A 69-year-old female is concerned with hair loss. She states that she does not have a family history of this issue and believes that her medications might be to blame. Her primary provider does not feel as if the hair loss is due to a medical issue (i.e....
I often find patients on numerous bedtime cocktails and this is often a situation where medications were slowly added over time for recurring symptoms of the same syndrome. A 79-year-old female at a long term care facility has had a long history of having aches and...
One of the things I did most often when I started this blog nearly 7 years ago was snag a medication list and tell you what my top priorities are to investigate. I’m going to do a little throwback and go through one tonight with my top three priorities....
Here’s a case scenario where the duloxetine risperidone interaction likely contributed to an emergency department visit. A 78-year-old male with dementia, depression, anxiety, neuropathy, osteoarthritis, and behavioral symptoms associated with dementia was...
As a clinical pharmacist, I cannot understate the importance of looking for ways to improve our healthcare system. We can be a key lynchpin in identifying concerns before something bad happens. Let me give you a couple of example situations that I have encountered....
YS is a 79-year-old female with a medical history of osteoarthritis, insomnia, CVD, GERD, constipation, dementia, and falls. Her current medication list includes donepezil, Senna-S, lisinopril, zolpidem, amitriptyline, baby aspirin, acetaminophen, and omeprazole. Over...
