Reevaluate protocols for ACUTE pancreatitis
Overview As a clinical pharmacist, you must be kept up to date. New evidence will lead…
Limit use of Voquezna for H. pylori
As a community pharmacist, you should be updated. Voquezna Dual Pak and Triple Pak will…
Medications for TRAVELER's diarrhea
As a pharmacy doctor, people often ask you, what to use for traveler's diarrhea. Trav…
Empiric antibiotics for intra-abdominal infections
Overview Complicated intra-abdominal infections are problems in clinical practice and …
Give probiotic at least 2 hours after antibiotic
More controversy is stirring up about using probiotics in the hospital. Some clinicians a…
Zofran for PEDIATRIC gastroenteritis
Acute gastroenteritis is defined as a diarrheal disease of rapid onset, with or without n…
Management of acute infectious diarrhea
Questions will come up about how to manage acute infectious diarrhea? due to new Infectio…
Improve pediatric antimicrobial use
Introduction Your hospital will continue to expand its antimicrobial stewardship progr…
Continue to expect a limited role for probiotics
There are more questions about using probiotics ( Lacteol Forte ) in the hospital for GI …
First-line for clostridium difficile, vancomycin or fidaxomicin?
Debate will brew about FIRST-LINE medications for C. difficile based on differing recomm…
When short- or long-term use of PPIs is appropriate
As a pharmacist, you should give more focus on reining in inappropriate use of proton pum…
Assessment and treatment of brucellosis
Overview The infection is transmitted from animals to humans. Brucella abortus (catt…
Antibiotic prescribing for acute cholangitis
When to treat Acute cholangitis is an inflammation of the biliary tree, most commonly …
Diagnosis of cirrhosis
Overview Identifying the presence of cirrhosis is essential in any patient with chroni…