Today, I ran my first SQL query that made complete sense. It wasn’t fancy, just selecting a few columns from a dataset and filtering for a certain value, but it worked exactly as intended.
That little “yes!” moment reminded me of when a patient’s INR finally comes into range after days of adjustments.
Right now, I’m practicing on general datasets, but I can imagine this skill applied in pharmacy:
- Listing all patients currently prescribed a narrow therapeutic index drug, i.e vancomycin.
- Checking for missing lab data before making dosing recommendations.
- Creating quick overviews for stewardship or medication safety meetings.
The query itself may have been simple, but it’s the first step toward something bigger.