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A computerized Drug Interactions checker can sometimes go way overboard leading to these constant alerts that aren’t taken seriously. As a pharmacist, nurse or prescriber – we need better programs to help identify interactions, but more importantly we need to develop...
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1. The interaction between amlodipine and simvastatin was the first thing I notice – Currently, FDA recommends a max dose of simvastatin 20 mg daily if on Norvasc – Also noted that amlodipine is listed twice which is the generic name of Norvasc. 2. I...
I had a resident in a nursing home who had an extensive psych history including episodes of physical aggression and schizophrenia. They also would be extremely obsessive over various different things from time to time. There were followed closely by psychiatry. This...
There was an 85 year old female with an extensive seizure history on Dilantin 300 mg daily. Previous Dilantin level was 14 and the patient was not displaying any signs or symptoms of toxicity. They began having some GI complaints and was diagnosed with GERD and put on...
