This is our first ever journal club, so let us know what you think about it! Shoot me a line at brandon@tldrpharmacy.com. If there's enough interest, we may do more of these journal clubs in the future.
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If you’re like me, pharmacy school taught you two things about antifungals: (1) Azoles cause crazy CYP3A4 drug interactions, and (2) Amphotericin kills the kidneys.
This likely got you through class, but it's no help when you start your acute care APPE rotation.
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For most pharmacists, encounters with sickle cell disease are few and far between. However, if you work in a city (particularly if it's an international hub such as DC or New York), you will encounter sickle cell somewhat regularly.
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It's arguably one of the more important electrolyte disorders, since a potassium level that’s out of whack can quickly lead to fatal heart arrhythmias.
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The thought of dysrhythmias is enough to cause a dysrhythmia in the hearts of most healthcare students. Here we cover the most common sustained arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.
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Every single milestone that stands between you and becoming a pharmacist requires passing a multiple choice test
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Drug
Betrixaban [Bevyxxa]
Indication
Extended duration Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hospitalized adult patients at risk for thromboembolic complications.
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I spent so much extra time staring at a textbook or lecture slides with no idea what I should be focusing on, hoping that the knowledge would magically burn itself into my brain. Spoiler alert: That didn't happen.
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Today is the day we tackle phenytoin. I want you pumped and ready to take it down. Because it’s a beast even more beastly than the roguish wampa of vancomycin.
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