By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62-year-old male is hospitalized with an acute congestive heart failure exacerbation. On hospital day three, the patient’s symptoms have significantly improved …
Category: Pharmacology
Clinical Correlations
Proton Pump Inhibitors 2.0
November 26, 2010
By Mary C. Whitman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are generally considered “safe†medications[1] and are prescribed to over 100 million patients per year for a variety of indications, often for …
Clopidogrel (Plavix®) and Proton Pump Inhibitors: An Update on the Potential Drug Interaction
July 28, 2010
By Antony Q. Pham, Pharm.D. and Reena M. Tejura, Pharm.D.
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Recent publications have described a potential drug interaction between clopidogrel (Plavix®) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). …
Antimicrobial Therapy Geared at Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Bronchiectasis
April 7, 2010
Diana Hubulashvili, Pharm.D.
Edited by Tania Ahuja, Pharm.D., BCPS
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When Clopidogrel Fails…
March 10, 2010
Marisa Mizus
Faculty peer reviewed
Clopidogrel (Plavix) has been the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the past decade. Although …
Zolpidem and Uncontrollable Nocturnal Eating Binges
February 24, 2010
John Cruz
Faculty peer reviewed
A number of studies have shown that zolpidem (Ambien), the most commonly prescribed sleep-inducing medication on the market, can produce uncontrollable nocturnal …
Breaking News: FDA issues new warning for Exenatide (Byetta®)
November 5, 2009
Kanika Ballani, Pharm.D.
Diana Hubulasvili, Pharm.D.
 Developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Exenatide (Byetta®) is an incretin mimetic that is used as an adjunctive therapy with metformin, a sulfonylurea or a thiazolidinedione to improve …
Clinical Questions: How do you dose argatroban?
April 16, 2009
Frederick Gandolfo, MD
Case: An 85 year-old woman admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and after a prolonged hospital course developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). She …