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Three Orders That May Lead To Medication Errors

Med Ed 101

Whenever humans are involved in a process, there is bound to be errors. As a clinical pharmacist who helps patients and other healthcare professionals safely use medications, I see a lot of mistakes. In long term care and assisted living facilities I would help monitor medication errors that occurred and try to come up with […].

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

The FDA Law Blog

Karst — Earlier this week, we posted Part 1 of our three-part series on U.S. If the confirmatory trial does not show that the drug provides clinical benefit, FDA has regulatory procedures in place that could lead to removing the drug from the market. Today, we move on to Part 2 (or “Part Deux” in homage to the 1993 comedy “ Hot Shots!

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Since the beginning of my Hashimoto’s journey, this medication has been on my radar – and in recent years, I have learned so much more about it. I have personally seen this medication change people’s lives and wanted to share some more information on it, in case you have hit a plateau in your healing journey.

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Top 10 Thyroid Tests and How to Interpret Them

The Thyroid Pharmacist

My thyroid condition was missed completely, leading me to deal with needless “mystery” symptoms like chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, and many others, for far too long! How to use lab results for medication adjustments. These stages are often symptomatic and may last a decade before the TSH or T4 levels are flagged as abnormal.

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Preventing Deadly Drug Interactions Harder Than You Think

The People's Pharmacy

Interactions between incompatible medications cause many of these. She tested positive first, and the doctor who helped us over the phone asked all the right questions about medication. Anyone prescribed Paxlovid needs to verify that there are not any incompatible medications that could interact. A Paxlovid Success Story!

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Strategies to Overcome Anxiety with Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

I thought I might have had a new-onset anxiety disorder, so I saw a doctor who prescribed anxiety medications for me. Of course, these medications did not get to the root cause – they were just a band-aid – and I eventually found a way to address my anxiety through the same means I had learned to address the health of my thyroid gland.

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The Issues With Evaluations— A Necessary Evil That Needs To Be Dealt With

The Happy PharmD

I needed to start working on my evaluations in January (three months early) so I could finish them by April 1st. Furthermore, it was felt by upper management that in order for a person to get a “5” they had to be truly exceptional. I didn’t like writing them, I didn’t like giving them. My staff didn’t like getting them. Poor scoring.