by Eric Christianson | Mar 15, 2015 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
64 year old female with a history of seizures, hypertension, and osteoarthritis was diagnosed with a case of recurrent vaginal candidiasis. Her current medications included: Dilantin Enalapril Amlodipine Ibuprofen as needed Her previous labs were unremarkable with a...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 11, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
When it comes to writing a cover letter, creating resumes and CVs, we often put down “Good Communication Skills” or something along the line. However, what exactly is a good communication skill? Is it being able to communicate using more than one language? Do you...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 4, 2015 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists
I usually try to ignore this stuff, because it doesn’t do any good to worry about the pharmacy job outlook. I love what I do and have no intention of switching professions, but for me, the pharmacy job outlook recently got a little more personal as two friends...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 1, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Medication allergies can get out of hand. Most often they are not truly allergies at all. The thing that really amazes me about patients with this many medication allergies is that they have tried this many different medications to begin with! Some important points...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 25, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A nice guest post from an anonymous contributor, thank you! 84 year old female residing in community was recently treated with several courses of antibiotics to treat cellulitis of the right lower leg. Several different antibiotics were tried due to ineffectiveness...
