by Eric Christianson | Mar 18, 2018 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
The value of case studies cannot be underestimated. Case studies allow the student to learn the essential facts about a given topic – extracting the essential, clinical knowledge that adds relevance to their clinical career. When starting out, case studies are...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 14, 2018 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I’ve had a lot of kind contributors make guest contributions and when I read this post, I wanted to share it with all of you. I’ve thought a lot about the future of pharmacy. and this is definitely a thought provoking post on the future of pharmacy and...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 11, 2018 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Every now and again, I will run into patients with both angina as well as erectile dysfunction. The nitroglycerin sildenafil drug interaction is one that should be taken seriously. Coadministration of these medications should be avoided. The possible end result of...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 7, 2018 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I have been asked about medication absorption in gastric bypass surgery a fair number of times. It can be a very challenging topic to navigate. In patients who have had gastric bypass, there is definitely potential for drugs to be inadequately absorbed. In...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 28, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A 63 year old female presents with complaints of taking too many medications and that her “my medications are making me sick”. In addition, she reports that she feels nauseated every morning after breakfast and associates it with her morning pills. She...
