How are pharmacy rotations going?

[Rx4Life]

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I am currently doing my Oncology rotation and it's really really cool! I've been busy with rounding, checking meds for interactions, renal dosing, premeds, the like. Today I'm at the Pediatric Oncology office and i saw a spinal tap and intrathecal methotretate administration. It's been pretty tough learning about different cancers and understanding different regimens, lab values that determine whether or not chemo can be given, and how to dose based on BSA and AUC (for carboplatin). The days are usually 10hrs with about 1-2hrs reading. I am learning something new everyday!

Anyone else on rotation? Please add your experiences on the thread, and maybe we can help each other out with finding resources, patient monitoring forms etc.

Have a good one!

RX4Life

 

[LIBERIANGIRL]

I am currently doing my Oncology rotation and it's really really cool! I've been busy with rounding, checking meds for interactions, renal dosing, premeds, the like. Today I'm at the Pediatric Oncology office and i saw a spinal tap and intrathecal methotretate administration. It's been pretty tough learning about different cancers and understanding different regimens, lab values that determine whether or not chemo can be given, and how to dose based on BSA and AUC (for carboplatin). The days are usually 10hrs with about 1-2hrs reading. I am learning something new everyday!

Anyone else on rotation? Please add your experiences on the thread, and maybe we can help each other out with finding resources, patient monitoring forms etc.

Have a good one!

RX4Life

I am at a childrens hospital doing both institutional practice and medicine. I have not been on rounds yet, but I have been doing some cases. So far so good. I am wondering if I should do a residency or just go into nuclear pharmacy. This is my 3rd rotation, my 1st clinical rotation was awesome and I hope this will be too.

 

[jessicab]

I am currently doing my Oncology rotation and it's really really cool! I've been busy with rounding, checking meds for interactions, renal dosing, premeds, the like. Today I'm at the Pediatric Oncology office and i saw a spinal tap and intrathecal methotretate administration. It's been pretty tough learning about different cancers and understanding different regimens, lab values that determine whether or not chemo can be given, and how to dose based on BSA and AUC (for carboplatin). The days are usually 10hrs with about 1-2hrs reading. I am learning something new everyday!

Anyone else on rotation? Please add your experiences on the thread, and maybe we can help each other out with finding resources, patient monitoring forms etc.

Have a good one!

RX4Life

How many rotations do you do? Do you pick where you want to rotate or does everyone do the same ones?

 

[Ivorymist]

Wow I was wondering where all the P4s went. I'm doing a general medicine rotation right now. It's pretty interesting and there's lots of work since it's at a large teaching hospital (lots of medication questions and mistakes since there are many med students and interns). I have to go over anywhere between 8-15 patients a day and discuss them with my clinical pharmacist. I spend most of my day doing kinetics, monitoring drug regimens, doing discharge counseling, calling doctors with recommendations, doing my best to answer questions, and scanning orders for accuracy and appropriateness.

Jessicab, I do 8 rotations, but I think that varies depending on the school.