by Eric Christianson | Sep 10, 2014 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Use of brand names to identify medications can be confusing for healthcare professionals, much less patients! When I think about the two name naming system in the U.S., it really doesn’t enhance patient care and leads to confusion. Although the following case...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 3, 2014 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Medication errors are always a challenging topic to address because it is no fun to make an error, and there is always the possibility of patient harm due to an error. Here’s a case example where the way an order is written can make things more difficult to...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 24, 2014 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Medication reconciliation (often called “med rec”) can be pretty boring, but med rec done right can be lifesaving. A 89 year old male was hospitalized with a GI bleed and significant anemia. This patient’s baseline hemoglobin was already in the...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 16, 2014 | Medication Errors
This is a topic that can’t wait anymore. Math. I said it, please don’t stop reading, this may help you or someone you care about prevent a devastating medication error. While most medications errors do not impact patient health, there is a medication error I see...
by Eric Christianson | May 28, 2014 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Many patients get medication management suggestions from their insurance companies addressed to their primary physician. A patient who had diabetes and CHF was not on an ACE Inhibitor or an ARB which are commonly recommended as standard of care for hypertension and...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 23, 2014 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Ever made a mistake? I have. I will never forget that feeling – it’s awful. I was reviewing a patient’s medication list and noted that the patient was struggling with the costs of their medications. I was a fairly recent new graduate at the time and...
