Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Shout out to “Pulmonology Tony” and Hospital Pharmacy Academy members “Pharmacy David” and “Pharmacy Sally” for inspiring this episode. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether apixaban’s loading dose duration should ever be shortened.

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Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Shout out to “Pulmonology Tony” and Hospital Pharmacy Academy members “Pharmacy David” and “Pharmacy Sally” for inspiring this episode. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether apixaban’s loading dose duration should ever be shortened.

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Pharmacy Joe

MAY 28, 2023

Mean hospital length of stay was 2 days shorter for the tranexamic acid group (5.7 ± 2.5 If using this off-label strategy, give preference to the preservative-free version of IV tranexamic acid due to the potential adverse effects of nebulized preservatives. days vs 7.8 ± 4.6 009 in the tranexamic acid group).

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Pharmacy Joe

MAY 28, 2023

Mean hospital length of stay was 2 days shorter for the tranexamic acid group (5.7 ± 2.5 If using this off-label strategy, give preference to the preservative-free version of IV tranexamic acid due to the potential adverse effects of nebulized preservatives. days vs 7.8 ± 4.6 009 in the tranexamic acid group).

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Pharmacy Joe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This was an open label randomized trial of 110 patients who were evenly split between IV and nebulized tranexamic acid groups. To get access to my free download area with 20 different resources to help hospital pharmacists go to pharmacyjoe.com/free.

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Pharmacy Joe

AUGUST 16, 2023

By predicting this need in advance, calculating doses, preparing and labeling syringes, the pharmacist can also enhance medication safety and free up the rest of the care team to remain hands-on with the patient ensuring adequate pre-oxygenation, IV access, and supportive care.

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Pharmacy Joe

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The study was an open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled trial in 9 Australian Emergency Departments. If you like this post, check outmy book A Pharmacists Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Pharmacy Joe

MARCH 17, 2021

Provide infusions to the nurse in the most ready-to-use form possible including obtaining the smart pump, IV tubing, spiking the bag and priming the tubing, and labeling the lines. To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/academy.

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Pharmacy Joe

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The primary outcome was the number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days after randomization. The authors found that treatment with haloperidol did not lead to a significantly greater number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days compared to placebo. mg 3 times daily plus 2.5 1000 patients were randomized.

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Pharmacy Joe

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The primary outcome was the number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days after randomization. The authors found that treatment with haloperidol did not lead to a significantly greater number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days compared to placebo. mg 3 times daily plus 2.5 1000 patients were randomized.

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RX Note

JUNE 3, 2023

Introduction The Ministry of Health Medicines Formulary (MOHMF), “Formulari Ubat Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (FUKKM)", or sometimes known as Blue Book, is a list of medications that we can use in Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities. MOHMF is not equivalent to your hospital drug formulary.

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Pharmacy Joe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Shout out to “Pulmonology Tony” and Hospital Pharmacy Academy members “Pharmacy David” and “Pharmacy Sally” for inspiring this episode. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether apixaban’s loading dose duration should ever be shortened.

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Labelling Hospitals Inpatient 40

Pharmacy Joe

AUGUST 5, 2020

Mean hospital length of stay was 2 days shorter for the tranexamic acid group (5.7 ± 2.5 If using this off-label strategy, give preference to the preservative-free version of IV tranexamic acid due to the potential adverse effects of nebulized preservatives. days vs 7.8 ± 4.6 009 in the tranexamic acid group).

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Pharmacy Joe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This was an open label randomized trial of 110 patients who were evenly split between IV and nebulized tranexamic acid groups. To get access to my free download area with 20 different resources to help hospital pharmacists go to pharmacyjoe.com/free.

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Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

By predicting this need in advance, calculating doses, preparing and labeling syringes, the pharmacist can also enhance medication safety and free up the rest of the care team to remain hands-on with the patient ensuring adequate pre-oxygenation, IV access, and supportive care.

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RX Note

MARCH 28, 2023

To illustrate, every now and then, I may encounter an off-label indication of medication that I do not know of. When I embarked on the journey as a provisional registered pharmacist, inhalers such as Respimat and Breezhaler were not available at my hospital. Nevertheless, I still miss my free lunch, and free pens much.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 6, 2023

Also mentioned in the same release, was Pharmaceutical biotech Alcon admitting to conspiring with Novartis AG to bribe employees of state-owned and state-controlled hospitals and clinics in Vietnam. Novartis argued that the early release of Entresto generics could cause labelling inconsistencies.

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Pharmacy Joe

MAY 25, 2022

A group of authors from Sorbonne University in Paris, France conducted a randomized open label multicenter trial to examine whether an 8 day course of therapy for Pseudomonas VAP (PA-VAP) could be non-inferior to a 15 day course. 25 of 98 patients in the 15-day group and 31 of 88 patients in the 8-day group reached the composite endpoint.

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Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Tip #3 – Do your “due diligence” before approaching the physician If you don’t have a solid understanding of who the patient is and why they are in the hospital, you run the risk of your recommendations being “tone deaf”. To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/quarterly.

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RX Note

JUNE 5, 2023

A simple method is to use a small adhesive label to mark the position and thus produce a measure with just one graduation.) Medicine Bottle The following practices regarding medicine bottles were shared by a senior pharmacist assistant at my hospital. When poured into the container, the meniscus is marked. (A mg/ml oral suspension.

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Pharmacy Joe

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This is when you do regular pharmacist things like drawing up and labeling medications, and calculating doses. No matter what skill level of code blue and rapid response you are at, the Hospital Pharmacy Academy has specific trainings to help you bring your emergency response skills to the next level.

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Pharmacy Joe

OCTOBER 3, 2021

In this episode, I’ll discuss whether albumin infusions improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Episode 649: Do albumin infusions improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis? Almost 800 hospitalized cirrhotic patients with albumin levels less than 3g/dL were enrolled.

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Pharmacy Joe

JANUARY 15, 2025

Such a recommendation, even though it is labeled as weak and based on very low-quality evidence is likely to make its way into hospital protocol in the form of automatically discontinuing a C diff test for a patient with recent laxative use. We encourage hospitals that have not yet embarked on C.

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Pharmacy Joe

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In this episode, I’ll discuss an article about cefepime vs piperacillin-tazobactam in adults hospitalized with acute infection. The authors concluded: Among hospitalized adults in this randomized clinical trial, treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam did not increase the incidence of AKI or death.

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Pharmacy Joe

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In this episode, I’ll discuss an article about cefepime vs piperacillin-tazobactam in adults hospitalized with acute infection. The authors concluded: Among hospitalized adults in this randomized clinical trial, treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam did not increase the incidence of AKI or death.

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Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Milrinone labeling suggests a renal dose adjustment for patients with creatinine clearance between 10 and 50 mL/min but has no recommendations or data available for patients with ESRD or who are receiving CRRT. To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/quarterly.

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Pharmacy Joe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Milrinone labeling suggests a renal dose adjustment for patients with creatinine clearance between 10 and 50 mL/min but has no recommendations or data available for patients with ESRD or who are receiving CRRT. To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/quarterly.

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Pharmacy Joe

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Such a recommendation, even though it is labeled as weak and based on very low-quality evidence is likely to make its way into hospital protocol in the form of automatically discontinuing a C diff test for a patient with recent laxative use. We encourage hospitals that have not yet embarked on C.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 14, 2023

Here’s an excerpt from my book, Hashimoto’s Protocol : Most physicians and endocrinologists will say that in Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism is irreversible and ends with complete thyroid cell damage, leading to a lifelong requirement of thyroid hormone medications. References [1] Nanan R, Wall JR.

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Pharmacy Joe

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

To improve the data available in this patient population, investigators in Brazil completed a multicenter, randomized, open-label, noninferiority trial with 1000 patients comparing rivaroxaban with warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation and a bioprosthetic mitral valve.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

OCTOBER 28, 2022

I have shared my full health timeline in my book Hashimoto’s: The Root Cause , but some notable triggers include recurrent Strep throat infections, recurrent UTIs, and of course recurrent antibiotics for both! The probiotic has been so successful in inducing remission, it has been labeled as a “medical food.” Probiotic-Rich Foods.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 29, 2022

Perhaps more concerning, of the 133 different VOCs found across all tested products, only one, ethanol, was actually listed on any label! (13, For sunscreens and other over-the-counter drugs, fragrances must be identified on the label. But formaldehyde has been labeled as a known human carcinogen by the U.S.

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RX Note

JUNE 3, 2023

What are the legal requirements of labelling on a medication for a dispensed medicine by pharmacist? What are the medicine selection criteria in hospital formulary? Are pharmacists allowed to sell poisons to a person under 18 years old ? Who are allowed to dispense or compound any poison for use in medical treatment?

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PharmaShots

MARCH 9, 2023

She developed various mobile technologies and pioneered early electronic labels including NFC tags, which helped Thin Film Electronics win the Wall Street Innovation Award and the Global Technology Award. LinkedIn Total experience: 16 yrs. Present company and time period: Johnson & Johnson (13 yrs. Vita Award for Clinical Research.

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Pharma Marketing Network

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I think that one of the things that I would urge people to consider is that when you’re writing a brief and understanding who you’re looking to reach try and avoid using labels so you just brought up a great example don’t use patient well you know maybe get away from some of the broad stroke demographics how boring and uninspiring (..)

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JANUARY 6, 2023

It breaks my heart to think about the many thyroid patients who get labeled as clinically depressed instead of being tested for thyroid antibodies, and to think of the patients who start on thyroid hormones without consideration of dosage and form, resulting in ongoing symptoms, including depression.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 7, 2023

Another interesting study connected fluctuations in TPO antibody levels to psychiatric symptoms in a hospitalized person diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. My books Hashimoto’s: The Root Cause and Hashimoto’s Protocol go into specific details on how to reduce your antibodies (and symptoms!), Indian J Endocrinol Metab.

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