by Eric Christianson | Dec 28, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
68 y/o male was undergoing chemotherapy treatments and as you may know, neuropathy can be a common side effect of certain chemo medications. This gentleman was battling through constant neuropathy type pain and was intiated on Gabapentin 300 mg twice daily. In...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 7, 2014 | Dermatology, ENT, Ophthalmology Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
56 year old male has a history of CHF, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and glaucoma. His current medication list includes: Aspirin 81 mg daily Losartan 50 mg daily Metoprolol 12.5 mg twice daily Zaroxolyn 2.5 mg three times per week Lasix 80 mg daily Tylenol 500-1000 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 3, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
78 year old male recently admitted to the hospital with a fall and likely hip fracture. He has had some lethargy and confusion lately as well. Previous falls have been noted as well. Current medication list of: Calcium and Vitmain D twice daily Proscar 5 mg daily...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 16, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies
Stomach problems can often be a common issue in the elderly and drug induced nausea can sometimes be a challenge to identify due to polypharmacy. If you look under adverse effects of medications, nausea is a side effect for virtually every medication. Here’s a...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 12, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies, Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
Tonight’s Medication List Review – First thing I want you to remember is whenever you see an order for Erythromycin, remember that it has a ton of drug interactions. So whenever we start, increase or decrease this medication, it can have ramifications on...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 9, 2014 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Hematology and Immunology Case Studies
Tonight’s medication list review is a bit shorter than usual – Here’s a couple things I’m going to be digging into. My goal is to get you to think critically about medication management, not necessarily give you a right or wrong answer, so...
