by Eric Christianson | Feb 15, 2026 | Medication Errors, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Medication errors can get ugly in a hurry. I was prompted to write this example as I came across a situation recently where an elderly patient received a schizophrenic patient’s high-dose antipsychotic. This high dose antipsychotic error resulted in an ICU stay...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 1, 2026 | Endocrine Case Studies
In this case scenario, a patient is prescribed Carafate (sucralfate) for GI concerns, and it leads to a case of hypothyroidism due to the Carafate Synthroid drug interaction. Robert H. is a 62-year-old male with a history of primary hypothyroidism that has been well...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 28, 2026 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
This was a case I came across recently where duloxetine was added to a patient’s regimen. The provider did not adequately assess the medication and recognize that the patient was already taking an SNRI in Effexor. This led to a case of duplicate SNRI therapy....
by Eric Christianson | Jan 25, 2026 | Respiratory Case Studies
In this case study, we outline a likely case of propranolol-induced asthma. Mr. J.S. is a 62-year-old male with a past medical history significant for essential tremor, mild persistent asthma, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. His asthma has been well controlled for...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 18, 2026 | Endocrine Case Studies
Prescribing cascades don’t usually start with “bad” medications. In fact, they often begin with some of our most effective therapies. Metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists all have strong outcome data in type 2 diabetes. But when adverse effects are...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 14, 2026 | Hematology and Immunology Case Studies
In this case scenario, we discuss the “double trouble” of using PPIs and metformin and their effects on vitamin B12. Mrs. J is a 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). She has been taking metformin 1,000 mg twice...
