A common question that comes up: “Does it Matter What Pharmacy School You Go To?” Choosing a pharmacy school can be a difficult choice for many students. This choice for myself was not too difficult. I knew I wanted to stay close to home where all my family and friends...
A 58-year-old female has a history of depression and reports to you that she forgot her paroxetine when she went on vacation. She has missed one dose and is asking you how many more she can miss before getting the medication again. Her current dosing is 40 mg daily. What...
Burnout among healthcare providers has become a real issue that can have significant consequences on both individual well-being and patient care. However, technology offers various tools and solutions that can help reduce burnout and support healthcare providers in managing their workload more effectively. Here are some ways technology can help. ...
Over the past few years, my mission to help people recover from Hashimoto’s has become increasingly focused on using food as medicine (or food pharmacology) to address many of the root causes and symptoms of thyroid conditions. In addition to incorporating healing foods into my diet, I’ve also discovered many...
My Dear Nephew Simon, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. It feels like just yesterday when I held you in my arms as a baby, and now you’re blossoming into a remarkable young man. As your uncle and someone who has walked the path...
It is March and already my motivation to complete my goals for the year of 2015 has been waning. It is strange how I felt so much energy and motivation to be productive in January. Now 3 months into the year I find it extremely difficult to get everything completed....
Earlier this month the FDA approved Rexulti (Brexpiprazole) for the treatment of agitation in patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s. Originally approved as an atypical antipsychotic used for schizophrenia, or an adjunct therapy for major depressive disorder, Rexulti finds itself alone as the only medication for this indication. In the...
Over the years, I have found that many people with Hashimoto’s have issues with digestion, although they often haven’t connected these symptoms to their thyroid condition. I frequently see people who have just accepted the daily struggle of their nagging digestive symptoms as simply being “the way their system is.”...
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I’m not sure that metric is spot on, but I do know that preventing potential problems is always better than solving actual ones. In my 30 years of management and leadership I would say that is the thing...
Lately, I have been getting the question “is pharmacy school is worth it?” What does this exactly mean? There are two ways to look at this question. Either from a financial standpoint or career perspective. Personally, I tend to look at things at a financial perspective. I believe this has...