by Eric Christianson | Jan 11, 2026 | Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
In this blog post, I’ll share my top 5 gout pharmacotherapy pearls. This can often show up in practice as well as on those challenging board exams! Allopurinol Doesn’t Treat Flares Allopurinol reduces the production of uric acid. Because of this mechanism,...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 24, 2024 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
In this post, I will share some questions that I would investigate from this medication list. I have many questions surrounding renal concerns given the use of sevelamer. Metformin (Glucophage): 500 mg twice daily Glipizide (Glucotrol): 5 mg once daily Insulin...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 18, 2021 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Last week, the FDA approved finerenone (Kerendia) to treat patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes. Finerenone is a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA). The approval of finerenone was due to the results of the...
