Vaccine Mismatch – The Influenza Season 2014 / 2015

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINION AND VOTE BELOW   It has always been a bit of a gamble: Predicting the main circulating flu types and subtypes for the next season based on information from the previous season is an educated guess.  It works well most of the time but fails when there is Continue reading Vaccine Mismatch – The Influenza Season 2014 / 2015

No Easy Day: Dose Calculations for Aminoglycosides and Vancomycin

Searching data on antibiotic use in surgery prophylaxis, I came across an article from the Mayo Clinic [1].  The authors mention that approx. 75% of patients that developed surgical site infections did not get proper antibiotic prophylaxis.  Errors were made in (1) selection of the antibiotic, (2) timing of administration, (3) antibiotic Continue reading No Easy Day: Dose Calculations for Aminoglycosides and Vancomycin

Drugs with QIDP Designation – Update 4/8/2015

For the latest QIDP listing, please click HERE Our latest internet search came up with 37 drugs that garnered QIDP status.  They are listed in the Table below (if I missed a compound, please leave a comment!!).  The table is searchable so you should be able to massage the data to Continue reading Drugs with QIDP Designation – Update 4/8/2015