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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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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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Clinical pharmacy services grow, but hospitals struggle to fill key roles: ASHP

Beckers Hospital Review

More than 75% of hospitals now assign pharmacists to provide direct care to most inpatients, with the highest clinical involvement in general medical-surgical (73.3%), critical care (68.5%), oncology (56.9%), cardiology (48.5%), infectious disease (48.1%) and emergency departments (46.5%).

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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.

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

Pharmacy Joe

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. <– To access my free download area with 20 different resources to help you in your practice, go to pharmacyjoe.com/free.

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Episode 971: Is a Quinolone Really Superior to a Macrolide for Legionella Pneumonia?

Pharmacy Joe

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

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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? 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? How are we advanced prepping drugs? Are we making sure things are going well?