by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2023 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
How many times have you picked up, dispensed, or seen an auxiliary label on a medication encouraging you to avoid alcohol while taking it? It’s definitely information that could come up on a board exam at some point throughout your career! Below is a table...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 11, 2023 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
In this article, we are going to share some of the most clinically important similarities and differences when comparing midazolam versus lorazepam. Both medications are part of the benzodiazepine class and have effects such as sedation, hypnosis, decreased anxiety,...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 13, 2023 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
One of the most common medication review requests I get from clinical staff in long term care and assisted living facilities is identifying medications that may be contributing to falls. Identifying low blood pressure as a potential contributing factor is usually...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 6, 2023 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) has historically been used on a regular basis for urinary tract infections. That frequency of use changed a few years back when the boxed warnings for serious adverse effects came out. I wanted to provide my top ciprofloxacin clinical pearls that...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 9, 2023 | Clinical Pharmacy News and New Drug Updates, Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
There’s always this voice in the back of my head that always cautions me that all that glitters is not gold. After being heralded as the next savior in weight loss by the media, the GLP-1 Agonists/GIP agonists have come under more scrutiny lately in the news. A...
