by Eric Christianson | Jan 14, 2015 | BCPS Exam
A few folks out there have created a BCPS study guide that I was extremely grateful to have as I prepared to take and pass my exam. I wanted to give you my most important tips for passing the BCPS exam. Tip 1: This has been stated by many pharmacists, but the key to...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 11, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
Midodrine is an alpha agonist. I had an elderly male patient recently started on this medication due to orthostasis. He was not receiving any other medications that would be likely to lower blood pressure. This particular patient had a history of BPH which he was...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 7, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Jonathan Laird is a community pharmacist from across the pond, you need to check out his blog if you are passionate about pharmacy! I greatly appreciate his contribution to the profession and it gives US pharmacists an opportunity to learn a couple different...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 4, 2015 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
89 year old patient has been battling with anxiety and insomnia over the previous few months. Also has a history of GERD, hypertension, allergies/congestion, constipation. Here’s the med list: Ativan 0.25 mg twice daily as needed diphenhydramine 25 mg daily at...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 31, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
There’s one story that sticks out in my mind about the last year of educating at meded101.com – I was at a conference and absolutely thrilled about the progress being made on the Facebook page. I was explaining to a few pharmacy folks how I was trying to...
