by Eric Christianson | Oct 28, 2015 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
When using antidepressants, one of the major reasons why we select a medication is the side effects that medication has. In geriatrics where weight loss can be problematic, you may see Remeron (mirtazapine) used to help stimulate appetite and help a patient’s...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 25, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies
PPI’s for NSAID prophylaxis is a common practice I’ve seen by numerous clinicians. In the geriatric population especially, there is significant GI ulcer risk from NSAIDs. The problem of polypharmacy is a big one, make sure you are paying attention to the...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 21, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
A 78 year old patient with a past medical history of bipolar disorder, dementia with aggressive behaviors, hypertension, and neuropathy was being evaluated and was initiated on Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) to try to help with neuropathy. He had been tried on numerous...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 18, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
We always need diagnosis and more information, but I like to analyze a medication list as an educational tool. The med list review with some possible concerns to investigate: Cilostazol 100 mg twice daily Aspirin 81 mg daily Propranolol 80 mg twice daily Captopril 25...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 14, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Respecting patient’s autonomy is of utmost importance in every clinical setting, and here are two perfect examples that I encountered during my emergency medicine rotation. 45-year-old Amish male was involved in a farm accident where a tree branch had fallen on him,...
