Journal Club ;-;
What part of an article can give an idea of the article without reading
Title
Tyler comes into the pharmacy and asks if a drug is safe for his cat Walter. In what book would you find this answer?
Green book
What are the three types of drug information reference sources?
Tertiary, secondary, primary
What does prevalence mean?
Existing cases at a given time
Your Tech Trainee Alan drops a tablet on the ground. He states “It’s been hours since I’ve filled that, I’m not sure what that is”. To help Alan, name 2 sources you can use to help him figure out which drug he dropped on the floor.
What is a box warning?
Strictest warnings- Typically towards the top of a monograph, for serious issues such as death or disability
What tests the ability of a disease to reliably rule out a disease?
Specificity
You’re on a rotation with Dr. Capino, and oddly she is filling in for a geriatric pharmacist on sick leave. She asks you if Benadryl is acceptable in a patient that is 75 years old. What list/criteria should you refer for potentially inappropriate drugs for geriatrics to give her a proper answer?
Beers Criteria
What 2 things are not included in the package insert?
Cost and off-label indications
What type of test is the Wilcoxon signed-rank test?
Nonparametric
John Bengal comes to your pharmacy asking if his current prescription insulin is biosimilar to a drug he saw on a TV ad. What reference would you use to help John?
Purple book
List 3 different sources to find information on medications during pregnancy and lactation. You MUST have 3 for points.
Briggs drugs in pregnancy and lactation, CDC medications and pregnancy, Hale's medications and Mothers Milk, LactMed, Reprotox and Reprorisk (micromedex), MotherToBaby
Give three things to be included in the methods section of an article
Study Design, Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria, Sample Size, Statistical Analysis, IRB approval, Informed consent, Study Design, Setting, Subjects, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Dr. Adam Sandler is filling as a critical care doctor today. He calls the pharmacy and asks “Is zosyn compatible with vancomycin through an IV”? What 2 resources could you utilize to answer Dr. Sandlers question? MUST give both answers for credit
Trissels IV compatibility
Kings Guide
You (maybe) have to know the MAOIs (MonoAmine Oxidase Inhibitors) Please list at least 3 of them.
isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, rasagaline, safinamide, selegiline, tranylcypromine