What You Must Know About The COVID Vaccine!
Who should consider getting the COVID vaccine? Those most at risk or those that live with or care for people at risk. Who is at risk for severe covid-19 complications?…
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How to Study and Pass the Board Pharmacotherapy Certification Exam (BCPS) in 6 Weeks!
November 24, 2020 was when I found out I passed my Pharmacotherapy Certification Exam by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. Taking this exam was delayed due to various life circumstances…
Is Remdesivir a Key Player in the Fight Against COVID19?
Many of you have been hearing about the drug Remdesivir in the fight against COVID, but just how significant is this medication? Is it helping to save lives? Is it…
COVID-19: What You Need To Know
At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus was determined to be the cause of numerous cases of severe pneumonia in Wuhan, China creating an epidemic in the region. Fast…
Letter to Pharmacy Retail Companies (CVS, Walgreens, Walmart etc.) from a Frustrated Pharmacist
Letter from an anonymous frustrated retail pharmacist Dear pharmacy retail companies: You have completely ruined not only the pharmacy retail industry but have been a major factor in comprising the…
Ketogenic Diet: Is it Good, Bad or Both?
Those of you reading this may have most likely heard of the very popular ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet in a nutshell is essentially a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet which includes…
New Guideline Updates to Know For NAPLEX
American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association: Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines (2019) Consider oral anticoagulants in men if their CHADS-VASc score is 2 or greater and in women if their score…
Shaking The Negativity in The Pharmacy World
Guest Feature Post We have all heard it, “pharmacy isn’t what it use to be”. We hear this as students and as pharmacists. But what exactly changed? As a new…
Why I Did Not Do a PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency
When I was in pharmacy school I knew I wanted a profession in oncology and I worked so hard to make sure that would happen. My plan was to do…
Anticoagulant Reversal Methods for Major Bleeding
Anticoagulants are fantastic for preventing blood clots but can also be dangerous and cause bleeding. Here are some ways to reverse the bleeding effect of some of the most commonly…