by Eric Christianson | Nov 12, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Fentanyl patches are easy to use…just slap it on right? I definitely see nurses ask for these patches fairly frequently, and they are much easier for administration and less time consuming than oral dosage forms that you might have to give one, two or three times a...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 11, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Happy Veteran’s day! Narcweek begins now, thanks for all the support! I’m still seeing problems and questions on Duragesic (fentanyl) patches out there, so hopefully I can bring some examples over the next few nights that really emphasize some of the mistakes I see...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 10, 2013 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
In just one more example of the prescribing cascade, I had a resident at a nursing home that was prescribed Lexapro for depressive and anxiety type symptoms. A few weeks after starting this medication, the resident had worsening confusion, change in cognition, and was...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 9, 2013 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
In geriatrics, I see frequent use of acteylcholinesterace inhibitors for dementia. Some examples include: Aricept (donepezil), Exelon (rivastigmine). One of the hallmark side effects of this class of dementia drugs is GI symptoms and weight loss. Nausea, loose stools,...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 8, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I’m going to finish off the week with some random things I’ve come across over the previous few months. I occasionally see some capsaicin(creams, gels etc.) products used from time to time for the treatment of pain. I also frequently see as needed orders for this...
