The Life Apotheque

Why stage fright happens, what your body thinks is actually happening, and how we stop it from ruining your day. Music: Circle Game Musicians: The Lost Vikings Poem: Nature Morte by Sandra Lim Sources: The Wilderness by Sandra Lim, stage fright processes from Pharmacotherapy, 9th edition, and receptor function from Goodman & Gilman’s the Pharmacological...

How aspirin came to be and what it does for us even after 300 years of use. Except in influenza. The second half of Paris, with some slightly scratchy but nevertheless excellent music from a French folk band. Music: L’amour est a tout le monde Musicians: Moussu T e Lei Jovents Poem: Jardin des Enfants...

How & why acetaminophen poisoning kills you, plus the wonderful drug we use to treat overdose. Music: Lovefool by The Cardigans Musicians: Ellen Birath Band Poem: The Painter Rearranges the Mirrors (1415) by Cole Swensen Sources: Caveau de la Huchette, Ellen Birath Band, Cole Swensen, and acetaminophen toxicity from: Hendrickson, Robert G. “Acetaminophen.” Goldfrank’s Toxicological...

How Ebola is transmitted and why it’s causing such a huge problem in West Africa. Not much with drugs in this one, but some things are more important than chemistry. Music: 16 Tons by Merle Travis Musicians: Tracy on guitar/vocals, Kirstin on accordion Poem: Pavement Pounding Philosophy by Ayo Sogunro Sources: WHO Ebola Updates, Red...

New developments in the management of hepatitis C and the huge impact this will have on patients. Music: Snake River Prophets by Michel Musicians: Michel of WereBadger Poem: American Smooth by Rita Dove Sources: Kowdley KV et al. Phase 2b Trial of Interferon-free Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1. N Engl J Med 2014;370:222-232.,...

The consequences of hepatitis C and the only drugs we had to manage it for 20 years. Music: Picture in a Frame by Tom Waits Musicians: MONA of Father You See Queen Poem: El Florida Room by Richard Blanco Sources: Ribavirin Package Insert, Pegylated Interferon Package Insert, Father You See Queen, Richard Blanco”, and basic...

How altitude sickness happens and acetazolamide’s use in treating it. Music: Rock This House by B.B. King and Tin Whistle Musicians: The Swillbillies, Brian of Mason’s Tender Poem: Aylmer by Kirstin Sources: Zafren, K. Prevention of High Altitude Illness. Travel Med and Inf Dis         2014;12:29-39.       Imray C, et al. Acute Mountain Sickness: Pathophysiology, Prevention, and...

A brief explanation of multiple myeloma, how measles functions, and why the measles vaccine could be used to cure cancer. Music: Stroll Through the Sky by Joe Hisaishi Musicians: Kirstin on piano Poem: The Beach at Sunset by Eloise Klein Healy Sources: USA Today Article, Remission of Disseminated Cancer After Systemic Oncolytic Virotherapy, Bone Marrow...

An introduction to receptors and the basics of drug function, how opioids were developed and why they take away pain, and how naloxone works. Music: The Old Home Place by The Dillards Musicians: Tracy on vocals/guitar, Brian on banjo-uke, Kirstin on accordion Poem: Myth by Natasha Trethewey Sources: Brief History of Heroin, Naloxone Laws, Natasha...

A brief introduction to the podcast, including a description on what pharmacy residencies are and some musings on moving from training to an actual job. Music: Don’t Weep for Me by Brian Archer Musicians: Brian on vocals/banjo-uke, Tracy on guitar, Kirstin on accordion Poem: Frigid February Dawn by Kirstin