AMOXICILLIN vs NAFCILLIN

Male, 24, 165lb My back tooth filling fell out a few years ago and recently it started to abscess a bit so it’s for sure infected. I know this type of stuff is really dangerous and can spread to your brain and your heart. I would like to know if I should go to a grocery store pharmacy and get the f

I am 5' 11" 200lbs, white. I do not drink or smoke. I occasionally have edibles. ​ This has been happening for so long and I've been told, or had it insinuated, that this is in my head so much that I'm reluctant to continue pursuing trying to get better, but this is going to be my last sh

**A recent rant post triggered me into writing my own. Skip it if you want to avoid suffocating negativity.** "Pharmacists are the most accessible Healthcare Professionals!" was a mantra regurgitated towards me with glee all throughout college (which was over 15 years ago, for me). This sentence was

30/female/USA. 5’6”, 165 lbs. white. non smoker. no medications My cat bit me on Sunday night. I went to urgent care yesterday where I was given a tetanus booster and started on antibiotics. The doctor said the antibiotics (amoxicillin) won’t take effect for about 24 hours so my finger will remain

Hey guys, I really need help with this one. Scenario happened yesterday and I can’t tell you how pissed off I was/still am. Even one of my techs took notice and asked if I needed to take a minute, which I did, and I almost never do. Anyway here’s the scenario, would appreciate any feedback/support/a

But seriously, shout-out to the prescribers that send notes on your Rxs that make me give chuckle throughout the day.

Structure activity is back and this time we are taking on the little bastards that make you sick. While we generally think of antibiotics as a relatively modern invention, substances with antibiotic-like properties have been used for millennia. Broadly, an antibiotic is any substance that inhibits t

Here I am on another full weekend on-call schedule, and heaven forbid I try to do something basic, like order a pizza and do laundry, when I get a call that I have to go in because some asshat nurse doesn't know how to count and read the volume on a compounded oral vanco solution and let it run out

I had a question about dosing those oddball patients. With the rise of obese patients how comfortable are you dosing higher in lieu of reducing chances of nephrotoxicity? In my specific question, it's regarding a relatively healthy pt in their 30's. Renal function reflects this with a CrCl in the 1