It may take a new graduate many years to learn about the countless over-the-counter items that a pharmacy may sell. Specifically, there...

Examples: Methimazole (MMI) and Propylthiouracil (PTU) Choice: Methimazole is preferred over propylthiouracil due to a slightly better...

Examples: Cholestyramine, colestipol, colesevelam (all bind to bile acids, the precursor to cholesterol) Indications: reduce LDL...

Indication: Class III antiarrhythmic for atrial fibrillation Dosing: -large loading dose is required due to long half life (800 to 1600...

Treatment-resistant depression is an emerging area of research as some patients can cycle through many different antidepressants with...

Examples: liraglutide, semaglutide (oral and injectable), dulaglutide, exenatide, lixisenatide Mechanism: Promotes satiety, slows gastric...

In pharmacy school, we learn all about drug-drug interactions, but drug-food interactions are often missed. Some medications are taken...

Examples: empagliflozin, canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, ertugliflozin Benefits: reduced progression to heart failure, renal disease,...

A relatively unknown form of hormone replacement therapy, Tibella is a convenient one pill a day option for short-term treatment of...

Which of the following antibiotics can be safely used in the first trimester of pregnancy? a) Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim b) Cefuroxime...

Combinations pills offer patients an easy solution for adherence and improved outcomes. Recently, two combination products have been...

Nobody likes to take many pills, and nobody wants to take a pill more frequently than required. Imagine this: a patient has to take a...

Examples: Ranitidine, Famotidine, Nizatidine, Cimetidine Indications: dyspepsia, can also be used off-label for allergic reactions due to...

Have you ever left an item out at room temperature without realizing it was a fridge item? Aside from the usual injectables including...

Focus on Zyban (bupropion sustained release) and Champix (varenicline) Efficacy: Champix has a higher abstience rate than Zyban. Dosing:...

For the treatment of insomnia, patients can cycle through multiple classes including benzodiazepines, Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopiclone),...

Warfarin is a Vitamin K antagonist. Vitamin K is used as a cofactor in the blood clotting cascade. Indications: deep vein thrombosis,...

If you work in community pharmacy, you may come across hundreds of medications in your day-to-day practice. While tablets can take on...

As many of you know, topical corticosteroids are currently the mainstay for therapy in the treatment of plaque psoriasis. However, the...

Oral estrogens: 17 beta estradiol (Estrace), conjugated estrogen (Premarin) Vaginal estrogens: estrone (Estragyn), 17 beta estradiol...