by Eric Christianson | Oct 28, 2020 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I’ve been asked by patients before if they can take saw palmetto with finasteride. Here’s my thought process based upon a case scenario. JS is a 71-year-old male who presents to his annual physical. He is reporting worsening symptoms involving his urinary...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 21, 2020 | BCPS Exam, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
Preparing for the BCPS exam is stressful. There’s a bit of added stress and mystery for those looking into the 2021 BCPS Exam. The content outline changed in the second half of 2020 and so the exam going forward may be slightly different than in previous years....
by Eric Christianson | Oct 18, 2020 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Here’s a case scenario where sodium chloride supplements were added, and why I think it is important to recognize what that may mean. KD is a 63-year-old female with a history of bipolar disorder with depressive episodes, GERD, trigeminal neuralgia,...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 14, 2020 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
This might be one of my biggest pet peeves. Adding a medication when we are already doing the opposite with another medication. I had a patient a while back who was taking cholestyramine twice daily for constipation. The patient and caregivers were unclear why the...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 11, 2020 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Why do patients stop taking medications? I’ve spent a lot of time and effort working with patients to improve their drug therapy, but it really doesn’t matter if they don’t actually take the medication that is best for them. Here’s a list of the most common reasons...
