by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I have got to post about Coumadin, I’ve been procrastinating long enough! It is probably one of the top 10 high risk/high reward drugs on the market. Often used to prevent strokes, blood clots etc. (obviously devastating problems), it can certainly increase the risk...
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...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 21, 2013 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I’m going to stay on the theme of medications that can be used for seizures. Tegretol or carbamazepine has multiple different uses(mood, seizures, certain types of pain etc) and multiple unique side effects that need to be monitored for. I will probably take a couple...
