Antibiotics for urinary tract infections in ELDERLY patients
As a clinical pharmacist, you will be asked more, which antibiotics should be recommended…
Treating serious STREP infections
Overview As a clinical pharmacist, The uptick in severe cases will raise questions abo…
Empiric antibiotics for intra-abdominal infections
Overview Complicated intra-abdominal infections are problems in clinical practice and …
Meronem dose is easier than Tienam in renal failure
As a clinical pharmacy specialist, doctors will often ask you about the difference betwee…
Antibiotic use for SKIN infections
As a clinical pharmacist, you will get questions about empiric antibiotic choices for pat…
Meronem NOT Tienam is favored in the setting of seizures
Meropenem ( Meronem ) is the second antipseudomonal carbapenem antibiotic to hit the mark…
Empiric antibiotics for pyelonephritis
As an infectious disease pharmacist, you will hear controversy over the best way to treat…
Think carefully before prescribing Septazole with potassium-boosting drugs
As a pharmacist, you will hear more about possible harm when TMP/SMX ( Bactrim, Septrin, …
Monitor VANCOMYCIN with AUC/MIC goals
As a hospital pharmacist, you will see a shift toward monitoring vancomycin using AUC/MIC…
Drug interactions between WARFARIN and many antimicrobials
Overview Questions often come up about how to handle alerts for drug interactions betwe…
Antibiotics use in pregnancy
Introduction During pregnancy, untreated sexually transmitted or urinary tract infectio…