by Eric Christianson | Jan 13, 2021 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Gastrointestinal Case Studies, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Somedays I scratch my head more than others…today was one of those days. Seeing Senna and loperamide scheduled together made me scratch it REAL hard. A 77-year-old male was complaining of constipation and Miralax PRN was added to help. As I started reviewing the...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 3, 2021 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
The GLP-1 Agonists have grown significantly in their popularity and there are good reasons for that increase in use. They promote weight loss which is a big problem in the majority of our type 2 diabetes patients. In addition to this benefit, they have also been shown...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 16, 2020 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
SGLT2s like empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, ertugliflozin, and canagliflozin are getting more use in diabetes care as time goes on. As a geriatric pharmacist, I certainly recognize that these agents have a lot of potential benefits, but they can also have adverse...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 13, 2020 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
A 53-year-old male presents to the emergency department with severe agitation, fever, and symptoms of delirium. The attending provider assesses the patient and gets a urine drug screen. The drug screen was positive for cocaine. In addition to the psychiatric symptoms,...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 9, 2020 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
As a geriatric pharmacist, I can’t tell you the number of times I have seen amlodipine prescribed with the subsequent addition (usually a few weeks later) of furosemide. It is finally nice to have some solid evidence to back up what I have anecdotally seen in...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 18, 2020 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Here’s a case scenario where sodium chloride supplements were added, and why I think it is important to recognize what that may mean. KD is a 63-year-old female with a history of bipolar disorder with depressive episodes, GERD, trigeminal neuralgia,...
