by Eric Christianson | Mar 5, 2017 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Do you ever feel like you can’t get ahead when it comes to knowing and remembering things? It hit me hard the other day. New drugs are coming out all the time, new guideline changes, new studies on drug interactions, safety alerts, and on and on. I feel like...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 1, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 62 year old is taking the following medications Enalapril 10 mg daily Diclofenac 50 mg twice daily Allopurinol 200 mg daily Indomethacin 25 mg TID prn Azathioprine 50 mg twice daily Ranitidine 150 mg at night Lansoprazole 15 mg every morning Aspirin 81 mg daily...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 26, 2017 | Free Clinical Practice Quizzes and Videos For Pharmacists
Hey all, through feedback, I have decided to add 10 more mini lectures to the 10+ hours of content already available for the CGP Webinar study guide! Here’s the mostly non-clinical topics I’ve added. ADL’s and IADL’s Biostats basics (2 videos)...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 22, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Selecting antidepressants is so critical. One of the areas where I believe pharmacists excel above other healthcare professions is the management and recognition of drug interactions. Here, I breakdown the tamoxifen paroxetine interaction. A 56 year old female has...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 19, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
CNS depressant interactions are everywhere. There are so many patients (typically patients with mental health and pain concerns) on multiple medications that can cause CNS sedation/depression. TCA’s, Sleepers, Opioids, muscle relaxants, Benzo’s, and on...
