by Eric Christianson | May 31, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
78 year old female is receiving the following medications: Aspirin 81 mg daily Tramadol 50 mg twice daily Lisinopril 10 mg once daily Amlodipine 5 mg daily Losartan 25 mg daily Omeprazole 20 mg daily Ropinerol 0.25 mg daily Sinemet 25/100 three times daily Mineral Oil...
by Eric Christianson | May 27, 2015 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
88 year old male has a history of osteoarthritis. He has tried self treatment with acetaminophen 325 mg twice daily with no benefit. Upon a recent evaluation with his primary provider, he was prescribed Naproxen 500 mg two times daily. His current medication list...
by Eric Christianson | May 24, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A 78 year old male was found driving around in his car making abnormal turns and proceeded to drive to a parking lot where he was driving in circles. He presents to the ER with primary symptoms of confusion and cognitive decline. Vital signs were fairly normal with...
by Eric Christianson | May 20, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
77 year old female has a past medical history including but not limited to: GERD, PMR, Hypertension, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Osteoporosis. Her current medication list includes: Ferrous Sulfate 325 daily Aspirin 81 mg daily Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily Prednisone 10...
by Eric Christianson | May 17, 2015 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A patient was on 30+ medications. I always kind of wonder what it would be like to be on that many medications, but hope I never find out. I simply think of the sheer volume of that many pills and depending upon the size each pill, it is probably close to the size...
