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Episode 1001: Saving Money on Oral Vancomycin Is Great For Inpatients But Can Cause Problems On Discharge

Pharmacy Joe

Episode 1001: Saving Money on Oral Vancomycin Is Great For Inpatients But Can Cause Problems On Discharge Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher The drug acquisition cost for oral vancomycin capsules is several orders of magnitude larger than for liquid vancomycin prepared from the IV formulation and given via the oral route.

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Episode 985: Is the IV or Nebulized Route Better When Giving Tranexamic Acid for Hemoptysis?

Pharmacy Joe

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. <– 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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Episode 903: Does the Number of Learners Trained Per Year Influence the Chances of an Inpatient Pharmacist Experiencing Burning Out?

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss the association between number of learners trained per year and rates of burnout among inpatient pharmacists. Episode 903: Does the Number of Learners Trained Per Year Influence the Chances of an Inpatient Pharmacist Experiencing Burning Out?

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Episode 903: Does the Number of Learners Trained Per Year Influence the Chances of an Inpatient Pharmacist Experiencing Burning Out?

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss the association between number of learners trained per year and rates of burnout among inpatient pharmacists. The majority of survey participants worked in ambulatory care, with about one-fourth working an inpatient role and one-seventh working an infrastructure role.

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Episode 999: Is This Study a Breakthrough for Antimicrobial Stewardship?

Pharmacy Joe

The authors concluded: On average, among a large sample of adult inpatients who ultimately received broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, delaying initiation of a broad-spectrum antibiotic was not associated with worse outcomes. vs 11.8%, but adverse medication event rates were higher after delayed broad-spectrum therapy at 8.4%

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Episode 918: What Happens If You Give a Cephalosporin to a Patient With Moderate, Severe, or Unknown Beta-Lactam Allergy?

Pharmacy Joe

A 50 y/o male with an SSTI had an unknown allergy to penicillin, received a single dose of ceftriaxone in the ED and was then switched to piperacillin-tazobactam as an inpatient. He experienced a rash to the piperacillin-tazobactam as an inpatient. She experienced a rash to the nafcillin as an inpatient.

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Episode 991: What Dose of Steroids Prevents Post-Extubation Stridor and Re-Intubation?

Pharmacy Joe

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. <– Get my 6 tips for pharmacists responding to codes in my free download area at pharmacyjoe.com/free. Its download #16 on the list.