Hospital Pharmacist's Letter

May 2020 Issue

COVID-19 will put focus on streamlining med administration...

You'll get questions about remdesivir or interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors for hospitalized COVID-19 patients...

You'll see a shift toward monitoring vancomycin using AUC/MIC calculations instead of trough levels...

You'll continue to hear controversy over using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 in the hospital...

Fetroja
cefiderocol
An IV cephalosporin antibiotic for multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections

Nexletol
bempedoic acid
An adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase inhibitor for hypercholesterolemia

Dayvigo
lemorexant
An oral orexin antagonist agent for insomnia