Drug Interactions

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 [...]