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As part of upcoming hospital pharmacy interviews, hopefully soon I'll be posting some stuff that will help with preparing for the daunting task next week.

//16th June 2008// - Hospital Pharmacy Preparation: A Crash Course
- [|Clinical Pharmacy Interventions]: what to look out for if a particular drug is on the patient's medication list - antibiotic spectrum - enzyme inhibitors/inducers - hepatic and renal function
 * quick links:**

Unusual and Obscure Conditions and Treatments
This is just a weekly series I'm conducting at the hospital, which is just a quick spiel on conditions and treatments that you will not normally encounter, but might be still relevant.. somehow :P


 * Week 1:** Cysteamine - a treatment for cystinosis
 * Week 2:** Letrozole - normally used for breast cancer, but can be used in adolescent males with growth problems
 * Week 3:** Tocilizumab - a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
 * Week 4:** Liothyronine vs Thyroxine - comparing thyroid hormones
 * Week 5:** Dexmedetomidine - for post-surgical sedation