by Eric Christianson | Jul 12, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
It’s often difficult to figure out how exactly to proceed in handling drug interactions. In this scenario, I will discuss the lithium and ACE Inhibitor drug interaction. A 48 year old male with a history of bipolar disorder has been recently diagnosed with...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 9, 2017 | BCACP Exam, BCGP Exam, BCPS Exam, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
I get a lot of questions about pharmacist board certification. So I just wanted to share what I know for pharmacist board certification in 2018. The biggest change will be for those seeking geriatric certification. This exam and content will be changing. If you are...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 5, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I can’t think of a good reason to use gabapentin and pregabalin together, but I have seen it a few times. Here’s the med list and what I would look at. Dulaglutide 0.5 mls once weekly Gabapentin 100 mg TID Omeprazole 20 mg BID Trazodone 100 mg HS...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 2, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
A 76 year old female presents with the following list of medications, including high dose Ambien (zolpidem). Ambien 10-20 mg at bedtime as needed Prednisone 20 mg daily Warfarin 5 mg daily Ventolin HFA 2 puffs QID prn Glucotrol XL 10 mg daily Fosamax 70 mg weekly...