Yes, You CAN Still Get a Residency if You Didn't Match This Year

“We regret to inform you that you did not match for a position” were the words on the other side of the NMS email.

That cut deep. Real deep.

Residency, Professional, Pharmacy School, PracticeBrandon DysonMay 8, 2018residency, residency applications, what to do if you don't match for residency, can you get a residency if you don't match, didn't match for residency, how to get a residency if you didn't match

How to do a Medication Reconciliation

If I was to describe med rec to my non-healthcare system mom, I’d tell her that it’s a term used to encompass all the decisions made about a person’s medications when they change level or location of care

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, Residency, ProfessionalBrandon DysonApril 16, 2018medication reconciliation, med rec, how to do a med rec, how to do a medication reconciliation, med rec tips and tricks, medication reconciliation tips and tricks, best practices for med rec, how to do an accurate med rec

The tl;dr Pharmacy Journal Club: Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease (COMPASS)

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.

There's a Fungus Among Us: A Beginner's Guide to Antifungals

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.

New FDA Approval: Vabomere

Drug

Meropenem-Vaborbactam

Indication

FDA approved indications:

Clinical, FDA Approval, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyBrandon DysonJanuary 5, 2018vabomere, new drug, fda approval, vabomere clinical pearls, meropenem, vaborbactam, meropenem/vaborbactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, vabomere approval, vabomere use

The Pharmacist's Guide to Sickle Cell Disease

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.

How to Match for a Residency

53.7%

Do you know what that number represents? It represents the number of students who applied for the Match in 2016 and actually ended up matching with a PGY1 program.

Stop Treating Your Patients Like Things

On the other hand, there's a part of every single one of us that treats our patients (the same people we've dedicated our lives to serving) like things.

Pharmacy School, Practice, Professional, ResidencyBrandon DysonOctober 19, 2017HIPAA, patient care, patient advocacy, healthcare ethics, healthcare rights, patient rights, stop treating your patients like things

Hyperkalemia: An Overview for Pharmacists

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.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyBrandon DysonOctober 5, 2017hyperkalemia, potassium sparing, potassium, insulin, kayexalate, SPS, patiromer, albuterol, beta agonist

Atrial Fibrillation: The Pharmacist's Survival Guide

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.

Anticoagulants: The Definitive Guide

Anticoagulation is an area of high impact for pharmacists.

And so that means we've gotta spend some time learning about it. In this guide, I'll break down the pharmacology of all things anticoagulation.

How to Memorize Drug Side Effects (While Decreasing Your Study Time)b

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.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyBrandon DysonJuly 15, 2017study hack, Studying, how to study for pharmacy tests, how to memorize drug side effects, how to study for pharmacy school, how to remember drug info, pharmacy clinical pearls, drug clinical pearls, pharmacy school, how to study for the NAPLEX