Clinical Pharmacy

MANDALA Trial

The New England Journal of Medicine published the MANDALA trial online in May 2022. This post is going to be a journal club breaking down the MANDALA trial and what change it may bring to our clinical practice.

Health and Wellness

When Experiences Aren't What You Expected

Have you ever been really excited about an experience that ends up being completely different from what you imagined? If so, you're not alone. This happens all the time from students shadowing someone in their dream job to executive directors becoming vice presidents.

Clinical Pharmacy

ABCs of Psychiatry: Schizophrenia

An intro post to schizophrenia from a pharmacy point of view. Pharmacy treatment options, side effects, and drug interactions are discussed.

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Who We Spend Our Time With As We Age

A lot of things change as we get older. Most people think of physical abilities, cognition, wisdom, and money. But what about time? Not how much we have left, but who we spend it with.

Students

How Much is Too Much? Tips for Involvement in Pharmacy School

From the day they are accepted into pharmacy school, students are excited and eager for all of the new opportunities in front of them. From very early on, pharmacy students understand the competitive nature of different career paths.

Health and Wellness

What is Your VO2 Max and Why is it Important?

When it comes to endurance training, the term "VO2 max" is often thrown around, typically without any understanding of its actual meaning. To put it simply, your VO2 max is a measurement of how quickly you can utilize oxygen (O2) while exercising at max capacity.

Health and Wellness

How to Build Confidence

Self-perception, the ability to act, the way you carry yourself, and the things you're willing to accept are all tied to confidence. It determines your ambitions, mentality, and image. It can also be hard to come by.

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The Truth About Productivity

When you picture someone successful, you might think that they're constantly productive. Maybe they work a ton of hours per week or perhaps they've hacked their life to be as efficient as possible. You might wonder why you always seem to get distracted or lose motivation.

Health and Wellness

Why You Lose Motivation

How's that New Year's Resolution going for you right about now? Were you able to stick with it? Did you lose that weight, read those books, cook more meals at home, and spend more time with family? If your answer is "no", which is

Clinical Pharmacy

Bugs, Drugs, and Gram-Negative Resistance

The second most common reason for emergency department (ED) visits is acute upper respiratory infections with approximately 5.8 million patients being treated and discharged from the ED.

Science

How Alcohol Ruins Your Sleep

Whether you drink heavily, in moderation, or rarely ever, the fact is that alcohol consumption is extremely common in the United States. According to surveys, over 50% of adults have consumed alcohol in the last month.

Science

Is Coffee Dangerous?

WARNING: This article was written under the influence of caffeine.

Students

Why You Should Get Involved in Student Organizations

If you're a pharmacy student interested in post-graduate training such as residency or fellowship, then you should be highly prioritizing involvement in student organizations!

Health and Wellness

Become Comfortable with Discomfort

You might not realize this, but you're bad at a lot of things. You're genuinely not good. Seriously. That's true for most things. Like, more than 90% of all things. That's the case for you, me, and everyone else.

Students

Taming the Beasts of APPE Rotations

Transitioning into the last year of pharmacy school is one of the most difficult challenges for a pharmacy student (and arguably, THE most difficult).

Science

What Causes a Heart Attack?

Cardiovascular disease has been a major cause of death in the United States for nearly a century, and according to the American Heart Association, around 80% of cardiovascular diseases including heart disease and stroke are preventable.

Day in the Life

Retail Pharmacist: A Day in the Life

Roughly 60% of pharmacy students will end up working a job in the retail sector. As part of the 60%, I’d like to relay some information that I've gathered while working in the field in hopes that it gives future pharmacists a better feel for the day-to-day duties of the job.

Science

Nutritional Science: Plant-Based Diet

Let’s be honest, when you hear “plant-based” you instantly think of a giant bowl of salad, “that” section of the grocery store, and minimal protein. While not completely wrong, there is much more to a plant-based diet than these surface-level thoughts.

Students

How to Prioritize Time at School

Disclaimer: The content of this article represents my opinion based on personal experience in school. That aside, coming to the realization explored below genuinely increased my quality of life and helped me land a job I'm passionate about.

Health and Wellness

When to Say "No"

Being agreeable can be a great trait that helps to establish working relationships. In fact, being agreeable can be so advantageous that you start to fill up your calendar with interesting projects and ambitions that wouldn't be possible otherwise.

Science Featured

Does Being In Good Shape Actually Make You Live Longer?

We've all heard stories about someone who was in great shape but still experienced an untimely death. This happens often enough that many people start to ask, "Does being in good shape really make a difference?"

Science

Is Omicron the Charizard of COVID-19?

Evolution is a common theme throughout the pokémon universe, as is the case for COVID-19.

Health and Wellness

How to Optimally Lose Weight

It may not surprise you that "losing weight" held onto its crown as the number 1 most common new year's resolution in 2022. As healthcare providers, it's important that we understand how to lose weight safely so that we can assist our patients and ourselves.

Science

Diabetes Simplified

Type-2 diabetes is a debilitating, life-changing, and often preventable disease that affects the lives of millions of people worldwide. It increases the risk of death from seemingly all diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and COVID-19.

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Pharmacy Resident: A Day in the Life

Remember back to Grey’s Anatomy or Scrubs where the medical residents look drained, are pulled in every direction, and are constantly being evaluated? That is basically equivalent to a pharmacy residency. Also, you earn about 40% of a full pharmacist's salary.