by Eric Christianson | Sep 5, 2018 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
A 47 year old male is concerned that his drugs are causing medication induced sexual dysfunction. His primary provider has asked you to review his medications. What would I look at here? Amlodipine 5 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg twice daily Fluoxetine 80 mg daily...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 2, 2018 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Managing schizophrenia can be incredibly challenging. Drug interactions are a major factor in that challenge. Olanzapine is broken down by CYP1A2. Smoking causes induction of the CYP1A2 enzyme. The olanzapine smoking cessation interaction is one that we should...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 26, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Opioid equivalencies are a challenging item. If you look online, you can find opioid equivalency tables all over the place. They are useful tools, but they may not tell the complete story. In the video below, I discuss opioid equivalencies and how genetic variations...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 22, 2018 | Hematology and Immunology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
As a clinical pharmacist, we have to recognize that there are several causes of anemia. Anemia can be sometimes be caused by medications and sometimes not so much. Where is can get really complicated is when we have multiple factors that are or possibly can be...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 19, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
There are numerous osteoporosis medications that can be used and I’ve seen a ton of patient mistakes with these medications. Managing osteoporosis is like many other chronic diseases in that the medication helps prevent really bad things from happening. When...
