Amiodarone is one of the most pimpable drugs for pharmacy residents/students. From its pharmacology to excipients, there are so many nuances, important points, and pharmacy trivia. In terms of administration, we’re all taught to dilute and filter while administering amiodarone intravenously. In almost all circumstances, this is referring to administration of amiodarone to patients with a pulse. But when we’re at the bedside of a patient with pulseless ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (pVT/VF) the question [...]

ID in the EDQuick and dirty review: LinezolidDrug shortages and intravenous fluid shortages are reaching critical mass. Pharmacotherapeutic decisions are being forced, and unusual therapeutic strategies are being implemented. One of these scenarios is the substitution of vancomycin for linezolid for empiric treatment of various infectious disease indications. While a detailed therapeutic review would be more fitting for general practice, the bizzaro world of drug shortages is anything but general. So let’s review linezolid for [...]

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