There is a reason why clonidine is not routinely used in the elderly. It has a high incidence of adverse effects in the elderly and can contribute to CNS changes, orthostasis, dry mouth etc. An 88 year old gentleman was started on clonidine for hypertension. His...
JS is a 76 year old female who was having an increase in sleepiness. Her neighbor recently stopped by and found very sedated and difficult to arouse. She was almost “passed out”. An ambulance was called and she was taken to the ER. Her current...
In this medication list review, I going to show you to keep an eye out for trigger medications that may be important in identifying chronic kidney disease. The med list: Aspirin 325 mg daily Warfarin as directed PhosLo 2 tabs TID with meals Acetaminophen 1000 mg TID...
I’ve educated about morphine numerous times and how fatal mistakes can be. This is especially true of morphine due to the availability of so many different doses, dosage forms, concentrations etc. I came across this case the other day from a friend who messaged...
I have a little different delivery of information in this blog post. I’ve had the pleasure of communicating with advocates for the profession in many different forums and the Pharmacy Podcast is one of my favorites! Go check them out on Itunes! Here’s my...
