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Acetazolamide for Glaucoma – Lab Monitoring Slipped Through the Cracks
56 year old male has a history of CHF, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and glaucoma. His current medication list includes: Aspirin 81 mg daily Losartan 50 mg daily Metoprolol 12.5 mg twice daily...
Clinical Med List Review – Primidone
78 year old male recently admitted to the hospital with a fall and likely hip fracture. He has had some lethargy and confusion lately as well. Previous falls have been noted as well. Current...
Ibuprofen Side Effects Edema
68 year old male battling some knee pain tries 400 mg three times daily to help with osteoarthritis and muscle pain. This gentleman has a history of cardiac issues including congestive heart...
Ritalin Use For Adults
I do see methylphenidate or Ritalin use for adults from time to time, and this medication case study certainly identifies some issues that Ritalin could be complicating. Let's dig into...
What to do With an A1C? and the Rest of the Story
What to do with an A1C ? For the experienced clinician, this is a very simple question, but I occasional see orders for A1C's at a rate more frequently than every three months. Remember that it is...
Trimethoprim and Hyperkalemia – A Drug Interaction you Should be Aware of
One of the things I enjoy about this site is learning from the donations of others. Here's an excellent case of trimethoprim and hyperkalemia. If you have an interesting case study to share that...
Epilepsy Sucks – A Day in the Life
I stumbled across this post from a friend on Facebook that she wants the world needs to see. - Sincere respect and it puts things into a little perspective. So November is Epilepsy Awareness Month...
Drug Induced Nausea – The Clinical Thought Process
Stomach problems can often be a common issue in the elderly and drug induced nausea can sometimes be a challenge to identify due to polypharmacy. If you look under adverse effects of medications,...
Medication List Review – Erythromycin
Tonight's Medication List Review - First thing I want you to remember is whenever you see an order for Erythromycin, remember that it has a ton of drug interactions. So whenever we start, increase...
Medication List Review – Allergies
Tonight's medication list review is a bit shorter than usual - Here's a couple things I'm going to be digging into. My goal is to get you to think critically about medication management, not...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
