by Eric Christianson | Apr 29, 2015 | BCPS Exam, Free Clinical Practice Quizzes and Videos For Pharmacists, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
I’m trying to expand my horizons 🙂 I created a short Youtube video, that I hope will help educate you about the BCPS Exam. For those of you seeking a few clinical pearls, you’ll find it inside this video where I breakdown a BCPS style question. I hope...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 26, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Pain management in the elderly is something I deal with on a daily basis. It can be extremely challenging as there are potential negatives of using medications around every corner. Here’s a case that highlights a few challenges: 88 year old male with a history...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 22, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
As I was going through pharmacy school and working as an intern, I was often astounded by what patients think pharmacists do in their everyday jobs. When I tell people that I’m a pharmacist (especially non-medical people) it usually leads to a line of questioning...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 19, 2015 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
TCA’s in the elderly are generally discouraged especially for symptoms of sleep and depression. There are a lot of other options to consider for treatment of both of these issues before TCA’s. While I’m not going to tell you what is ALWAYS right or...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 15, 2015 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I think most of you who follow the blog know I spend most of my time dealing with polypharmacy and geriatrics. I’m going to use the example of ACE Inhibitors in CHF to demonstrate my point. Every now and then, I will see patients who have a history of CHF and...
