by Eric Christianson | Nov 16, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies
A 59 year old female is on the following medications: Alprazolam 1 mg four times daily as needed Norvasc 10 mg daily Simvastatin 40 mg at bedtime Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg hs prn Tylenol PM as needed Lasix 20 mg daily Glucagon kit as needed Glipizide 5 mg daily Lantus 18...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 13, 2016 | Pharmacist Legislative Advocacy
Whenever dramatic changes happen, I like to sit back and let the new reality set in for a little while before reacting to it. The election of Donald Trump as president was surprising to me like it was to many. Many pharmacists like me are wondering what does the...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 9, 2016 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Urine drug screens are often confusing if you don’t interpret them on a regular basis. I think a big reason for confusion is a lack of education on what these tools can do and what they look at. I would definitely classify myself as needing to learn more about...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 6, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 67 year old male has a past medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, CHF, and osteoarthritis. He has had numerous issues with his cardiac status and it has led him to frequent physician visits, including involvement of a cardiologist. This gentleman...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 2, 2016 | BCGP Exam, Pharmacist Board Certification Information And Help
I’m due to do my recertification via examination soon for the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist credential. As I was looking on the CCGP website to reapply, I checked out their recent news. I was surprised to find out that Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is...
