by Eric Christianson | Jul 31, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A 71-year-old male with a history of BPH had developed a head cold. His current medications include finasteride and tamsulosin. He tried some loratadine for a day or two for his rhinitis which he decided did not help. At this point, he was already getting a little...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 28, 2019 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I had a discussion with Blair Thielemier at the Pharmapreneur Academy (the queen of developing clinical pharmacy practices) the other day about developing a clinical pharmacist practice in an outpatient clinic. To give a little background, I spent approximately 2 and...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 24, 2019 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
There are dozens of medications that have anticholinergic activity or are considered an anticholinergic medication. While most of the agents are used for their antihistamine, sedative, or antidepressant activity, There are a few uses that are unique to individual...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 21, 2019 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Phenytoin drug interactions are common in our polypharmacy patient. The key is to monitor patients closely as well as carefully reviewing the medication list when a new medication is going to be started or changed. While there are numerous drug interactions with this...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 17, 2019 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
This guest post on comparing Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis was contributed by pharmacist Jiamin Liau who is also a Certified Diabetes Educator in Australia. I’m appreciative for her contribution to help educate other healthcare professionals! If...
