ALENDRONATE SODIUM AND CHOLECALCIFEROL vs CALCIPOTRIENE

A number of years ago I worked as a pharmacist at the corner. I was a floater in a geographically large district, meaning I covered different stores across a huge region. One store was 100+ miles from home, in a rough area where staff had been robbed. Guess where my DM (via the market scheduler) kep

Need to vent & reflect to see if I'm in the wrong. I'm a new PharmD grad with fair bit of confidence in osteoporosis (did grad studies) in Ontario. I saw that a 90y F patient on blister pack (C-PAK) has been on risedronate for 7 years so I suggested to MD about taking drug holiday if not high ri

I’m currently a junior in university and throughout my life I’ve always thought I’d wanted to become a pharmacist however, today was my first day training as a pharmacy tech at rite aid and I had the worst day ever. The pharmacist didn’t train me, she went over like 20 steps on the computer super fa

Help us keep up to date and know what competitive salaries are so we don’t get low balled too bad… plus something for people considering pharmacy to see as glass door still thinks you will make 120k lolllll https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEpxXlzQ5gvEzRhDlP8Kmd0C-kAa8eIRfncDGBcP3XSiaJig/vi

Many times I have seen on here that residencies are scams by hospital institutions to pay new grads less, but its often met with controversy. Why is that? I would give the opinion that its because of the amount of stakeholders in the residency system, and biases for and against. You have the current

EDIT: To clarify, I’m talking strictly about financial ROI. Pharmacist wages have stagnated, but the point is how the degree compares financially to other graduate paths and how hard it is to break into the top 10% of earners in general. This also doesn’t speak to job quality, which matters a lot. A

https://ncpa.org/newsroom/news-releases/2023/09/27/payback-time-community-pharmacists-cheer-class-action-lawsuit Between the walkout and this, hope springs eternal. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Sept. 27, 2023) – The National Community Pharmacists Association loudly applauded a class action lawsuit filed against

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/the-pharmd-applicant-pool-problem.html According to this article which is light on details Health system leaders are concerned in some areas of the country about dwindling pools of Pharm D applications. The Director quoted says a lot of Health Care Prof

35 Female I have always struggled with daytime sleepiness. I easily fall asleep during lectures, movies, driving and at my desk at work. Basically, most (but not all) the time I stop moving I feel sleepy. The urge is particularly strong between 8am and 10am. In the evenings I perk up significantly a

I am a 24 year old male, my height is 71 inches and weight currently is around 280 lbs, I'm Caucasian and this has been going on for several months since late July with an increasing ramp up in worsening symptoms. So basically this problem started out as a case of stomach cramp followed by hives, th

Hey all, Im an 18 year old male, I eat healthy and excessive regularly, with no other health problems I’m aware of. I’ve had a rash on my arm for around 2 or 3 years that has now spread to my sides, armpit, thighs, and opposite arm. A few months back it was diagnosed to be granuloma annulare. It’s

Hello all (30M). (Longer post tl;dr at the bottom) I have had a problem with fungal rashes/infections. But I'm big so it has been coming back for years. I always take Nystatin USP 100,000UPG and have for 10 years now Recently this week I had another break out so I did my routine of keeping it clea

57 year old female, 5'2", 120 pounds, ileostomate with psoriasis.Take antihistamines, vitamins, loperamide, apply calcipotriene and estradiol and, since the abscess was drained and packed on Friday, antibiotics. Ileostomy and APR surgery were done in July because of small adenocarcinoma in a very ba

52 yo female seronegative Myasthenia Gravis, Lupus SLE, Sjogren's, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome hypermobility POTS, Grover's dz by bx.shoulder surgery 5/27/25. New neurologist d/c IVIG because of stroke hx 2007 and switched from 500ng cellcept to 2000 mg cellcept 15 mg prednisone mestinon 150 mg Thank you

Hello - I'll try to be brief in my history and list the things I've tried in hopes that you can help. My dandruff and scalp irritation has been noticeable but manageable since I was a teen. I now realize that my father also has seb derm although I don't believe he's ever officially been diagnosed. I

Hi all! Long time follower, first time poster. 39 year old female, overweight, PCOS, allergies, allergy induced asthma, very rare panic attacks. Also weird facial lesions/patches that randomly pop up and never leave. Medications: Hormonal IUD, Spironolactone, Effexor XR, Zyzal, Vit D3, and montul