by Eric Christianson | Jul 17, 2016 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
The clock is ticking…the ONE TIME, 50% off deal on the Medication Recommendation Webinar will end at midnight tonight (7/17/2016)! Use discount code: “deal” at checkout. Today’s Education: I’m more on the ambulatory side of pharmacy,...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 10, 2016 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Selection of antipsychotics is challenging, and in my experience, you never know for sure which medication will work for each patient. Here’s a few important clinical pearls regarding the use of antipsychotics. Typical (1st generation) antipsychotics are generally...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 6, 2016 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Hopefully with this scenario, I’m going to teach you how half-life may affect antidepressant selection. Adherence to antidepressant therapy is a huge issue for our patients. It is often very challenging in the early stages of treatment to convince patients to...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 3, 2016 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I always had this weird feeling in pharmacy school about loperamide (Imodium). I remember learning about it when we were taught about opioids. At the time, I couldn’t help but think why isn’t this a controlled substance if it has opioid activity? I’m sure I learned...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 29, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 35 year old male with a history of schizophrenia was recently diagnosed with essential tremor. He was tried on propranolol with no apparent benefit. Following the trial of propranolol, he was switched to primidone 50 mg twice daily. His current medications...
