How to Verify Medication Orders Like a Pharmacist Boss

How to manage the (sometimes overwhelming) task of med order verification. Bonus: You’ll also get a glimpse into how to work up patients.

Clinical, Practice, Residency, Pharmacy SchoolStephanie KujawskiSeptember 5, 2018pharmacist, orders, order verification, verify, prescription, new pharmacist, prevent errors, prevent mistakes, surviving pharmacy, pharmacist verification process, inpatient order verification process

Osmolarity vs. Osmolality - Because You've Probably Forgotten the Difference

This is a quick(ish) review of the differences between osmolarity and osmolality

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyBrandon DysonAugust 10, 2018osmolarity, osmolality, osmometer, fluid management, fluid management pharmacy, fluid management for pharmacists, osmolarity vs osmolality, clinical implications of osmolarity, osmolarity calculations, osmolarity pharmacy

How to Be Awesome at Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation - Part III

In Part III, we're going to learn about the types of statistical tests (and when to use them).

The Pharmacist's Guide to Oral Diabetes Drugs

There are many different oral glucose-lowering agents, and meds in the same class often have different dose cutoffs and counseling points. This makes studying for diabetes the bane of pharmacy students everywhere.

New FDA Approval: Trogarzo

Drug

Ibalizumab-uiyk

Indication

In combination with other antiretrovirals, Trogarzo is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 in heavily treatment-experienced adults with multi-drug resistant HIV-1 who are failing their current therapy.

Clinical, FDA Approval, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyBrandon DysonMay 22, 2018fda approval, trogarzo approval, hiv therapy cheat sheet, ibalizumab approval, ibalizumab-uiyk, how does trogarzo work, trogarzo cost, trogarzo package insert, ibalizumab cost, ibalizumab package insert

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.