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Clinical Conundrum – Gemfibrozil and Statins, What to do?
Drug interactions is one thing that pharmacists need to be experts at managing. Gemfibrozil and statins present an interesting drug interaction that needs to be addressed. How should we address...
How to Handle Gabapentin Abuse
When giving a presentation the other day, I received a question about how to handle gabapentin abuse. It is a tough question, much like opioid, benzo, stimulant, or any other controlled substance....
What Does Requip Tell Us? Medication Review
Here's a medication list and a few thoughts to go with it. Amiodarone 200 mg daily Famotidine 20 mg daily Enalapril 10 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg BID Pantoprazole 40 mg daily Acetaminophen 500 mg TID...
FDA Metformin Kidney Function Dosing Changes – What are you Going to do?
So the FDA changed the labeling on metformin a while back and made it a little easier to use the drug in more patients who have poor kidney function. Whenever changes like this happen, I like to...
Do I Increase the Dose or Augment the Antihypertensive Medication?
Hypertension management can get a little overwhelming sometimes since there are so many medications to choose from. We often use multiple medications with different mechanisms of action to treat...
Stress Incontinence and Neuropathy
Patient reports increasing swelling, sedation, and has complaints of being dizzy. She has been having worsening urinary incontinence which has been classified as stress incontinence. She was...
Fentanyl Patch Overdose – Case Scenario
I received this guest post from Kyle Roberts! It does a really nice job of demonstrating the challenges and potential risks with fentanyl and opioids in general. If you'd like to share a case with...
Guest Post – How to Negotiate a Raise For Obtaining Additional Credentials
How to Negotiate a Raise for Obtaining Pharmacy Certifications By Alex Barker, Pharm.D Most pharmacists know that there are a wide range of pharmacy certifications available, including the Board...
Antiplatelet Medications and Anemia
What to do with antiplatelet medications in the setting of anemia has always been a huge challenge for me. Here’s a scenario with some questions to think about. A 64 year old female has a history...
Reducing Medication Burden – Age and Goals of Therapy are Important
Assessment of medication and goals of therapy need to be continually monitored. In this scenario, I pick out a few medications that should be looked in consideration of age and goals of reducing...
Study Materials For Pharmacists
