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Episode 1044: Converting inpatients from insulin glargine 300 units/mL to insulin detemir 100 units/mL without causing hypoglycemia

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss converting inpatients from insulin glargine 300 units/mL to insulin detemir 100 units/mL without causing hypoglycemia. The authors concluded: A protocol requiring a minimum 20% dose reduction from iGlar300 to inpatient iDet100 reduced the incidence of hypoglycemia.

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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

Inpatient wound care teams provided long-term support and a nutrition consult ordered protein, micronutrient, and vitamin supplementation. Clonidine is often added back to their regimens inpatient as their vital signs tolerate. The Necessity of a Trauma-Informed Paradigm in Substance Use Disorder Services. Cureus 16(9): e69274.

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Episode 1040: Every Hospital Pharmacist Should Know About This Rare Disease Resource

Pharmacy Joe

Many of these diseases are exacerbated by certain medications but because of their rarity this information is not in tertiary medication references, training, or other resources. The few extra moments it takes to search this information out could make a substantial impact on the outcome of patients you care for with rare diseases.

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Episode 1039: What Potassium Levels Are Associated With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?

Pharmacy Joe

Pharmacists can use this information to help identify patients at elevated risk of in-hospital cardiac arrest and perhaps establish quality metrics for electrolyte replacement protocols to ensure potassium levels assocaited with in-hospital cardiac arrest are not reached. To get immediate access, go to pharmacyjoe.com/academy.

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Efficiency, Education, and Evolution: What’s Next for Pharmacy Practice?

Pharmacy Times

And then into the outpatient and inpatient settings—are we treating the right patients in the inpatient setting that need to be treated? And so how do we keep up that information, particularly for our staff? Then we filter that all the way down into the clinic, about how do we, you know, move patients in and out of the system?

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New Frontline BTK Inhibitor Strategy Gains FDA Approval in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Pharmacy Times

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Health system margins still at 1%, drug expenses soar

Beckers Hospital Review

Data from Strata Decision Technology , which gathers information monthly from more than 1,600 hospitals, found health system operating margins were around 1% for the fifth consecutive month in May while hospital margins grew by less than 1%. and inpatient revenue jumping 4.8%. Month over month, drug expenses jumped 0.7%