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Falls in the Elderly – Case Study
Falls in the elderly are incredibly challenging and medications often contribute to that challenge. Here's a case where we have a patient who is frequently falling, and I want to highlight a few...
Improper Dilantin Administration Leads to Seizure
78 year old patient recently on Dilantin (phenytoin) suspension had a seizure so a total Dilantin level was checked. (A free level probably would've been ideal in the case.) The level came back at...
Give More, Complain Less = Unbelievable Opportunity
Before I began my 2nd full time career as an educator online I found myself complaining about others more often than I would like - Why didn't this nurse know this? Why didn't this doctor know that?...
Big Pharma Pulls a Fast One on Dementia Patients – Namenda XR
A few months back, I watched as many of the dementia patients I work with were transitioned from Namenda (memantine) to Namenda XR. Why? The company that makes Namenda is planning on stopping...
Lovenox (enoxaparin), NSAIDs and Bleed Risk – Med List Review
Looking over this medication list, there's plenty of stuff to pick on, I'm going to limit myself to two things to further investigate and let you all help with the rest. Feel free to speculate on...
Humans – Prone to Error; A Candid Guest Post on a Personal Mistake
I am really appreciative of the thoughtful pharmacists who've donated their time to help provide real, relevant medication education for healthcare professionals - With well over 35,000 page view...
Brand Name Confusion
Use of brand names to identify medications can be confusing for healthcare professionals, much less patients! When I think about the two name naming system in the U.S., it really doesn't enhance...
Possible Acyclovir Neurotoxicity – Guest Post
Possible Acyclovir Neurotoxicity Compounding a Differential Diagnosis of Vascular Dementia with Dementia versus Frontotemporal Dementia Donna M. Lisi, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, PRS, Drug Information...
1/2 Tabs, 2 Tabs, 3 Tabs = Medication Errors
Medication errors are always a challenging topic to address because it is no fun to make an error, and there is always the possibility of patient harm due to an error. Here's a case example where...
You Have Dementia – What is it like?
Who doesn't love a good game of Bingo? Someone came and asked me if I wanted to play the other day, and I said that sounds like fun. The gentleman that invited me to play also said there would be...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
