by Eric Christianson | Feb 5, 2017 | Writing Medication Recommendations For Pharmacists
Writing medication recommendations is a bit of an art. There’s a lot that goes into a recommendation and significant circumstances that may alter the way you want to provide that recommendation. In this piece of education, I’m going to ask the question,...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 1, 2017 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
If you’ve worked in pharmacy and medication management for any period of time, you have certainly ran into medication misinformation. In my work, I will often get asked questions by nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians. Those questions also certainly...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 29, 2017 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists
With six to eight years of study under their belts, the typical pharmacist isn’t a stranger to the classroom. But many pharmacists today are opting to take their education one step further with an MBA. It may not be a necessity to break into the field, but there are...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 25, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
With changing antidepressants, there are lots of considerations to consider. Are we going to augment, switch to a different antidepressant in the same class, or switch to a different class? Are we changing up the medication regimen because of side effects or...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 22, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
A 75 year old presents with new onset of hallucinations. His wife thinks that it is drug induced hallucinations. About 4 weeks ago he developed worsening RLS and presented to his primary care provider for treatment. He reported that his symptoms seemed to be worse...
