by Eric Christianson | Oct 12, 2014 | Pharmacist Legislative Advocacy
I recently attended an update on Pharmacist Provider Status. I have also been reading some comments online on Provider Status and couldn’t help but notice that a few pharmacists were concerned that the current legislation only included underserved areas. While...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 8, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
78 year old male who is on chronic opioid therapy for back pain as well as Tylenol PM one tablet at bedtime for sleep. This gentleman had been struggling with constipation issues and had been taking Colace 100 mg daily for prevention. This was not working well enough...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 5, 2014 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
I’m thrilled to launch a new way for you to pick up some clinical medication education! Loop Diuretics are used all the time in geriatrics and I couldn’t think of a better topic to start on. In addition to my written educational pieces, I’ve created...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 1, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Falls in the elderly are incredibly challenging and medications often contribute to that challenge. Here’s a case where we have a patient who is frequently falling, and I want to highlight a few points that we need to be thinking about. My first thought is the...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 28, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
78 year old patient recently on Dilantin (phenytoin) suspension had a seizure so a total Dilantin level was checked. (A free level probably would’ve been ideal in the case.) The level came back at around 4 which was unusual for this patient. Their normal...
