by Eric Christianson | Feb 26, 2023 | NAPLEX, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
I’ve followed the NAPLEX exam since I graduated in 2009. The NAPLEX was relatively easy from my experience and the experience of many of my classmates. The pass rate that year was an indicator that the NAPLEX was not very difficult. That is not the case anymore....
by Eric Christianson | Feb 22, 2023 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Trazodone (podcast) is part of a class of antidepressants known as triazolopyridines. I am seeing trazodone for dementia related agitation in my practice and wanted to get a quick review of how solid the evidence is. Let’s start with the basics. Trazodone is...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 19, 2023 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
The kidney plays many vital roles in the body. One of those roles is to eliminate medications and their metabolites. When the kidney is not functioning well, drugs are eliminated from the body at a slower rate and can accumulate. Those higher drug concentrations can...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 15, 2023 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
This article was originally written by Christine Meyer, MD and I found this story too good not to share. I’m appreciative to her for letting me share it. Deprescribing and dose reductions require all hands on deck. Kudos to all of you pharmacists out there doing...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 12, 2023 | Clinical Guideline Updates For Pharmacists
Heart failure is a disease state that requires a significant number of medications. Guideline-based standards of care now include numerous medications. How did we get there? I outline my top 5 heart failure clinical trials of all time. Feel free to leave a comment if...
