Posts in Practice
An Introduction to Basic Financial Metrics in Pharmacy and Drug Pricing

If you wanna come and take a ride with me, learn why meds are so pricey, Oh! Hey! Must be the money! (Come on, you know you sang it in your head, don’t lie. Work with me here.) At a time when it seems like the prices of medications are skyrocketing and every other news story is about how Congress is going to reform the system, we pharmacists need to have at least a basic understanding of the financial metrics that make up the issue. Enter tl;dr to provide this info for you!

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What Every Pharmacist Needs to Know about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Today, we’re putting that oh-so-often forgotten organ under a magnifying glass. That’s right, the liver is finally getting some love again here on tl;dr! We’re combining one of our favorite topics - diabetes - with one that we really NEED to make a favorite - fatty liver disease. If you’re wondering why it’s so imperative that we love a topic that most of us don’t really know that much about, then this post is definitely for you.

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Acute Stabilization of Severe Bleeds Part 3: Gastrointestinal Bleeds

Where’s the poop, Robin?!?!? Well, for all our fellow HIMYM fans, this week it’s all about the GI tract. Except we’re not actually talking about poop…we’re talking about blood. Coming from places it shouldn’t, in quantities that can be deadly. Let tl;dr give you the need to know info on how to manage this (unfortunately) relatively common occurrence!

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What Every Pharmacist Needs to Know about RSV Prevention

Fever, runny nose, cough, congestion… If you sing it to yourself, it sounds a bit like that old Pepto-Bismol commercial (“Nausea, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrheaaa!”). Or maybe that’s just us being pharmacy nerds. Regardless, these are surely not a fun constellation of symptoms, especially when they worsen and lead to hospitalization of our youngest and oldest patients. Come take a deep dive into newly approved measures to shield patients from one of their most common causes: RSV.

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Acute Stabilization of Severe Bleeds Part 2: Initial Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries & Intracranial Hemorrhages

Pressure, pushing down on me, pressing down on you… Maybe Freddie and David were actually singing about what happens when that pressure pushes on the brain due to a bleed. Maybe. Ok, probably not, but it’s a ridiculously important question! In order to learn how to manage this critical situation, you need to come get some need-to-know info. Let tl;dr guide you through both the non-pharm and pharm management of brain bleeds.

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The Art of ADHD

You open the C-II cabinet at work, and your eyes cross. There are FIVE MILLION medication options stocked for ADHD. How on earth are you supposed to keep them all straight? Why are there so many?? WHO LET IT GET THIS OUT OF CONTROL??? Don’t worry, tl;dr is here to give you the rundown on the world of ADHD pharmacotherapy so you can wade through the mire of meds.

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NICU Series Part 5: Vaccination Considerations in the NICU

If you have children, you probably remember the feeling of seeing your poor little new bundle look like a pin cushion for their 2 month vaccines. (Hard but worth it in the long run…!) But have you ever wondered how prematurity affects vaccine administration? Are the vaccines still given per usual or should the schedule be adjusted, and is it a blanket recommendation for all vaccines? Let tl;dr give you crucial information on infection prevention for our littlest of littles!

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A Pharmacist's Primer on Orphan Drugs

We spend a lot of time talking about the major pharmacotherapeutic targets: hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, etc. But what about those disease states that aren’t quite so common? How are therapies for those conditions developed, and what kind of regulatory support exists for manufacturers? Let tl;dr shed some light on rare diseases and their orphan drug treatments!

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Continuous Glucose Monitors and Insulin Pumps: A Guide for Pharmacists

Maybe it’s for your diabetic patient. Or maybe it’s just your otherwise healthy patient trying to get a better read on their metabolic health. Either way, you’ll likely come across CGMs or Insulin Pumps sooner or later. This patient-friendly article will help get you up to speed.

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NICU Series Part 3: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Premature Neonates

What do you get when a baby is born before their GI tract has had time to develop and mature fully? Bad things. NEC is a particularly nasty concern in these babies. Let tl;dr get you up to speed with the presentation, treatment, and prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Neonates.

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Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine Part 1

How many of you have heard a patient state that they need “the blue tablet” because nothing else works? Have you ever wondered whether there’s some underlying truth to their request? Before you get too exasperated trying to figure out which NDC they’re talking about, consider the possibility of a nugget of truth there. Although all humans are astoundingly genetically similar, we’re also clearly not clones. So it stands to reason that our genetic differences could also cause variability in our reactions to medications. Welcome to pharmacogenomics! Let tl;dr introduce you to this field and the opportunities that await.

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