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HelixTalk Episode #40 - Homeopathic Medicine

Date posted: March 8, 2016, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss the many facets of homeopathic medications, including legal status in the United States, safety and efficacy data, and the ethics of homeopathy from the point of view of practicing pharmacists.


HelixTalk Episode #39 - Diclegis (doxylamine-pyridoxine) and nausea/vomiting of pregnancy

Date posted: February 16, 2016, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) with a particular focus on Diclegis (doxylamine/pyridoxine).


HelixTalk Episode #38 - Suvarexant (Belsomra) - a new drug class for insomnia

Date posted: January 26, 2016, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss suvarexant (Belsomra), the first dual orexin receptor antagonist approved in the United States for the treatment of insomnia.


HelixTalk Episode #37 - Understanding Creatinine Clearance

Date posted: January 5, 2016, 6:00 am

In this episode, we have an in-depth review of how to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR), including variants of the Cockcroft-Gault equation and newer, more accurate methods that may eventually be used to renally adjust certain medications.


HelixTalk Episode #36 - Two new agents for schizophrenia

Date posted: December 15, 2015, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss two agents newly approved for schizophrenia -- Rexulti (brexpiprazole) and cariprazine (Vraylar).


HelixTalk Episode #35 - Empagliflozin and dulaglutide

Date posted: November 24, 2015, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss two new anti-diabetic medications: empagliflozin (Jardiance) and the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial as well as dulaglutide (Trulicity), a new GLP1 agonist.


HelixTalk Episode #34 - New Injectable Insulins

Date posted: November 3, 2015, 6:00 am

In this podcast, we discuss three new injectable insulin formations: Toujeo (insulin glargine U-300), Humalog U-200 (insulin lispro), and Tresiba (insulin degludec).


HelixTalk Episode #33 - PCSK9 Inhibitors

Date posted: October 13, 2015, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss PCSK9 inhibitors, a new drug class for LDL lowering, with a particular focus on alirocumab (Praluent).


HelixTalk Episode #32 - ARNIs and Entresto

Date posted: September 22, 2015, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss the new drug class, ARNI, recently approved for heart failure with a focus on sacubatril/valsartan (Entresto) and the PARADIGM-HF trial.


HelixTalk Episode #31 - Therapeutic Drug Monitoring III

Date posted: September 1, 2015, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss the therapeutic drug monitoring and dose adjustments for tacrolimus (Prograf) and lithium.