by Eric Christianson | Aug 17, 2014 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
57 year old patient diagnosed with depression and was initiated on Zoloft (sertraline) 50 mg daily. The physician in this case felt the patient was very depressed, and wanted to titrate the dose up fairly quickly. Zoloft was increased to 100 mg daily after two...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 23, 2014 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
A patient was having difficulty with symptoms of gout. They were on Allopurinol 300 mg daily for their hyperuricemia (elevated uric acid happens in gout). This particular patient would have flares periodically and had about 3 over the last year requiring the use of...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 17, 2013 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Per request, I’m going to tackle some constipation. YES! Constipation is a massive topic especially in the elderly with many disease states that can contribute as well as many medications. I frequently see patients on 2, 3, or 4 different laxatives at a time....
by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2013 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
This is an example I see all too often – Resident gets started on a medication that is known to cause GI type side effects, like nausea, heartburn, ulcer etc. Some classic examples of meds that can cause stomach irritation or other GI issues are NSAIDs like...
