by Eric Christianson | Oct 10, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacokinetics Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
What the heck is HLA B*5701? Let’s start with the HLA. HLA stands for human leukocyte antigen. The rest of the name is simply indicating that it is subtype of HLA. There are many different subtypes of HLA as mentioned with each specific medication below. You...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 3, 2018 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Fear of putting myself out there has always been challenging for me. It is something that I try to work at on a daily basis. Whether it be speaking engagements, new educational opportunities, or simply attempting to contact some by email, these are hurdles where...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 30, 2018 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Here I will discuss the propranolol and ciprofloxacin interaction by presented a brief case scenario. A 59 year old female with a 40 year history of smoking a pack per day presents today, complaining of worsening respiratory status. She is having a lot of dyspnea. ...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 26, 2018 | Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
As the 2018 exam season is winding down, participants for 2019 pharmacist board certification exams need to know some new information. This will help make sure you are prepared to take and pass the exam. I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t update you...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 23, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
A 76 year old female has a history of urinary urgency and frequency. About a month ago she was started on mirabegron. She has been tried on tolterodine and oxybutynin. Tolterodine did not work that well for her so it was discontinued. Oxybutynin did help some, but...
