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The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast

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The Elective Rotation - the number 1 ranked Hospital Pharmacy podcast - is created for YOU Pharmacy Nation! If you are a Pharmacy Student, Resident, Pharmacist, Nurse, Physician, or Critical Care Practitioner in a hospital, intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department looking to improve your practice, The Elective Rotation delivers unbiased critical care and hospital pharmacy content from a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Episodes are published every Monday and Thursday at 3AM EST. Find the show notes at pharmacyjoe.com.

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Pharmacy Joe

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Science

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pharmacyjoe.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

1048: How often do opioid overdose patients also have benzodiazepine co-exposure? 31.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1048. In this episode, I’ll discuss how often opioid overdose patients also have a benzodiazepine co-exposure.

1047: A Case of Massive Enoxaparin Overdose 28.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1047. In this episode, I’ll discuss a case report of enoxaparin overdose.

1046: PPI Stewardship Is Especially Important In Patients With CKD 24.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1046. In this episode, I’ll discuss the association of long-term proton pump inhibitor use with adverse events in patients with chronic kidney disease.

1045: Think Cefepime Has a Mortality Benefit Over Pip-Taz? Not So Fast Say These Authors… 21.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1045. In this episode, I’ll discuss possible design flaws in a recent study that suggested cefepime has a mortality benefit over piperacillin-tazobactam.

1044: Converting inpatients from insulin glargine 300 units/mL to insulin detemir 100 units/mL without causing hypoglycemia 17.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1044. In this episode, I’ll discuss converting inpatients from insulin glargine 300 units/mL to insulin detemir 100 units/mL without causing hypoglycemia.

1043: Three risk factors for not attaining target beta-lactam levels in ICU patients 14.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1043. In this episode, I’ll discuss the risk factors for not attaining target beta-lactam levels in ICU patients.

1042: Early Norepinephrine Use in Septic Shock is Associated with Reduced Mortality 10.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1042. In this episode, I’ll discuss early vs delayed norepinephrine use in patients with septic shock.

Episode 1041: Predicting Which Overdose Patients With Prolonged QTc Will Have Ventricular Dysrhythmia 07.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1041. In this episode, I’ll discuss which overdose patients with prolonged QTc are most likely to experience ventricular dysrhythmia.

1040 (fixed): Every Hospital Pharmacist Should Know About This Rare Disease Resource 03.07.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1040. In this episode, I’ll discuss a resource for taking care of patients with a rare disease.

1039: What Potassium Levels Are Associated With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? 30.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1039. In this episode, I’ll discuss hyper and hypokalemia thresholds that are associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest.

1038: The Case of the Transdermal Antidote 26.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1038. In this episode, I’ll discuss treating diphenhydramine overdose in the absence of physostigmine.

1037: Hypotension After Intubation – Is It the Sedative Dose That Matters? 23.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1037. In this episode, I’ll discuss whether there is an association between the sedative dose and postintubation hypotension and rapid sequence intubation.

1036: Proof That Sodium Bicarbonate Actual Does Something Meaningful? 19.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1036. In this episode, I’ll discuss sodium bicarbonate to treat metabolic acidosis in ICU patients.

1035: Don’t Let IV Medications Shift A Patient Out of Ketosis 16.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1035. In this episode, I’ll discuss things a pharmacist should keep in mind when managing a patient with a caustic ingestion.

1034: Pharmacy Considerations When Managing Caustic Ingestion 12.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1034. In this episode, I’ll discuss things a pharmacist should keep in mind when managing a patient with a caustic ingestion.

1033: Doxycycline Might Not Be As Good As We Thought… 09.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1033. In this episode, I’ll discuss outcomes with doxycycline vs azithromycin for community-acquired pneumonia.

1032: Five ICU Signals That Should Make Your Pharmacy Spidey-Sense Tingle 05.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1032. In this episode, I’ll discuss five circumstances that should make an ICU pharmacist stop what they are doing to investigate further.

1031: How Long Does it Take for IM Medications to Work in Acute Agitation? 02.06.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1031. In this episode, I’ll discuss expectations for the onset of action of IM medications used for acute agitation.

1030: Adding dexmedetomidine to lidocaine for topical application to prevent cough during extubation 29.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1030. In this episode, I’ll discuss adding dexmedetomidine to lidocaine for topical application to prevent cough during extubation of thyroidectomy patients.

1029: A Systematic Review of the Ketorolac Dose Ceiling for ED Analgesia 26.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1029. In this episode, I’ll discuss a systematic review of the ketorolac dose ceiling for ED analgesia.

1028: Three ways to tell the difference between serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome 22.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1028. In this episode, I’ll discuss three ways to tell the difference between serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

1027: Probiotics in the ICU – How Bad Can It Get? 19.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1027. In this episode, I’ll discuss probiotic-associated central venous catheter bloodstream infections in the ICU.

1026: Is the Low-Dose Ketamine In the Room With Us Right Now? 15.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1026. In this episode, I’ll discuss hallucinations from low-dose ketamine use in the ICU.

1025: Does the Definition of Oliguria Need to Change? 12.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1025. In this episode, I’ll discuss an alternative definition of oliguria.

1024: Adjuvant Midodrine Lowers Norepinephrine Dose But Not Length of Stay in Patients With Septic Shock 08.05.2025

Show notes at pharmacyjoe.com/episode1024. In this episode, I’ll discuss the use of adjuvant midodrine in patients with septic shock.

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