Drug Interactions
Interaction: Warfarin and Vitamin K-Containing Foods
Watch out! There’s an interaction between warfarin and Vitamin K-containing foods that you need to know about. I made this video just for you to inform you of the abovementioned interaction. Enjoy!
Quinolone Antibiotics and Dairy/Antacids
Hey guys! It’s been a minute…We have been working on our free money saving project -There is a link at the end of this article -a full video series on how to save money on prescription drugs! In the meantime..here is a quick video about the interaction between Quinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin) and dairy/antacids. [...]
Herb-Drug Interaction: St. John’s Wort and Oral Contraceptives
Hey there blog family! I’m a little short on time right now, but I wanted to post this video that I made earlier today for you all. I’m digging the topics relating to drug-drug interactions (or any other kind of interaction that exists), so for today’s post I chose to discuss the interaction [...]
Statin and Grapefruit Juice
Here is the nitty gritty all about taking statin drugs (simvastatin (Zocor), Lipitor, Crestor, pravastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin) and grapefruit juice… Please leave me a comment! Join our family and subscribe below, por favor…
Plavix Drug Interaction
Hi all - There is a new issue being discussed in the world of pharmacy about the possible danger in taking Plavix and PPIs (Nexium, Prilosec, Aciphex…) please watch on… Have a comment? Please leave it below and feel free to become a member of the GPA blog family (just subscribe below).
Trazodone and Alcohol – Okay together?
It has been pouring buckets of rain mixed with some crazy thunder and lightening storms for the past few nights here in Charlotte…reminds me of my days in Miami, me gusto mucho!!! Nova and I have been quite busy with a little something we’re putting together for you guys…can’t wait to show it to [...]
Taking Expired Drugs – Not a Good Idea
Hello all! I hope everyone had a fantastic 4th of July. It was nice and calm at the pharmacy last night (for once) to the point where I had a good 10 minutes of downtime to help a patient out. The patient called me on the phone looking for information on expired drugs. [...]
Taking Too Many Drugs – Polypharmacy
I have to hit you up with this message, not just because I have an aunt that was a victim of having too many unnecessary drugs as part of her daily medication routine, but because I think it’s becoming a bigger problem for a lot of people. Polypharmacy is the word used to describe [...]
