Whether you’re in pharmacy school or already a pharmacist, you know what stress is. You know what it feels like to have some sleepless nights because you just can’t get your brain to shut down. (It’s all that memorization of the Top 200 drugs, we get it.) But is it truly insomnia? And if so, should medication be on the table? Which ones? Let tl;dr introduce you to the arsenal of treatment options for this somewhat elusive condition.
Read MoreLet’s be honest here. We’re pharmacists, not rock stars or pro athletes. We don’t often get center stage for hot drama. But our world certainly hit the spotlight this year with the FDA approval of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s! Come check out what the big deal is with this medication as well as where it fits with previously established pharmacotherapy for this elusive disease state.
Read MoreWhether you work (or plan to work) in a retail, clinic, hospital, or other pharmacy setting, you will undoubtably encounter scenarios where it’s important for you to know about contraception (more than just picking out the pretty, very girly-sounding brand name on a list of medications, that is!). So today tl;dr is here to dive a bit deeper into this topic so you have the tools to assess and evaluate options for preventing pregnancy, as well as for counseling your patients!
Read MoreDid our recent pediatric ALL post get your wheels turning about leukemia and oncology therapies? Are you eager to learn more about how we treat variations of leukemia while also honing your journal club skills? Great! Check out this latest tl;dr journal club about a new (pretty game changing) oral maintenance therapy for adult AML.
Read MoreHas a patient ever described to you an overwhelming feeling of tension - an urge to move their legs - that they could only fight for so long before giving in? And then as soon as they caved and moved their demanding limb, that darn tightness came right back?? There are multiple reasons this can happen, but one possibility is Restless Legs Syndrome. Come learn the running theories for causes of RLS as well as options for alleviating patients’ discomfort!
Read MoreWe learn, painstakingly memorize, and use clinical equations every day to make crucial patient care decisions. But have you ever stopped to consider where those algorithms came from? Why do some of them include race, and is that appropriate based on the substantiating data? Let tl;dr start this thought-provoking discussion with you so that we can all strive for the very best patient care!
Read MoreHave you ever been faced with a patient who admitted to choosing between paying for life-altering medication or paying their electric bill? Wished you knew some additional strategies to alleviate their distress? Regardless of practice setting, pharmacists are uniquely poised to facilitate medication access, and tl;dr would like to help you help your patients!
Read MoreAre you about to begin your solid organ transplant APPE rotation and need to do a little cramming? Are you an internal medicine pharmacist who occasionally covers post-transplant patients with infections, but you’re not quite sure what’s up with those immunosuppressive regimens? Whatever stage you are in your pharmacy career, tl;dr is pumped to (finally) be able to bring you a comprehensive (but practical) guide to the most commonly used medications in the solid organ transplant (SOT) world.
Read MoreReady for yet another jam-packed clinical post? Good, ‘cause we certainly are! Which is why we’re ending July with this pediatric oncology post on acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Come learn about this (too) common childhood cancer and what measures we’re taking to combat it.
Read MoreRegardless of your pharmacist practice setting, whether it’s internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, etc., you will at some point in your career be asked to help choose an antibiotic based on your patient’s culture results. So how do you interpret that mix of numbers and S/I/R letters? How do you roll that into a solid, patient-specific therapeutic recommendation? Let us be your guide.
Read MoreDid you know that we all have a little ninja inside of us? Actually, if we’re being honest, we have COUNTLESS ninjas circulating around in our bodies, waging warfare on a daily basis against foreign invaders! These fearless defenders are our immune system, and the fascinating, complex interplay of its various cells helps to keep us healthy.
Read MorePenicillin allergies are the most commonly reported drug allergies in the US. But do we really have to be held hostage by this when choosing antibiotic therapies? Come learn how pharmacists can play antibiotic stewardship chess to strategize alternative treatment approaches in patients with listed beta lactam allergies!
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