by Eric Christianson | Nov 8, 2017 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I often get referrals for patients who have questions about supplements. Some will ask me “Should I take all theses supplements?” There are definitely some scenarios where I think supplements may be a good options and worth taking, but often times I...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 5, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
As a pharmacist, I recognize some of the challenges associated with trying to help patients with their medications. In this scenario, I try to demonstrate the lithium caffeine drug interaction. A 29 year old female has recently started on lithium. She has been...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 1, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Women’s and Men’s Health Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the utilization of hormones (i.e. estrogen) to replace the natural decline in hormones when menopause happens. HRT is very effective a reducing/eliminating the vasomotor symptoms (i.e. hot flashes) associated with menopause. So,...
