Patient Care Online • 4th February 2021

Alternative Therapies for Pain: What’s the Latest Evidence?

In 2018 the opioid crisis led to over 67 000 deaths, and while improvements have been made, it is still a leading cause of death nationwide. Being on the front lines is where we can have the biggest impact. Florida, where I practice pharmacy, now even requires patients to be given a handout discussing alternative treatment options for pain each time they are prescribed an opioid.

GoodRx.com • 19th December 2020

How Pharmacies Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Vaccine’s Arrival

With the recent Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and others likely not far behind, now is the time for pharmacies to prepare for some mass immunization efforts. Here’s what you can do to get ready.

Non Clinical Doctors • 19th November 2020

A pharmacist turned medical writer

I am a community pharmacist by trade and fell into medical writing somewhat by chance. To be honest, I was completely happy working in community pharmacy and never even knew medical writing existed for at least the first 4-5 years of my career. I wrote a couple of articles for peer-reviewed journals, but since they don’t pay anything, I assumed there wasn’t any money in it.

GoodRx.com • 16th November 2020

Top Tips for Acing a Board of Pharmacy inspection - GoodRx

There’s nothing that can muck up a busy day like a Board of Pharmacy inspector walking through the door, unannounced, to poke around your pharmacy. Even for a pharmacy in good order, an inspector can take up to an hour of work time or more, all while prescriptions and vaccinations are backing up or you are forced to balance both the inspector’s queries and the needs of your patients.

Patient Care Online • 3rd November 2020

What do you Know about Weight Loss Medications?

CEImpact • 3rd November 2020

Pearls in Psychiatric Pharmacy

Course created with Leslie Lugo, MS, RPh, BCPP

Patient Care Online • 23rd October 2020

Dangerous CV Drug-Drug Interactions: A 5-question Quiz

Medications for cardiovascular disease dominate the list of most widely-prescribed drugs in the US , and there's no doubt you probably prescribe them nearly every day in your practice. However, lurking behind some of those therapies are dangerous drug interactions. This quiz covers the top 5 interactions I see regularly in my practice as a community pharmacist.

CEImpact • 15th October 2020

Point of Care Testing in Chronic and Infectious Disease: A Training for Pharmacists

8-hour POCT certificate course for pharmacists, created in collaboration with other pharmacy faculty.

GoodRx.com • 8th October 2020

Why Do I Need Folic Acid When I’m Taking Methotrexate?

If you’ve been prescribed methotrexate, then it’s very likely your doctor has also prescribed folic acid. You may be wondering why. Let’s talk about folic acid and why it is important to take while you are on methotrexate. What is methotrexate, and how does it work? Methotrexate (Rheumatrex) is in a class of medications called Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs). They are drugs that can slow down the progression of rheumatoid arthritis to keep you better for longer.

GoodRx.com • 6th October 2020

Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is It Safe and How Does It Work? - GoodRx

Methotrexate is a medication that’s often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which can cause symptoms like red, painful, and swollen joints. If you’ve heard of methotrexate before, you probably already know it’s a medication that’s taken long term to help lessen the symptoms of RA. But what about side effects? And how does it compare to other medications?

GoodRx.com • 15th September 2020

Tips to Save Time Behind the Pharmacy Counter - GoodRx

It’s no secret community pharmacists could use more hours in their day. With unpredictable volumes, the implementation of non-dispensing activities like vaccinations, and MTM that need to be completed between dispensing, pharmacists often feel stressed and short on time throughout their day.

Patient Care Online • 14th September 2020

COVID-19 or the Flu? Preparing for the Overlap

The upcoming flu season has many healthcare professionals especially worried this year. COVID-19 alone has stretched the healthcare system to its breaking point in many places, and it remains to be seen whether we will face another surge of infections during the peak of the flu season. To make matters worse, influenza and COVID-19 are both upper respiratory illnesses with similar presentations, and the possibility of co-infection further increases the chances of misdiagnosis.

GoodRx.com • 21st August 2020

What Types of Face Masks Are Best for Coronavirus (COVID-19)? - GoodRx

Despite shortages earlier this year, both hand sanitizer and most disposable, single-use masks have become widely available again. But people continue to use a variety of masks to protect themselves, including handmade and cloth masks, surgical masks, and N95 respirators.

GoodRx.com • 5th August 2020

Promoting Vaccination at the Pharmacy During COVID-19 - GoodRx

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all aspects of daily life as we knew it. Most people are longing for the days we can go out to restaurants without fear, visit friends and family, and walk into a store without seeing faces obscured by masks. From a healthcare perspective, the focus has largely been on the limited number of hospital beds and ventilators.

Udemy • 5th August 2020

Medical Writing for Healthcare Professionals

This course gives healthcare professionals everything they need to launch their medical writing business. In it, students learn how to find work, how to pitch to clients and build their portfolio, how to use common tools like Google Docs and Microsoft Powerpoint, how to write the most common types of work available, and about the business of medical writing.

GoodRx.com • 17th July 2020

How to Quit Vaping: Treatments and Tips - GoodRx

Vaping-related illnesses have gotten a lot of attention in the news recently. With deaths reported across the country, there are renewed concerns about the unique health effects of vaping. If you currently vape, or have a friend or family member who does, this article will offer tips for how to quit, as well as some treatments you may find helpful.

GoodRx.com • 17th June 2020

Your Pharmacy Was Just Broken Into — Now What?

Picking up the pieces after a break-in might feel like an insurmountable task, but it’s absolutely manageable if you have the right approach. If your pharmacy was broken into, here’s a guide to get you back up and running. For this article, we’ll divide action items into three major categories: legal, safety, and financial.

PharmCompliance.com • 5th June 2020

Maximizing Your Pharmacy Switch

The pharmacy switch is the company that routes your claim, based on the BIN number and PCN number, to the correct insurance company, and then routes the response back to your pharmacy. It's kind of like the air traffic controller, directing incoming and outgoing traffic. This from McKesson does a great job visualizing what happens to a pharmacy claim after you hit 'Send.' Oftentimes, we don't give the switch much thought, but it's actually an important decision that can affect your bottomline.

CEImpact • 15th April 2020

Hazardous Drug Handling and Disposal in the Community Pharmacy Setting

In spite of longstanding guidelines in the handling of hazardous drugs (HD), healthcare worker exposure to HD persists. This course is designed to educate pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who work in the community pharmacy setting on proper hazardous drug (HD) handling and disposal. Join us to review relevant legislation and describe how to develop site specifc HD lists as well as effective policies and procedures. Key considerations in the safe receiving, storage, dispensing and disposal of HD, as well as appropriate response to exposure incidents will also be discussed.

GoodRx.com • 9th April 2020

What Types of Face Masks Are Best for Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Our current shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) including masks, has been in the news a lot lately. Stores are running out as people stock up at home, and many hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing such a dire shortage of PPE that healthcare workers are having to improvise with their own coverings and reuse gear to protect themselves.