by Eric Christianson | Sep 7, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Possible Acyclovir Neurotoxicity Compounding a Differential Diagnosis of Vascular Dementia with Dementia versus Frontotemporal Dementia Donna M. Lisi, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, PRS, Drug Information Specialist, St. Barnabas Health Care System, South Plainfield, NJ Connect...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 3, 2014 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Medication errors are always a challenging topic to address because it is no fun to make an error, and there is always the possibility of patient harm due to an error. Here’s a case example where the way an order is written can make things more difficult to...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 31, 2014 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Who doesn’t love a good game of Bingo? Someone came and asked me if I wanted to play the other day, and I said that sounds like fun. The gentleman that invited me to play also said there would be prizes for the winners! What could be better than Bingo and...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 27, 2014 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Quinine for leg cramps has a boxed warning in the U.S. due to potential for serious side effects like arrhythmias and thrombocytopenia. In studies, it has been shown to be ineffective for leg cramps in addition to the risks of adverse effects. I do see it used from...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 24, 2014 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Medication reconciliation (often called “med rec”) can be pretty boring, but med rec done right can be lifesaving. A 89 year old male was hospitalized with a GI bleed and significant anemia. This patient’s baseline hemoglobin was already in the...
