by Eric Christianson | Oct 26, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 44 year old male has a past medical history of IBS, bipolar disorder, and depression. Today he presents to an urgent clinic with symptoms of nausea and vomiting. He also states that he feels weak and has been shaky. Upon further investigation, he recently has...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 14, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
This is not a political post, so go elsewhere if you are looking for that. This is also not medical advice. This is an educational post from a clinical pharmacist. So presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and placed on a...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 10, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
JT is a 61 year old male. He has recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and placed on amiodarone. He is also on warfarin with a history of DVT/PE. The amiodarone and warfarin interaction can be a little more challenging than other drug interactions. What...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 29, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 35 year old male with a history of schizophrenia was recently diagnosed with essential tremor. He was tried on propranolol with no apparent benefit. Following the trial of propranolol, he was switched to primidone 50 mg twice daily. His current medications...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 13, 2016 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 25 year old female has developed migraines following the birth of her first child. She experienced her first migraine about 7 months ago, and has had about 5 more since that time. The migraines are relieved by the use of Sumatriptan, but she is desiring better...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 13, 2015 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
A 74 year old female was recently discharged from the hospital with pneumonia. The latest INR was 2.1. Current Meds: Aspirin 81 mg daily Warfarin 2.5 mg daily Lamotrigine 25 mg BID Ranitidine 150 mg daily Carafate 1 gram twice daily Loperamide as needed (just...
