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...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 23, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Parkinson’s disease management is often very challenging. Dopamine is one of the key neurotransmitters involved in the disease process so that is really where treatment is focused. There is a loss or depletion of dopamine in Parkinson’s and treatment...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 19, 2013 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
I had a patient who was rehabbing a knee replacement, and having some difficulty sleeping. Pain was a contributing factor, but appeared to be pretty well managed and eventually determined to not be a factor in this case. I had discussed the case with nursing, and they...
