by Eric Christianson | Jan 19, 2014 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Rifampin is an enzyme inducer. What does this mean? Basically it causes enzymes in the body to chew up material (drugs, chemicals etc.) more quickly. A while back I posted about how changing this drug’s dosing, starting the medication, or discontinuing the medication...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 15, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
Tonight’s dose involves trying to prevent the unnecessary use of medications! I’ve come across this type of situation a few different times and just wanted to share it with you all. Patient gets diagnosed with a UTI and started on an antibiotic – pretty...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 12, 2014 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
The longer I live, the more I realize how important the simple things in life are. Communication whether in your personal life or in your work is so important. Here’s a great example of a missed opportunity due to ineffective or inadequate communication. Some...
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...
