by Eric Christianson | Sep 23, 2015 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 77 year old male has a past medical history of gout, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, GI ulcer, chronic kidney disease, and anemia. He presents at this visit with worsening gout symptoms and has been taking Ibuprofen as needed up to four to fives times per day...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 20, 2015 | BCPS Exam
I get asked quite a few questions nowadays on the BCPS exam, so I put together a quick list of 4 common questions I frequently get asked and give you a few BCPS exam tips. Question 1: How hard is the exam? The huge challenge of this exam is the broad scope of...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 16, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
My style of learning isn’t always conducive to sitting down and reading book chapters. I also don’t feel like I accomplish everything I want to when I read in that it takes a long time for stuff to sink in when I learn that way. I tend to lose focus on...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 13, 2015 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Spironolactone (Aldactone) is a potassium sparing diuretic. Based upon my experience, I put together 4 clinical pearls that you have to know! A commonly known fact with spironolactone is that it is a potassium sparing diuretic and often we use that potential to...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 9, 2015 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
As many of you well know, I work closely with a lot of folks in the long term care business. Insulin errors can be one of the scariest errors that can happen. Here’s a case scenario I don’t like seeing happen, but have unfortunately seen it a few times....
