by Eric Christianson | Mar 24, 2021 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Akathisia is one of the most common symptoms associated with extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) due to antipsychotics. There are a few different medications that we can use for the management of akathisia. Here’s a good summary of akathisia. Prior to even considering...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 17, 2021 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I don’t see bromocriptine used very often in clinical practice, but as a pharmacist, I feel the need to know every medication I come across. Here’s a list of my top bromocriptine clinical pearls! I think one of the most important things to recognize is...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 14, 2021 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Diuretics are a medication that I see used on a daily basis. I also encounter these medications causing adverse effects. With adverse effects comes the potential for providers to add medications to treat those adverse effects. Here’s a few examples I’ve...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 10, 2021 | Clinical Guideline Updates For Pharmacists
There are a few important heart failure guideline updates in the works to the American College of Cardiology’s Heart Failure Guidelines, last published in 2013. Prior to the full guideline release, the organization recently printed their updated Expert Consensus...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 7, 2021 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
It is critical to remember that lithium toxicity can result due to numerous possible drug interactions. Here’s a case scenario where lithium toxicity was caused by a thiazide diuretic. KE is a 44-year-old male with a history of bipolar disorder. Symptoms have...