by Eric Christianson | May 20, 2018 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
In the patient on numerous medications, drug interactions are always a constant concern. In the scenario below, I lay out some strategies to monitor the bupropion nortriptyline interaction with a brief description of what might happen on account of this drug-drug...
by Eric Christianson | May 16, 2018 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Anticholinergic side effects are something that I see on nearly a daily basis. I’ve become accustomed at identifying these and trying to come up with a game plan to minimize these adverse effects. Here’s a few strategies for things I look out for on a...
by Eric Christianson | May 16, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I’ve had the opportunity to work with chronic pain patients and opioid tapering. It has been very challenging and I have definitely picked up a few pearls and strategies to try to help coach patients along the process. I recently shared some of these pearls...
by Eric Christianson | May 9, 2018 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists
As I’ve gotten into the online space, I’ve had quite a few influences and people I’ve admired from afar (literally really afar). Many I have never met in person, but from following them and having interactions on various social media platforms, I...
by Eric Christianson | May 6, 2018 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
This post on Hot Flashes and Breast Cancer was donated by Jiamin Liau, a clinical pharmacist from across the world in Australia. Thanks for your contribution! In patients with cancer, hot flashes and night sweats may be caused by the tumor, its treatment, or other...
