by Eric Christianson | Nov 22, 2020 | Clinical Pharmacy News and New Drug Updates
Working with geriatric patients and providers in primary care, I definitely have to stay up to date with regards to diabetes therapy. There have been a couple of diabetes updates in 2020 that I wanted to make sure you were aware of. The SGLT2 inhibitors is a class of...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 18, 2020 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Loop diuretics (podcast episode) are a mainstay of therapy when we need to eliminate fluid from the body. Heart failure and ascites due to cirrhosis are two of the most common fluid overload disease states that these medications will be used for. I wanted to provide...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 16, 2020 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
While pyridoxine (vitamin B6) is a less well-known vitamin compared to cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12), there are some potential consequences from deficiency. I am going to layout pyridoxine clinical pearls including some common medications that may cause deficiency and...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 11, 2020 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Irritable bowel syndrome can be very difficult to manage in some patients and once controlled, you can imagine that the patient wants nothing more than to keep their symptoms at bay. I’ve seen medications that exacerbate IBS-diarrhea used in clinical practice and...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 4, 2020 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Hydralazine is a medication that causes vasodilation on the arterioles which ultimately leads to a reduction in blood pressure. It isn’t a medication that is used terribly often and I will discuss the reasons for this as well as other hydralazine clinical pearls you...
