Using Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Special Populations

For all those times you wished someone could just give you the DL on whether or not you could recommend a DOAC… HERE IT IS! Seriously the best overview of the current lit you could ask for. Read it. Absorb it. Explore it. Use it.

How Low Can You Go: An Overview of Anemia

Sure, you may not think a low hemoglobin is all that pharmaceutically sexy… BUT guess what?!? There’s more to it than you might think! Take a few minutes to learn about some of the most common causes of anemia, and we bet you’ll be able to apply this to your patients every single day.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiApril 22, 2019anemia, iron deficiency, B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, microcytic, macrocytic, low hemoglobin

Preparing for Pharmacy Clinical Rotations 101

Clinical rotations begin in less than a month. Before the nerves hit, let us help you get ready - starting now.

Pharmacy School, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiApril 8, 2019clinicals, rotations, pharmacy school, experiential education, rotation preparation, how to prepare for APPE rotations, APPE rotations, pharmacy rotations, pharmacy clinical rotations, making the most of pharmacy rotations

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

How to be Awesome at Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation - Part IV

Finally! A practical, no nonsense guide to study design, bias, and literature evaluation.

How to Maximize Your Tax Return

The ides of the month are approaching… No, not the Ides of March - this has nothing to do with Julius Caesar (sheesh, y’all are random). We mean the Ides of April! April 15th is tax day, so what can YOU do to maximize the money that stays in your pocket?

Professional, Pharmacy School, PracticeBrandon DysonFebruary 18, 2019taxes, tax tips, how to maximize tax return, how to pay less in taxes, retirement accounts, how pharmacists can save on taxes, how pharmacy students can save on taxes

Preparing for Spring: Allergic Rhinitis

Picture this: hordes (HORDES I TELL YOU) of poor souls carrying armfuls of Kleenex meandering up and down the OTC allergy aisle circa April 1st. How do you save them?

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiFebruary 11, 2019allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, allergies, nasal steroids, antihistamines, steroids, allergic rhinitis treatment, how to treat allergic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis pharmacotherapy, how to treat allergies, 1st vs 2nd generation antihistamines

A Primer on Hereditary Angioedema

We all learned the meaning of angioedema while studying lisinopril during our Top 200 quizzes. But what about when this alarming swelling occurs independently of an allergic reaction or an ACE-inhibitor?

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiJanuary 28, 2019angioedema, hereditary angioedema, angioedema treatment, C1 esterase inhibitor, plasma, bradykinin, icatibant, allergy, angioedema prophylaxis, angioedema guidelines, what causes angioedema, how to treat angioedema

TLDR Reflects: How to Stay a Strong Pharmacist

Keep calm and carry on, right? But how!? tl;dr takes a hot second to discuss coping with the demands of pharmacist life.

Professional, Residency, Practice, Pharmacy SchoolStephanie KujawskiJanuary 1, 2019pharmacist life, burn out, motivation, patient care

Please. PLEASE Don't Use a Template to Write Your Cover Letter

There are online templates that guide you in writing a cover letter…but should you use them?

Residency, Professional, Pharmacy School, PracticeBrandon DysonDecember 23, 2018cover letter, cover letter mastery, how to write a cover letter pharmacy, how to write a cover letter, how to write a pharmacy cover letter, cover letter pharmacy, pharmacy cover letter, pharmacy cover letter example, residency cover letter

Kidney Beans Part 2: The Case of Renal Dysfunction

Part 1 opened your eyes to the layers of assumptions made while estimating renal function. Here’s Part 2 to further elucidate mechanisms of kidney injury and associated management strategies.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiDecember 17, 2018renal disease, renal dysfunction, kidney dysfunction, acute kidney injury, AKI, chronic kidney disease, CKD, prerenal, post renal, intrinsic, KDIGO

Warfarin: The Definitive Guide

First, we gave you the dosing guide. Then, we gave you the drug interactions. You thought that was all there is to warfarin? Now you can have it ALL in this definitive guide to the one and only warfarin.