by Eric Christianson | Apr 11, 2018 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
As a consultant pharmacist, I have encountered numerous scenarios of drug diversion in long term care and assisted living settings. I have a deep appreciation for the safe and appropriate use of medications and tracking and monitoring of controlled substances is an...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 8, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
SK is an 80 year old male with a history of BPH, hypertension, CAD, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation. His current medications include: Warfarin – goal INR 2-3 Aspirin 81 mg daily Lisinopril 10 mg once daily Tamsulosin 0.8 mg once daily Finasteride 5 mg once daily...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 4, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
You can’t tell everything from a medication list, but you can certainly begin to formulate questions and identify possible areas of concern. What do you notice that seems a little wacky? Here’s a patient with severe asthma, on multiple medications: Advair...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 1, 2018 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
It is well known that beta-blockers can affect the beta-2 receptors and potentially cause issues with breathing. Non-selective beta-blockers like propranolol may be even higher risk for causing these symptoms. I discuss more in-depth about the pharmacology...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 28, 2018 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Managing drug interactions like the citalopram omeprazole interaction can be really challenging. Often times the situation I’m presented with is I’m meeting with a patient and they have been on both citalopram and omeprazole for a long time. If the...
