by Eric Christianson | Jun 29, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 35 year old male with a history of schizophrenia was recently diagnosed with essential tremor. He was tried on propranolol with no apparent benefit. Following the trial of propranolol, he was switched to primidone 50 mg twice daily. His current medications...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 26, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
Vancomycin has complex pharmacokinetics. I can recall a case where I saw oral vancomycin for cellulitis. The likely causative organism of the cellulitis was MRSA. This patient was fairly complex and hospitalized for a few days. Upon hospitalization, the patient was...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 22, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
You can’t tell everything from a medication list, but you can certainly begin to formulate questions and identify possible areas of concern. What do you notice that seems a little wacky? Here’s a patient with severe asthma, on multiple medications: Advair...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 19, 2016 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A 95 year old female has recently entered a hospice program. Whenever a patient is enrolled in hospice, it is very important to assess the medication regimen and identify medications that are no longer necessary. Quality of life is the top goal when a patient is on...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 15, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
BPH is one of the most common causes of urinary retention. Drugs can and do exacerbate this problem. So, looking at this med list, which medications can exacerbate BPH? Here’s the medication review with a few questions that I would be looking into further. • Proscar 5...
