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A 72-year-old male has a past history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes, intermittent claudication, and osteoarthritis. His current medication regimen includes: Aspirin 81 mg daily Cilostazol 100 mg twice daily Furosemide 40 mg twice daily Amlodipine 10 mg daily Lisinopril 10 mg daily Carvedilol 6.25 mg twice daily […]
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I have seen the prescribing cascade happen in clinical practice far too many times! One of those classic examples is heart failure. A patient is placed on a new medication that contributes to edema and heart failure. With a period of days to weeks, that patient is then placed on diuretics or doses have had […]
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Being a clinical pharmacist, you get asked a lot of questions about the differences amongst agents in the same class. The issue of differences between furosemide versus torsemide recently came up. I figured I would use the blog to cover some of those differences. Furosemide Versus Torsemide: Half-life When comparing two agents in the same […]
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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 failure and recent heart attack. He is currently on a low dose of Lasix (furosemide) 20 mg daily for his heart failure and history […]
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I’m thrilled to launch a new way for you to pick up some clinical medication education! Loop Diuretics are used all the time in geriatrics and I couldn’t think of a better topic to start on. In addition to my written educational pieces, I’ve created a Youtube channel and will create short videos on various […]
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