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HelixTalk #181 - From Meds to Machine Learning: How AI is (and will) Revolutionizing Pharmacy Practice
Date posted: April 16, 2024, 6:00 am
In this episode, we discuss artificial intelligence large language models (LLMs) and how these will impact the future of the practice of pharmacy.
HelixTalk #180 - The Ultimate Guide to Statins: An In-Depth Drug Class Review
Date posted: March 26, 2024, 6:00 am
In this episode, we review the pharmacology, indications, adverse effects, monitoring, and unique drug characteristics of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (“statins”).
HelixTalk #179 - Annual Dose of Sweetness: 2024 Updates from the American Diabetes Association Guidelines
Date posted: March 5, 2024, 6:00 am
In this recurring episode, we discuss the important updates from the 2024 American Diabetes Association Guidelines!
HelixTalk #178 - Law & Order: Pharmacy Edition. A Concise Review of High-Yield Pharmacy Law Topics for the MPJE
Date posted: February 13, 2024, 6:00 am
In this episode, we speak with Janeen Winnike, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Rosalind Franklin and a co-course director for the Pharmacy Law course at the university. We review some of the key points regarding federal and Illinois pharmacy law – a must-listen especially for graduates preparing for their MPJE exam after graduation!
HelixTalk #177 - The Antidote Arsenal: Exploring the Emergency Toolbox for Anticoagulant Reversals
Date posted: January 23, 2024, 6:00 am
In this episode, we review evidence-based guidelines for the emergency reversal of warfarin, dabigatran, and the oral Xa inhibitors (apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban).
HelixTalk #176 - Hormonal Harmony: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Hormonal Contraceptives (Part 2)
Date posted: January 2, 2024, 6:00 am
In this two part episode, we review some of the most important clinical pearls in the pharmacotherapy and practice aspects of hormonal contraceptives with a brief focus on the very first FDA approved OTC hormonal contraceptive product (Opill).
HelixTalk #175 - Hormonal Harmony: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Hormonal Contraceptives (Part 1)
Date posted: December 13, 2023, 11:00 am
In this two part episode, we review some of the most important clinical pearls in the pharmacotherapy and practice aspects of hormonal contraceptives with a brief focus on the very first FDA approved OTC hormonal contraceptive product (Opill).
HelixTalk #174 - Finding Your Mount Rushmore: The Journey of an Industry Pharmacist
Date posted: December 4, 2023, 1:00 pm
In this episode, we interview Scott Glosner, PharmD, MPH, BCPS about his extensive experience working at Pfizer in medical outcomes and as a field medical director. Dr. Glosner will share his career journey from a clinical pharmacist transitioning into the pharmaceutical industry in the late 1990s and what current pharmacists and students should know about a job in a pharmaceutical company.
Dr. Scott Glosner is an employee of Pfizer and that the views expressed by him may not represent the views of Pfizer.
HelixTalk #173 - Balancing Access and Safety: The FDA's Prescription Drug Risk Mitigation Strategy (REMS)
Date posted: October 31, 2023, 6:00 am
In this episode, we will discuss the definition of REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies), why they exist, the role of FDA in administering REMS, types and examples of REMS, and how they impact pharmacy practice.
HelixTalk #172 - Battle of the Clot Busters: Alteplase vs. Tenecteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Date posted: October 10, 2023, 6:00 am
In this episode, we review the role and indications of thrombolytics in acute ischemic stroke. The efficacy, safety, administration considerations, and cost between alteplase and tenecteplase are compared and contrasted.