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This podcast is produced by pharmacy faculty to supplement study material and provide relevant drug and professional topics. We're hoping that our real-life clinical pearls and discussions will help you stay up-to-date and improve your pharmacy knowledge.

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Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS and Khyati S. Patel, PharmD, BCACP sit at a table with a laptop, engaged in a discussion about their podcast HelixTalk.

HelixTalk Episodes

HelixTalk #193 - Elevate Your Guideline Knowledge, Not Your BP: The New 2025 Hypertension Guidelines

Date posted: September 19, 2025, 1:43 pm

In this episode, we review the newly published 2025 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines.


HelixTalk #192 - Opioids Optional: Journavx, the New Acute Pain Management Alternative

Date posted: July 23, 2025, 6:00 am

In this episode, we discuss the evidence, safety, and place in therapy of Journavx® (suzetrigine), a newly approved analgesic with a unique non-opioid mechanism of action and additional considerations for its use.


HelixTalk #191 - The Ultimate Guide to ARBs: An In-depth Drug Class Review

Date posted: June 23, 2025, 6:00 am

In this episode, we review the pharmacology, indications, adverse effects, monitoring, and unique drug characteristics of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). 


HelixTalk #190 - Can’t Stop, Won’t Drop … The BP That Just Won’t Quit: Diagnosis and Treatment of Resistant Hypertension

Date posted: May 29, 2025, 2:10 pm

In this episode, we discuss the diagnosis and treatment of resistant hypertension, including a newer endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) called aprocitentan (Tryvio®).