When Bones Decide to Rot: A Pharmacist's Guide to Osteomyelitis

You see the order: "IV antibiotics for 6 weeks." Your pharmacist brain floods with thoughts of PICC lines and complex kinetics. Osteomyelitis isn't just an infection; it's a long-term clinical nightmare that can feel overwhelming to manage. If you’ve ever felt that way, you’re in the right place. Let tl;dr give you the tools you need to confidently tackle this stubborn bone infection.

Clinical, PracticeCarley MosesSeptember 22, 2025osteomyelitis, bone infection, infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, vancomycin, mrsa, staphylococcus aureus, oviva trial, oral step-down therapy, biofilm, rifampin, diabetic foot infection, vertebral osteomyelitis

Vancomycin Dosing in Hemodialysis

Time for the Return of the Vancomycin! (Maybe not quite as exciting as the Return of the King or even the Return of the Jedi, but I mean, c’mon, it’s VANCOMYCIN.) Take some time with this post and learn about dosing this medication in a special population.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiMarch 25, 2019vancomycin, vancomycin dosing in dialysis, hemodialysis, ESRD, CKD, vancomycin adjustment in dialysis, vancomycin HD, how to dose vancomycin in HD, vancomycin ESRD, how to adjust vancomycin dose, how to dose vancomycin, how to dose vancomycin in dialysis

The Complete (but Practical) Guide to Vancomycin Dosing

Editor's Note: She's baaaaaaacccckkk... Stephanie Kujawski, PharmD, BCPS is back with the next installment in her epic series: Pharmacokinetics Dosing Wars. Up for today, we have Episode II: Attack of the Vancomycin. It seems that our hero, Han Solo, has contracted a nasty MRSA infection (which apparently you can do while being frozen in carbonite).