by Eric Christianson | Jun 21, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Timing of ADHD medications is a bit of an art. ADHD medications are used to help children pay attention and ultimately perform better in school and for other activities. Use of these medications is definitely not without controversy. While I won’t address...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 18, 2017 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A 64 year old male has a current medication regimen of: Garlic 200 mg daily Chromium 500 mg daily Omega 3 fish oil 1,000 mg daily Magnesium 500 mg daily Cinnamon 500 mg daily Red Yeast rice 1 table daily Aspirin 81 mg daily HCTZ 25 mg daily Diagnosis/Problem List...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 14, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Fluconazole is one of those drugs that has a ton of drug interactions. If you don’t believe me, here’s a classic blast from the past! Here’s a different scenario where I breakdown the fluconazole clopidogrel interaction and some thoughts on how to...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 11, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Often we intentionally contribute to the prescribing cascade. Potassium supplements with a diuretic is one of those scenarios, but I want to teach you about what to think about when you see potassium supplements without a diuretic. What’s the potassium level?...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 7, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies, Gastrointestinal Case Studies
Diabetes is a disease that millions are affected by. It can be very challenging trying to figure out which medication or medication combination is best for a patient. While extremely rare, the GLP-1’s and DPP4 inhibitors have been potentially associated with...