Rapid administration of antiseizure medications: Review of safety, effectiveness, and implications for pharmacy practice
June 22, 2026
In this podcast, Dr. Emily Laswell and Dr. McKenzie Grinalds discuss the AJHP Therapy Update, “Rapid administration of antiseizure medications: Review of safety, effectiveness, and implications for pharmacy practice” with host and AJHP Editor in Chief Dr. Daniel Cobaugh.
SPEAKERS
Emily Laswell, PharmD, BCPS completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Ohio Northern University in May 2012. Following graduation, Dr. Laswell completed a PGY-1 residency at Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Laswell currently serves on the faculty at Cedarville University School of Pharmacy and practices at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where she works with an internal medicine team focusing on the care of patients with stroke and neurologic diseases.
McKenzie Grinalds, PharmD, BCPS graduated from Cedarville University School of Pharmacy and completed two years of residency training at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University and a clinical pharmacy specialist of neurology at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She served as the chair of the Central Nervous System Practice and Research Network for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Her research interests focused on epilepsy.
Daniel J. Cobaugh, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT is the senior vice president of professional development and publishing at ASHP and the editor-in-chief of AJHP. He has served on the ASHP staff since 2002. He received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University. Cobaugh completed an ASHP-accredited residency in hospital pharmacy at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and a clinical toxicology fellowship at the Pittsburgh Poison Center. He practiced as pharmacist-clinical toxicologist and held faculty appointments at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.
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