by Eric Christianson | Jul 9, 2017 | BCACP Exam, BCGP Exam, BCPS Exam, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
I get a lot of questions about pharmacist board certification. So I just wanted to share what I know for pharmacist board certification in 2018. The biggest change will be for those seeking geriatric certification. This exam and content will be changing. If you are...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 5, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I can’t think of a good reason to use gabapentin and pregabalin together, but I have seen it a few times. Here’s the med list and what I would look at. Dulaglutide 0.5 mls once weekly Gabapentin 100 mg TID Omeprazole 20 mg BID Trazodone 100 mg HS...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 2, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
A 76 year old female presents with the following list of medications, including high dose Ambien (zolpidem). Ambien 10-20 mg at bedtime as needed Prednisone 20 mg daily Warfarin 5 mg daily Ventolin HFA 2 puffs QID prn Glucotrol XL 10 mg daily Fosamax 70 mg weekly...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 28, 2017 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Patient adherence to medications is one of the greatest challenges that any healthcare professional can face. Whether it comes to identifying benefit, potential side effects, or drug interactions, patient adherence should be the first question you think about. In...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 25, 2017 | BCGP Exam, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
I received notification a few months back now that my title “Certified Geriatric Pharmacist” (CGP) will now be changing to “Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist” (BCGP). In addition to this superficial change, I suspect the Board Certified...
