On this episode, we define obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and describe its clinical presentations, diagnostic criteria, and underlying pathophysiology. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing OCD, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. We also, compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and other emerging treatment modalities for OCD. 

Dr. David Osser's psychopharmacology Algorithm Website 

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we define acute mania and describe its clinical presentations, underlying causes, and pathophysiology. We evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing acute mania, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and adjunctive therapies in the management of acute manic episodes.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we provide an overview of insulin. We discuss the various insulin products available, basal vs prandial insulin, and dosing strategies. We also review clinical concepts such as overbasalization. 

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing insomnia, including both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. We compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of pharmacologic agents, behavioral therapies, and lifestyle interventions for treating insomnia. 

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based strategies for managing chronic pain, including both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options. We compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of various analgesic classes and adjuvant therapies in chronic pain management.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing GAD. We define generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and describe its clinical presentations, diagnostic criteria, and underlying pathophysiology. We also compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of anxiolytic medications, cognitive behavioral therapy, and lifestyle modifications in treating GAD.

Dr. David Osser's Website:

https://psychopharm.mobi/algo_live/

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we discuss chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) and describe its clinical presentation, underlying pathophysiology, and progression. We review current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing CCS, including both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Our primary pharmacotherapy focus was on comparing and contrasting antianginal therapies, but we also touch on antiplatelet agents, and risk factor modification strategies.

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we discuss multiple sclerosis and describe its clinical presentations, types, and pathophysiology. We compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and clinical use of disease-modifying agents, supportive therapies, and monitoring strategies in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. 

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode we review the 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Pharmacologic Management of Adults with Dyslipidemia published by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. We compare and contrast the common medications used in the management of dyslipidemia and examine how these can be utilized based on the 13 updated recommendations found in the 2025 guidelines. 

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]

On this episode, we evaluate current guidelines and evidence-based treatment strategies for managing menstruation-related disorders. We compare and contrast the efficacy, safety profiles, and appropriate use of hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options as well as patient monitoring in addressing menstruation-related disorders. 

Cole and I are happy to share that our listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for listening to this podcast episode! We have continued to partner with freeCE.com to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1-hour of continuing education credit for select episodes. For existing Unlimited (Gold) freeCE members, this CE option is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! A password, which will be given at some point during this episode, is required to access the post-activity test. To earn credit for this episode, visit the following link below to go to freeCE's website:

https://www.freece.com/

If you’re not currently a freeCE member, we definitely suggest you explore all the benefits of their Unlimited Membership on their website and earn CE for listening to this podcast.

Thanks for listening!

If you want to support the podcast, check out our Patreon account. Subscribers will have access to all previous and new pharmacotherapy lectures as well as downloadable PowerPoint slides for each lecture. If you purchase an annual membership, you'll also get a free digital copy of High-Powered Medicine 3rd edition by Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD. HPM is a book/website database of summaries for over 150 landmark clinical trials.You can visit our Patreon page at the website below: 

www.patreon.com/corconsultrx

We want to give a big thanks to Dr. Alex Poppen, PharmD and High-Powered Medicine for sponsoring the podcast..  You can get a copy of HPM at the links below: 

Purchase a subscription or PDF copy - https://highpoweredmedicine.com/

Purchase the paperback and hardcover - Barnes and Noble website

We want to say thank you to our sponsor, Pyrls. Try out their drug information app today. Visit the website below for a free trial:

www.pyrls.com/corconsultrx

We also want to thank our sponsor Freed AI. Freed is an AI scribe that listens, prepares your SOAP notes, and writes patient instructions. Charting is done before your patient walks out of the room. You can try 10 notes for free and after that it only costs $99/month. Visit the website below for more information:

https://www.getfreed.ai/ 

If you have any questions for Cole or me, reach out to us via e-mail:

• Mike - [email protected]
• Cole - [email protected]