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Have a Healthy Respect for Long Acting Injectable Antipsychotics
81 year old female at a long term care facility with a history of dementia related behaviors. Whenever you hear dementia related behaviors, do not jump to conclusions. Define the behaviors first. ...
Aspirin and Lisinopril Interaction
I was at a long term care facility and had a patient on lisinopril 10 mg daily for hypertension as well as Aspirin 325 mg daily for cardiovascular prophylaxis. Lexi-comp has the aspirin and...
Antibiotic Failure: Iron and Levaquin Drug Interaction – Case Study
44 year old male with a history of respiratory issues. Recently diagnosed at the clinic with pneumonia. Levaquin (oral) was initiated for a 10 day period. Current medication list includes: Advair...
What Medications are you on? No, Seriously.
You can know everything there is to know about medication management and still do the wrong thing for your patient. How is that possible? Patients sometimes don't think that medications are...
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...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
