by Eric Christianson | Jun 30, 2021 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
An 89-year-old female has a history of frequent UTIs. She has been taking ciprofloxacin for UTI prophylaxis at 250 mg once daily for about 1 year. She has not had a UTI since starting on the ciprofloxacin. She takes it in the morning with her breakfast. She has a...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 4, 2021 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Amiodarone is an older antiarrhythmic drug that you may see used in primary care and geriatrics. I’m well into my latest project on a NEW BOOK involving the prescribing cascade and polypharmacy. I wanted to share a part of it by discussing amiodarone adverse...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 14, 2021 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Diuretics are a medication that I see used on a daily basis. I also encounter these medications causing adverse effects. With adverse effects comes the potential for providers to add medications to treat those adverse effects. Here’s a few examples I’ve...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 17, 2021 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
There are numerous examples of where the indication guides dosing. It is important as a pharmacist to remember this when you see unusual doses. I wanted to share a couple of examples that I came across recently. Escitalopram When using psychiatric medications, we must...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 13, 2021 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Somedays I scratch my head more than others…today was one of those days. Seeing Senna and loperamide scheduled together made me scratch it REAL hard. A 77-year-old male was complaining of constipation and Miralax PRN was added to help. As I started reviewing the...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 13, 2020 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A 53-year-old male presents to the emergency department with severe agitation, fever, and symptoms of delirium. The attending provider assesses the patient and gets a urine drug screen. The drug screen was positive for cocaine. In addition to the psychiatric symptoms,...
