by Eric Christianson | May 8, 2019 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Parkinson’s is one of the most complex disease states you will encounter. Whenever you talk about a disease of the brain and nervous system, you know that we likely don’t have a 100% clear understanding of how it works and why it happens. However, we...
by Eric Christianson | May 5, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In long term care consulting, learning how to review and interpret medical records is an absolute must. It can also be incredibly helpful in other settings such as ambulatory care, community, assisted living, and hospital pharmacy. I’ve got three examples for...
by Eric Christianson | May 1, 2019 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
One of the big advantages of newer agents like rivaroxaban is there’s less potential for diet and drug interactions than with warfarin. Now that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any rivaroxaban drug interactions. We have to pay attention to these...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 28, 2019 | BCMTMS Exam
A few months ago, I stumbled into a new pharmacist certification called the Board Certified Medication Therapy Management Specialist (BCMTMS). This certification is in its infancy, and if you wanted to get in on the ground level, this is certainly an opportunity to do...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 24, 2019 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
On an episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast, I broke down doxycycline pharmacology and some important aspects that you need to remember as a healthcare professional. Here are a few practice pearls that you need to be aware of. Pregnancy and Pediatrics The...
