by Eric Christianson | Aug 10, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
JT is a 61 year old male. He has recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and placed on amiodarone. He is also on warfarin with a history of DVT/PE. The amiodarone and warfarin interaction can be a little more challenging than other drug interactions. What...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 7, 2016 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
ACE Inhibitors are one of the most commonly prescribed medications for hypertension. ACE Inhibitors do have precautions, contraindications, and rug interactions that we need to be aware of. Here’s a list of a few important clinical pearls that need to be...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 3, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
A 71 year old female has a past medical history of osteoarthritis, GERD, osteoporosis, hypertension, anxiety, and depression. Her osteoarthritis has been a chronic problem and she complains of pain all over, but mainly in her hips and knees. She currently takes an...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 31, 2016 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
In ways I admire people who have no trouble carrying debt, because I despise being in debt. Unfortunately it took me about 6 or 7 years of undergrad and pharmacy school to figure that out, and in that time frame I accumulated nearly 145,000 dollars in debt. Pharmacy...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 27, 2016 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Converting one medication to another should be done cautiously. We also must recognize that a transition, or equivalent dose is virtually never going to be perfect. So how do you convert levothyroxine to disiccated thyroid? Armour Thyroid is probably the most common...
