Rumor vs Truth - Evidence‑Based Mythbusting for Healthcare Professionals

Your trusted source for facts... where we dissect the evidence behind risky rumors and reveal clinical truths.

This podcast series from TRC Healthcare, the team behind Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, and Prescriber Insights products, is designed to help pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, prescribers, and even patients navigate some of the claims they might see about medication therapy.

Find the video version of this show on the TRC Healthcare YouTube channel.

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TRC Healthcare offers CE credit for this podcast for subscribers at our platinum level or higher. Log in to your Pharmacist’s Letter, Pharmacy Technician’s Letter, or Prescriber Insights account and look for the title of this podcast in the list of available CE courses.

Podcasting since 2025 • 29 episodes

Rumor vs Truth - Evidence‑Based Mythbusting for Healthcare Professionals

Latest Episodes

Vaccines

Vaccine rumors keep going viral…but which ones actually hold up when you look at the evidence?In this episode, pharmacists Don Weinberger and Steve Small take on the vaccine claims patients bring to the counter, with insight from infecti...

October 20, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 10 • 33:41

Generic Meds

Generic drugs save money, but do they lower the bar? From what "bioequivalent" really requires to why an authorized generic can look just like the brand name, a lot of what gets assumed about generic drugs hasn't caught up wi...

September 15, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 9 • 31:02

BONUS: Mailbag – Does Naloxone Increase Opioid Misuse?

Naloxone and nalmefene are reaching more hands than ever—through bystander programs, pharmacy dispensing protocols, and over-the-counter sales. But as access expands, one question keeps coming up:Does easier access to naloxone or nalm...

September 03, 2026 • Season 2 • 6:10

Opioids

Opioid Rules of Thumb Are Sticky—Even When the Evidence Moves On. From how quickly dependence risk starts to whether the newest non-opioid really replaces an opioid, a lot of advice is still running on assumptions learned yea...

August 18, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 8 • 24:22

BONUS: Mailbag - Do Patients Need to Separate Miralax From Other Medications?

Send us Fan MailCan polyethylene glycol (PEG 3350, Miralax) affect the absorption of other medications?In this BONUS mailbag episode of Rumor vs Tr...

August 06, 2026 • Season 2 • 4:32

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Hello, Horatio here. Love the show, first time caller. And uh, real quick question this might be low stakes, but um would be interested to hear your thoughts. And that's you know, we we keep shortening the duration of antibiotics from 10 to 7 to 5 to even three days in some cases. And at what point can patients or can patients just stop taking antibiotics when they start feeling better? Um, hope you read my question. And thank you.