by Eric Christianson | Aug 16, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
I’m thinking out loud here on this medication list, so feel free comment below, if there is something that stands out to you or questions you’d like to know!  We are all in this together 🙂 A 99 year old female is on the following medications: Lasix 40 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 12, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
ACE Inhibitors are a notorious cause of angioedema. Â Angioedema is a very serious condition where the lip and upper airway can swell up. Â It is extremely rare when you consider how many people take ACE Inhibitors. Â When I think of angioedema happening in practice, I...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 5, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
An 89 year old male has a history of hypertension, diabetes, BPH, Advanced dementia, glaucoma, constipation, neuropathy, and osteoarthritis. Current medications include: Aspirin 81 mg daily Lopressor 25 mg twice daily Metformin 500 mg twice daily Tamsulosin 0.8 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 2, 2015 | BCPS Exam
Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP) is a certification that has been around a while.  I was actually looking for more information on this certification, and it seems kind of difficult to find good info compared to the BCPS certification.  BCPS is more popular than...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 29, 2015 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
It is really hard to narrow down a list of thousands of drugs to 5.  Right or wrong, I did it.  I based my subjective list upon frequency of use, highest risk for medication errors, significance when an error occurs, drug interactions, and risk of hospitalization....
