by Eric Christianson | Oct 22, 2014 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A computerized Drug Interactions checker can sometimes go way overboard leading to these constant alerts that aren’t taken seriously. As a pharmacist, nurse or prescriber – we need better programs to help identify interactions, but more importantly we need to develop...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 19, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Endocrine Case Studies
Tonight I’m going to cover a seemingly innocent order/condition that should trigger in your mind as potential cause of medication related side effects. While in much of the population, controlled, planned weight loss can be a good thing, it can not be a good thing...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 15, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
This is often a hot button issue with students. In the US, we work with medications that don’t always have the same name. What’s important, knowing brand name medication versus generic names? – Let me give you an answer you probably won’t like...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 14, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Ebola is in the United States, and all over the media with a second case recently diagnosed. The individual is a 26 year old nurse from Texas. How she contracted the virus remains a mystery at this point, but the early indication from the CDC is that she messed up...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 12, 2014 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Thiazide Diuretics are most frequently used for hypertension, edema, and CHF. The video below gives some clinical pearls you should remember about thiazide diuretics. In addition to the thiazide diuretics, I’ve also created other YouTube Videos with more in the...
