by Eric Christianson | Jan 20, 2016 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
This is often one of the most challenging questions in geriatrics: When should we discontinue statins in the elderly? I’ve been asked this question several times, and there are a lot of factors that go into my assessment as to whether a statin should be...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 29, 2015 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
It is really hard to narrow down a list of thousands of drugs to 5. Right or wrong, I did it. I based my subjective list upon frequency of use, highest risk for medication errors, significance when an error occurs, drug interactions, and risk of hospitalization....
by Eric Christianson | May 7, 2014 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
I’ve had the opportunity to work at over 50+ different healthcare facilities. I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with my fair share of diversion and potential diversion cases. It’s not fun. Drug diversion can get complex, but there are...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 5, 2014 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
I can’t say thank you enough to all the aids, nurses and others who help take care of those who cannot care for themselves. This has really been in and out my mind the last few weeks and I can’t quite shake it…I was working at a facility at one of...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 3, 2013 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Alright, new topic…let’s roll…I’m going to tackle some psych tonight, because I always get asked questions about these meds! The topic of psych medications in general is very challenging to say the least, I believe it is much more of an art than science – i.e. when...
