by Eric Christianson | Nov 17, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Insomnia is a sneaky condition that can lead to polypharmacy. Many of the medications used in the management of insomnia can work for a short period of time, but I’ve seen so many cases where the effects wear off over time. Always remember to do our due...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 13, 2019 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists
I’m saddened for some of my friends and colleagues who’ve recently lost their job. The recent move by HealthPartners in my own state hits close to home. HealthPartners is closing up 30 retail pharmacies and this means further tightening of the saturated...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 10, 2019 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists, Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Metformin is the go-to first-line medication in type 2 diabetes. While drug interactions aren’t incredibly common with its use, we should be aware of OCT inhibition and the potential effects that this might cause. Under normal circumstances, this isn’t...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 6, 2019 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
In the case scenario below, I discuss the implications of the verapamil phenytoin interaction. JS is a 38-year-old male who has been on phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis for several years. He reports to his primary care provider complaining of severe headaches. He is...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 3, 2019 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
KS is a 79-year-old female. She states that she takes too many pills and would like to try to reduce some. Here’s her list. Aspirin 81 mg dailyClopidogrel 75 mg dailyPantoprazole 40 mg dailyValsartan 80 mg dailyMetoprolol 25 mg BIDAmlodipine 5 mg...
