Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation - the old debate of rate versus rhythm rages on but there are fundamental aspects that all EM pharmacists must know. - Art credit: "Autumn Rhythm" Jackson Pollock
I Have Andexanet Issues, 2: A Formulary Toolkit
Zahra Nasrazadani, PharmD, BCPS Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist Salina Regional Health Center A few months ago, Kristina Kipp wrote her inaugural EMCrit article enumerating her (extremely justified) concerns with the data we had available at the time regarding andexanet alfa…or should I say “coagulation factor Xa (recombinant), inactivated-zhzo”(1)? Since then—and in a somewhat perverse order of operations—the drug has been rolled out in a second-generation release and later, the New England Journal of Medicine published [...]
Dose Banding for Pediatric Medications
If you go to any medication aisle of a store, you can find a wide selection of medications for pediatric patients. Everything from analgesics, cough and cold medications, and agents for gastrointestinal relief. Being a new parent myself, in learning the many ins and outs of infanthood, I did notice something that struck me as rather interesting, perhaps because of my background as an emergency medicine pharmacist, that called my attention. On most over-the-counter medications [...]
The Power of Now; Practice Presence to Keep a Healthy Mindset in the ED
Next in the High-Yield MED Reviews giveaway: The Power of Now; Practice Presence to Keep a Healthy Mindset in the ED @RyanRogoPharmD