by Eric Christianson | Nov 5, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
As a pharmacist, I recognize some of the challenges associated with trying to help patients with their medications. In this scenario, I try to demonstrate the lithium caffeine drug interaction. A 29 year old female has recently started on lithium. She has been...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 1, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Women’s and Men’s Health Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the utilization of hormones (i.e. estrogen) to replace the natural decline in hormones when menopause happens. HRT is very effective a reducing/eliminating the vasomotor symptoms (i.e. hot flashes) associated with menopause. So,...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Respiratory Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
There are a lot of different dosage forms for smoking cessation. This is really nice for patients in trying to find a way to help them quit smoking. A 65 year old female has COPD, CVD with prior MI x2. After a lengthy discussion, she is ready to quit smoking and...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 25, 2017 | Hematology and Immunology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Allergies are a common problem amongst all ages. Dealing with allergy medication in the elderly can be a little more challenging due to potential adverse effects/tolerability. Here’s a scenario: A 79 year old female has a past medical history of hypertension,...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 22, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
Drug induced hyponatremia is a topic I come across every once in a while. There are certainly lots of factors that can cause hyponatremia, but there are definitely a few medications you need to look out for. Diuretics are usually the first class of drugs that I think...
