by Eric Christianson | Nov 30, 2016 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists
As a practicing pharmacist, I continue to hear rumblings and news trickle in about the 2017 pharmacy job outlook. Fellow pharmacist blogger Jason Poquette put together a nice article early in 2016 about what the pharmacy job outlook looks like. It wasn’t very...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 27, 2016 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I have encountered the use of Fleets enema in the elderly a few times. One of the most important things to look for when using this medication is kidney function. The FDA did issue warnings for the oral preparation of this sodium phosphate to treat constipation, but...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 23, 2016 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
It is time to point the finger outward at people who deserve my thanks. You don’t know how much it means to me that so many of you come read my blog posts day after day. The even better part for me is that many of you have taken time out of your day to send me...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 20, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
MAOI’s (mono-amine oxidase inhibitors) can be used for depression. With that stated, they have a significant number of clinical pearls that limit there use. MAOI’s and drug interactions are two terms that you should lump together. Very rarely do I see...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 16, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies
A 59 year old female is on the following medications: Alprazolam 1 mg four times daily as needed Norvasc 10 mg daily Simvastatin 40 mg at bedtime Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg hs prn Tylenol PM as needed Lasix 20 mg daily Glucagon kit as needed Glipizide 5 mg daily Lantus 18...
