Pharmacist's Voice

Matt Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP is the Director of Education at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (also known as ISMP). During our conversation, we talk about ISMP’s Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy first. Then, we talk about how to report an error, CPE available from past ISMP webinars, adding education on operations to the pharmacy

This is my Spring 2024 update. It’s my audio newsletter. In this episode, I talk about my family, my trip to Europe, my business (The Pharmacist’s Voice ®, LLC), my podcasts (2), my personal life, and what I’ve been listening to, reading, watching, and playing. In case you don’t know me yet…My name is Kim Newlove. I’m a pharmacist by training. I graduated from

This is the 32nd episode in my drug name pronunciation series. Today, we’re talking about ondansetron (Zofran). I divide both drug names into syllables, tell you which syllables to emphasize, and share my sources. The written pronunciations can be helpful, so you can see them below and in the show notes on thepharmacistsvoice.com. Ondansetron = on-DAN-se-tron Emphasize DAN

This is essentially an, “I’m out-of-the-office” message. I’m in Europe May 1-12, 2024. I refer to this as a “summer trip” during this episode because my younger son is with me, and this is his summer vacation from college. The remainder of my May 2024 production schedule is as follows: May 17, 2024: Pronunciation Series Episode 32 May 24, 2024: Spring 2024 Updat

Welcome to the 31st episode in my drug name pronunciation series. Today, we’re talking about tocilizumab-aazg, Tyenne ®, and Actemra®. In this episode, I divide all three drug names into syllables, talk about tocilizumab’s suffix, tell you which syllables to emphasize, and share my sources. The written pronunciations can be helpful, so you can see them below and in the sh

This is the 6th episode in my Pharmacist Podcasters Series. My guests and I talk about podcasting so that you will be inspired to host a podcast, be a podcast guest, or use your voice. Dr. H hosts the Sports Pharmacy Podcast, which you can find at https://www.stonebriarpharmacy.com/sportspharmacypodcast If you’re interested in starting a podcast, I can help. I help pharmac

My name is Kim Newlove, and I'm an Ohio-licensed pharmacist. Welcome to the 30th episode in my drug name pronunciation series. Today, we’re talking about citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram (Lexapro). In this episode, I divide all four drug names into syllables, tell you which syllables to emphasize, and share my sources. The written pronunciations can be helpful, so you can s

I have a 21-year-old son named Kraig who was diagnosed with autism in the year 2005, at the age of 2.5. His diagnosis changed my life and my career path, so we’re talking about autism today. After I share some background information, I “dispense” 10 lessons I learned from raising a child with autism. Create a vision for your child’s future. Keep an open mind. Thin

In this episode, I divide losartan and Cozaar into syllables, tell you which syllables to emphasize, and share my sources. The written pronunciations can be helpful, so you can see them below and in the show notes on thepharmacistsvoice.com. The purpose of my pronunciation episodes is to provide the intended pronunciations of drug names from reliable sources so you feel more conf

Click here for the YouTube video version of this episode. In this episode, I talk about my 2024 vision board. I created it using canva.com. It has 20 images organized into 5 rows. I talk about the images and my goals for 2024. This is my first vision board ever, and I credit Dr. Michelle Fritsch from Medipreneurs for helping me develop it. I attended her Vision Board Worksho