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Clonidine in the Elderly – Medication Case Review

Clonidine in the Elderly – Medication Case Review

by Eric Christianson | Mar 29, 2017 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists

Below is a case scenario where clonidine is being used in the elderly.  Clonidine is on the Beer’s list of potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly.  Let’s break it down. JS is an 87 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension,...
Clinical Conundrum: Omeprazole Clopidogrel Interaction – Four Considerations

Clinical Conundrum: Omeprazole Clopidogrel Interaction – Four Considerations

by Eric Christianson | Mar 26, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists

The omeprazole clopidogrel interaction has always been a challenging one to know precisely what to do.  Since a significant number of media reports came out in 2010 due to information regarding the omeprazole and clopidogrel interaction, it has been hotly debated as...
Polypharmacy Medication List Review

Polypharmacy Medication List Review

by Eric Christianson | Mar 22, 2017 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade

A 79 year old female has a medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, falls with orthostatic hypotension, osteoarthritis, depression and anxiety, constipation, COPD and insomnia.  Her current chief complaints are shortness of breath, edema, and falls. Her...
Amitriptyline and Dementia

Amitriptyline and Dementia

by Eric Christianson | Mar 19, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls

An 81 year old male presents with worsening confusion over a period of about 3-6 months.  The primary provider is considering an Rx for Aricept as she feels that this is Alzheimer’s dementia in the mild to moderate stage. What do we do as pharmacists? One of the...
Drug Induced Orthostasis

Drug Induced Orthostasis

by Eric Christianson | Mar 12, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies

An 86 year old male is having a difficult time with weakness and falls.  With weakness and falls, we always need to take a good hard look at blood pressure to make sure we aren’t causing drug induced orthostasis.  There are also times when family feels like he...
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