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An 81 year old male was diagnosed with a right knee deep venous thrombosis (DVT) during a several week stay in the Dominican Republic. He was started on warfarin, dose and duration unknown, and instructed to present to the emergency department upon his return to the United States. It is unknown if he received parenteral […]
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This is often a hot button issue with students. In the US, we work with medications that don’t always have the same name. What’s important, knowing brand name medication versus generic names? – Let me give you an answer you probably won’t like hearing 🙂 Take warfarin for example. The generic name is warfarin, but […]
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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 diagnosis, appropriate alternatives, potential causes of polypharmacy etc. Always important to take a look at the Lovenox (enoxaparin) dose and […]
Read MoreI 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 since the start of the year, your contribution is making a difference! Please demonstrate the value and challenge of medication management by sharing your story! Another guest […]
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Inevitably, several times a year, while reviewing a patient’s medications, notes, labs, etc. I will come across a lab that was drawn on an individual that is totally puzzling to me. You may see Coumadin discontinued due to various reasons, but many times it is due to high risk of bleeding or something similar to […]
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