by Eric Christianson | Jan 8, 2014 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
I’ve had a request to explain a couple of the most common drug/food interactions I see. There were two that immediately popped into my mind: 1. Statins(Zocor-simvastatin, Lipitor-atorvastatin, etc.) are some of the most widely used drugs in the US and there is...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 5, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Weight loss in the younger population generally tends to be less of a problem than weight gain (with the exception of eating disorders etc.). However, in the elderly there are definitely situations where weight loss can be problematic. In these instances we must...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 2, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
I often see orders for drugs two or three times daily, and while this can be necessary, sometimes it may not be, and at what cost. Lyrica (pregabalin) is flat priced per Medi-span. What does this mean? It means that 1 capsule of 25 mg is the same cost as 1 capsule of...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 29, 2013 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
I had a patient a while back struggling with ongoing depression symptoms, fatigue, and constipation indicative of symptoms of hypothyroidism. In this case, a couple of different antidepressants Remeron (mirtazapine) and Zoloft (sertraline) had been tried without any...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 26, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
A couple of good Parkinson’s related questions today that I wanted to follow up on, which brings up a good reminder to all who follow this page…feel free to ask questions – just drop me an email on the website, or message me on facebook.com/meded101 – I get to as many...
