Droperidol has come back to the market after several years of being unavailable. Today's episode will discuss its potential place in practice, along with practical considerations, such as dosing and monitoring.
SPEAKERS
David Zimmerman, Pharm.D.,BCPS, BCCCP is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy/EM Clinical Pharmacist in Duquesne University/UPMC-Mercy Hospital located in Pittsburgh, PA. He is also the Vice is also the Chair of the Emergency Care Advisory Group of the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists of ASHP.
Mark Skildum received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Saint Olaf College and received his PharmD with Leadership Emphasis from the University of Minnesota-College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY-1 Residency and a PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency at United Hospital in Saint Paul, MN. He is a graduate of the ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Leadership Academy. Mark currently serves as a clinical pharmacy manager at United Hospital – part of Allina Health in Saint Paul, Minnesota with responsibilities for the cardiology, neurology, critical care and emergency medicine teams. He lives in Roseville, MN with his wife (Lauren) and two children (Greta, 6 and Lars, 4). Mark has served on ASHP’s Section Advisory Groups for Advancing Practice with Pharmacy Technicians and currently serves on the Section Advisory Group for Emergency Medicine. He has served on multiple committees and roles in the Minnesota Society of Health System Pharmacists including Resident Liaison to the Board of Directors, Chair of the New Practitioner Committee and as a co-chair of the Education and Practice committee.