by Eric Christianson | Feb 17, 2016 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
It’s no secret that I work with a lot of geriatric patients. These things have been on my mind lately about the management of UTI’s, so just wanted to share them. With rare exception, asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) should not be treated. ASB is...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 14, 2016 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
A 77 year old male is receiving the following medications: aspirin omeprazole metronidazole thiamine ibuprofen tramadol lamotrigine So, based on this limited information, what would I investigate? Without diagnosis listed, there are a few things that I’m going...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 7, 2016 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Medication reconciliation is a major problem! I outline some things to look for in this short video! – Enjoy
by Eric Christianson | Feb 3, 2016 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Why are anticholinergics on the naughty list of medications in the elderly (Beer’s criteria)? Side effects. Side effects of anticholinergics can be very troubling. Here’s a list of 6 big ones to remember including an example of the prescribing cascade...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 31, 2016 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Constipation is often a chronic problem in the elderly and there are many diseases and obviously many medications that can cause constipation. There are ways to try to minimize pill burden in this patient population when reducing the actual number may not be...
