Monthly Archives: March 2017
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, dementia, depression, weight loss, GERD, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, anxiety and anemia. She […]
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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 to how to manage this drug interaction. The FDA also had a somewhat […]
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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 current medication list includes: Warfarin (goal INR 2-3) Metoprolol tartrate 25 mg BID Losartan 100 mg daily Lasix […]
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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 major things we can help with when […]
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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 is very sleepy. He also had mild […]
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