by Eric Christianson | Feb 4, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Medication Review tonight – This medication list is obviously a case of high blood pressure. Amlodipine, clonidine, losartan, metoprolol, as well as torsemide and the tamsulosin have the potential to bring the blood pressure down. It certainly looks like this...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 1, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Tackling a medication list can be a tricky task, especially when they look like the one above. Remember that I’m trying to teach the clinical pharmacy thought process, not the answer in these medication lists. One variable in your patients can make a huge...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 28, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Transitions of care is an extremely vulnerable time for patients. Patients can be easily overwhelmed due to different medications, new diagnosis, new location, new people, and multiple things to learn. As healthcare professionals, it is easy to get into your work...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 25, 2015 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Respiratory Case Studies
63 year old female with a history of severe COPD. She is a smoker and is currently taking the following medications: ipratropium/albuterol as needed, Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) 160/4.5 two inhalations twice daily and Spiriva inhalation once daily. ...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 21, 2015 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Amanuel always goes way above and beyond on his case studies and I can’t say thank you enough to all the guest contributors who’ve shared their stories/cases! It’s folks like him that have made this page what it is today! Please reach out to him if...
