by Eric Christianson | Apr 10, 2019 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
The SSRI and NSAID interaction kind of drives me crazy. It is one of those interactions where you don’t really know how seriously to take it. SSRI has the potential to impact platelet function. NSAIDs have the potential to impact platelet function. The SSRI and...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 7, 2019 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I feel like I’m still seeing quite a bit of Namenda XR being used. Namenda XR comes in with a price tag of about $500 dollars per month. The generic version of Namenda (memantine) is an immediate release formulation that is probably going to cost less than...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 3, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
About 10 days ago, a 76-year-old male called you to tell you that his spiking blood sugars are higher than they have been in a long time. His blood sugars were in the 300-400 range. He used to never get much above 200. He reports that he has had no diet changes and is...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 31, 2019 | BCPS Exam, NAPLEX
I get asked lots of questions about the BCPS exam as well as the NAPLEX. One question that has come up more than once, is how do I study for the BCPS versus NAPLEX exam? BCPS Versus NAPLEX: Format The major format difference is the question type. As someone who has...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 27, 2019 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Working in long term care, I’ve seen a lot of cases where transitions of care have been messed up. I remember one specific case where 8 medications were incorrectly changed at a hospital stay. This can be devastating to a patient’s health. Here’s a...
