 16 pages “Basically everything you need to know about HIV pharmacotherapy.” It’s got renal/hepatic dosing adjustments, adverse effects and clinical pearls, brand/generic/abbreviation for every drug and combination product, preferred regimens for healthy adults, pediatrics, and pregnancy, opportunistic infection prophylaxis and treatment, adult and pediatric dosing tables, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and (seriously) a lot more.

This cheat sheet will save you a ton of time and frustration as you prep for the NAPLEX or any time you come across HIV in your practice.

 

Antiviral Cheat Sheet ($19)

There are lots of three-letter viruses that start with 'H' and end with 'V' besides HIV. This cheat sheet teaches you how to treat all of them and then some. 

In the Antiviral Cheat Sheet, you'll find loads of treatment information on Influenza, HSV, VZV, HPV, HBV, and HCV. Our HIV cheat sheet (sold separately) covers nearly every aspect of HIV drug therapy. The Antiviral Cheat Sheet does the same for the "other" human viruses. 

You'll get brand/generic, treatment and prophylactic dosing (including duration!), renal/hepatic dosing adjustments, drug interactions, clinical pearls, therapeutic considerations ... <breathe> ... pregnancy categories, ADRs, resistance testing, and more. 

Do you think 'Technivie' is a new software startup in Silicon Valley? Or do you just want to save hours of study time while getting an easy to use practice reference? Either way, you need the Antiviral Cheat Sheet.

 

Diabetes Cheat Sheet ($19)

Our diabetes cheat sheet is 7 sweet, sweet pages that distill candy mountain levels of essential diabetes information. It makes studying for the NAPLEX (or going on rounds) a breeze. You'll get a comprehensive chart of every insulin (including PK, dosing, storage, and more), a chart of all oral combo drugs, renal/hepatic adjustments, clinical pearls for all drugs, A1c goals (for both ADA and AACE) and treatment considerations, DKA vs HHS, how to treat hypoglycemia, drug interactions, and a metric crap-ton of other stuff (not an actual unit of measurement). 

Have an exam coming up? Not sure if you need to renally adjust canagliflozin for the new admit on your floor? This cheat sheet is for you.

 

Lipids Cheat Sheet ($9)

No matter where you are in your practice career (or what profession you're in), this sheet will help you. If you're studying for the NAPLEX, it's your jam. If you're just looking for a companion to hang on your pharmacy wall, consider this cheat sheet your "Ride or Die." 

You'll get dose conversions for all statins (stratified by low, moderate, and high intensity), renal and hepatic dose adjustments, clinical/monitoring pearls, pregnancy considerations, a simple algorithm that tells you who to treat (and what to treat them with), drug interactions, comprehensive product/dosing/indication guides (including all EIGHT(!) brands of fenofibrate), a quick and dirty guide to PCSK-9 inhibitors, omega 3 content of various fish and fish oil products, and more. Almost every one of your patients is on a statin...this sheet will help you. 

 

Anticoagulant / Antiplatelet Cheat Sheet ($9)

These 3 pages contain basically everything you need to know about anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications. You'll get common dosing (by indication), dosage adjustments for renal and hepatic failure, drug interactions, reversal agents, hold times for procedures, pregnancy category, basic pharmacology, relevant clinical pearls, and a whole lot more. 

Use this sheet to ace your next exam (or to prep for the NAPLEX). Add it to your peripheral brain (or hang it up on the wall at your practice site) as a quick and handy reference. If you work with anticoagulants and antiplatelets (and that's all of us), you're going to want this cheat sheet. 

 

Oncology Cheat Sheet ($4)

Unleash your inner chemo rockstar with this cheat sheet that tells you everything you need to know about chemotherapy for the NAPLEX. This thing packs a ton of information into a single page. You'll get dose limiting toxicities, renal and hepatic dosage adjustments, emetogenic potenial, likelihood of hair loss, infusion reactions, and much more.

You don't have to feel like oncology is a subject best left to wizards and sorcerers. This cheat sheet organizes chemo in a systematic and easy to understand way that's helpful whether you're a student or a practicing pharmacist. 

 
 

Interview Mastery: The tl;dr pharmacy Guide to Interview Questions ($15)

Interview Mastery is different than every other list of "Top 25 Job Interview Questions" that you've seen out there.

We combined the interview question banks from as many job sources (inpatient and outpatient) that we could get our hands on (we have friends in high places). We distilled them down to 30 key questions. These 30 questions are used in every interview imaginable (from residency all the way up to clinical specialist). For each question, we break down the question behind the question (i.e. the "real" question the interviewer is asking you). Then, we give guidance on how to develop your answer. We even give you an evaluation rubric to practice and grade yourself.

A good interview is the difference between a fulfilling job and an impersonal "We'll keep your application on file" email. Make sure you're prepared for your next one.