by Eric Christianson | Dec 20, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I stumbled across this article the other day and was instantly interested. A gal with cerebral palsy desperately wants to get into pharmacy school, but the physical requirements of pharmacy school may prevent her from getting in. From the author, “cerebral...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 6, 2015 | Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
In geriatrics, I see a lot of patches being used. There is definitely some convenience associated with the use of patches as we can avoid the GI tract. I have seen my fair share of mistakes as well. Here’s a breakdown: Fentanyl patches get into systemic...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 8, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
As a healthcare professional, I try my best to reduce the cost and maximize benefit of pharmaceuticals. Here’s a classic case where we were able to save a patient some money without negatively impacting patient care. I was emailed this info graphic, and...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 1, 2015 | Career Advice for Pharmacy Students, Residents and New Pharmacists, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
I was asked this question the other day. How would you begin to develop clinical pharmacy services? No matter what brand of pharmacy you practice, there are a lot of good answers to that question. Quality services, a good business model or plan, expansive clinical...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 14, 2015 | Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Respecting patient’s autonomy is of utmost importance in every clinical setting, and here are two perfect examples that I encountered during my emergency medicine rotation. 45-year-old Amish male was involved in a farm accident where a tree branch had fallen on him,...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 4, 2015 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
Anticoagulants like enoxaprain and warfarin should always be treated with the utmost care. They can cause life-threatening bleeding that can put our patients at serious risk. On the flip side, anticoagulants can prevent life-threatening blood clots. Here’s a...
