Speed Dating with Pharmacists: The Pharmacy Ladies Ride Again

After “meeting” in 2012, a bond has formed and new tips are on the way for Round Four. Complex medication decisions are an integral part of treating palliative care patients. Pharmacists have a unique perspective on using these medications creatively and effectively. This 1-hour session will flirt with tips and tricks on using medications appropriately for patients facing advanced diseases. Whether debriding a medication profile, aggressively treating symptoms, or strategizing a dosage formulation, it can be hard to commit to medication decisions. Two pharmacists will speed-date their way through medication tips designed to highlight important and little known medication facts that are important in palliative medicine. Topics to be covered include determining appropriate maintenance medications, side effects such as hypogonadism with opioids, alternate administration of oral medications, using topical products, tips for maximizing dosing of patches, buccal vs transmucosal administration, medications that you can crush vs dissolve, and more! Finding a tip you are compatible with just may change your life.