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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 1023: The Dose of Inhaled Tranexamic Acid For Nonmassive Hemoptysis

Pharmacy Joe

To access my free download area with 20 different resources to help you in your practice, go to pharmacyjoe.com/free. If you like this post, check outmy book A Pharma cists Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Episode 813: Can you give lactated ringer’s solution to a patient with elevated lactate?

Pharmacy Joe

To access my free download area with 20 different resources to help you in your practice, go to pharmacyjoe.com/free. If you like this post, check out my book – A Pharma cist’s Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Episode 808: How To Dose Methylene Blue For the Treatment of Acquired Methemoglobinemia

Pharmacy Joe

To access my free download area with 20 different resources to help you in your practice, go to pharmacyjoe.com/free. If you like this post, check out my book – A Pharma cist’s Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Episode 764: What an Inpatient Pharmacist Needs to Know About the Outpatient CDC Opioid Guidelines

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss what an inpatient pharmacist needs to know about the outpatient CDC opioid guidelines. 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 1031: How Long Does it Take for IM Medications to Work in Acute Agitation?

Pharmacy Joe

To access my free download area with 20 different resources to help you in your practice, go to pharmacyjoe.com/free. If you like this post, check outmy book A Pharma cists Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–