Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Overview As a clinical pharmacist, you may be asked about managing hepatic encephalopat…
Do all ICU patients need Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis?
Introduction Patients who are admitted to ICU may suffer from Stress Ulceration, …
Resmetirom for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Introducing resmetirom for NASH Resmetirom ( Rezdiffra ) is anticipated to be the fir…
Limit use of Voquezna for H. pylori
As a community pharmacist, you should be updated. Voquezna Dual Pak and Triple Pak will…
HYPOmagnesemia associated with PPI therapy
As a clinical pharmacist, you will hear about proton pump inhibitor-induced hypomagnesemi…
Give probiotic at least 2 hours after antibiotic
More controversy is stirring up about using probiotics in the hospital. Some clinicians a…
Address medical concerns of dysphagia patients
Overview As a nutrition pharmacy specialist, Patients with dysphagia will need your adv…
Minimize unsuitable use of PPIs for stress ulcers
As a critical care pharmacist, you will be asked to re-evaluate the use of proton pump in…
Management of acute infectious diarrhea
Questions will come up about how to manage acute infectious diarrhea? due to new Infectio…
More biologics for patients with Crohn's disease
Overview As a hospital pharmacist, you will see more biologics on home medication list…
Continue to expect a limited role for probiotics
There are more questions about using probiotics ( Lacteol Forte ) in the hospital for GI …
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
Proton pump inhibitors... EXAMPLES: Omeprazole, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, pantopra…
Gastrointestinal agents during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Overview FDA pregnancy categories prior to 2014, figure (1) . Gastroesophageal reflux …