by Eric Christianson | May 17, 2020 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
Geriatrics can get very complicated very fast. Chronic conditions, polypharmacy, and drug interactions are a few of the many complications. Here are a few things that make me think twice in geriatric patients. Multiple Medication Changes As I reveiw a patient’s...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 5, 2020 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacokinetics Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Comparison Table of Oral Benzodiazepine Benzodiazepines or “benzos” are a class of psychoactive drugs that are used to treat insomnia and anxiety. While we want to discuss the differences amongst these agents, we must remember that when comparing oral benzodiazepines,...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 12, 2020 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Here’s a case scenario where the duloxetine risperidone interaction likely contributed to an emergency department visit. A 78-year-old male with dementia, depression, anxiety, neuropathy, osteoarthritis, and behavioral symptoms associated with dementia was...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 15, 2019 | Clinical Guideline Updates For Pharmacists
The Beers Criteria was updated in 2019. Of the numerous updates, I wanted to pull out my top 5 clinically relevant Beers Criteria updates. It is important to note that there were many more updates, but I wanted to share some of the most clinically important updates....
by Eric Christianson | Aug 11, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In geriatrics, deprescribing has become a very popular term. Deprescribing is simply reducing a patient’s medication burden by reducing and discontinuing medications. This is often done as the potential long term benefits of medication dwindle as a...
