by Eric Christianson | Aug 7, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In this polypharmacy case study, I pick out some medications that we may be able to discontinue. An 88-year-old male is looking to reduce his medication burden. Current medications include: Aspirin 81 mg dailyFurosemide 10 mg dailyKCL 10 meq dailyOmeprazole 20 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 4, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
An 81-year-old patient is complaining of cramps in his legs which are particularly bothersome at night. He also states that he gets a creepy/crawly sensation in both of his legs. He was initiated on ropinirole 0.5 mg at bedtime with a diagnosis of restless legs. After...
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...
