by Eric Christianson | Nov 13, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
So much info on Fentanyl and I will do one more night after tonight on Fentanyl and I will transition to some other opioid info. A very frequent question I get asked is can you put things over the patch or cover it if it consistently falls off (i.e. tape etc.). Per...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 12, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Fentanyl patches are easy to use…just slap it on right? I definitely see nurses ask for these patches fairly frequently, and they are much easier for administration and less time consuming than oral dosage forms that you might have to give one, two or three times a...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 11, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Happy Veteran’s day! Narcweek begins now, thanks for all the support! I’m still seeing problems and questions on Duragesic (fentanyl) patches out there, so hopefully I can bring some examples over the next few nights that really emphasize some of the mistakes I see...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 8, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I’m going to finish off the week with some random things I’ve come across over the previous few months. I occasionally see some capsaicin(creams, gels etc.) products used from time to time for the treatment of pain. I also frequently see as needed orders for this...
