by Eric Christianson | Sep 6, 2023 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) has historically been used on a regular basis for urinary tract infections. That frequency of use changed a few years back when the boxed warnings for serious adverse effects came out. I wanted to provide my top ciprofloxacin clinical pearls that...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 2, 2023 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that has been around for a long time. There are quite a few quirks with this medication and I wanted to cover my top 5 clindamycin clinical pearls that may show up on board exams and in clinical practice. C. Diff Risk Let’s start...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 14, 2023 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
It is that time of the year with creepy/crawly ticks running rampant. This presents an excellent opportunity to go over some of my Lyme disease clinical practice pearls! You never know when these might show up on a board exam! Lyme Disease Clinical Practice Pearls...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 12, 2023 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Loperamide (Imodium) is an antidiarrheal and antimotility agent used to help manage and treat traveler’s diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome associated with chronic diarrhea, acute nonspecific diarrhea in patients two years and older, and reduce ileostomy output....
by Eric Christianson | Sep 4, 2022 | Clinical Guideline Updates For Pharmacists, Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) frequently come up in clinical practice and is also a frequent target for pharmacology and board exam questions! In this post, I will list my top 3 drugs to know and the sexually transmitted infections they treat. Below is a...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 11, 2021 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine have been purported as potential COVID treatments. We break down where these drugs stand in regards to those claims. The NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel have recommended against any use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine...
