by Eric Christianson | Sep 30, 2020 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
In this case scenario, I explore some of the possible reasons that you may see a patient on duplicate SSRIs. A 68 year old female has a history of depression, breast cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and mild osteoarthritis. Current medications include: Fluoxetine 20 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 27, 2020 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
In this scenario, I review how medications can increase the blood clot risk. A 66 year old female is taking the following medications. Aspirin 81 mg dailyLamotrigine 100 mg BIDApixaban 5 mg BIDAcetaminophen 500 mg BIDPantoprazole 40 mg dailyBaclofen 10 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 23, 2020 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A 69-year-old female is concerned with hair loss. She states that she does not have a family history of this issue and believes that her medications might be to blame. Her primary provider does not feel as if the hair loss is due to a medical issue (i.e....
by Eric Christianson | Sep 20, 2020 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
The omeprazole escitalopram interaction is a relatively common one in clinical practice. Below, I outline a case scenario where this interaction may have caused some adverse effects from escitalopram. An 81-year-old female has a history of depression, GERD,...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 16, 2020 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
GLP-1 agonists are an effective medication in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. GLP-1 agonists are a synthetic version of the body’s naturally occurring GLP-1. However, synthetic GLP-1 has the advantage of being resistant to DPP4 degradation. GLP-1 agonists have...
