May 2017 - Page 2 of 2

How to Handle Gabapentin Abuse

Date May 10, 2017 Author By Eric Christianson Category Uncategorized

When giving a presentation the other day, I received a question about how to handle gabapentin abuse. It is a tough question, much like opioid, benzo, stimulant, or any other controlled substance. Recognizing the risk of abuse potential, in August 2016, Minnesota added it to its list of drugs that need to be reported on […]

What Does Requip Tell Us? Medication Review

Date May 7, 2017 Author By Eric Christianson Category Uncategorized

Here’s a medication list and a few thoughts to go with it. Amiodarone 200 mg daily Famotidine 20 mg daily Enalapril 10 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg BID Pantoprazole 40 mg daily Acetaminophen 500 mg TID Requip 0.5 mg HS Aranesp (hold for hemoglobin less than 11) Aspirin 81 mg daily Buspirone 10 mg BID […]

FDA Metformin Kidney Function Dosing Changes – What are you Going to do?

Date May 3, 2017 Author By Eric Christianson Category Uncategorized

So the FDA changed the labeling on metformin a while back and made it a little easier to use the drug in more patients who have poor kidney function. Whenever changes like this happen, I like to take a little time and digest the changes. From a recent Medscape article, here’s what one physician, Dr Inzucch, […]