by Eric Christianson | May 5, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In long term care consulting, learning how to review and interpret medical records is an absolute must. It can also be incredibly helpful in other settings such as ambulatory care, community, assisted living, and hospital pharmacy. I’ve got three examples for...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 17, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Just like adding medications can lead to adding more medications (prescribing cascade), we can think of this strategy in reverse in an attempt to try to stop polypharmacy. Stopping medications can lead to stopping more medications. Let me provide you with some proof!...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 27, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
On a previous post, I laid out some strategies to reduce medication use. As a consultant pharmacist who has worked extensively in long term care and assisted living, I am routinely asked if we can reduce someone’s medications. Reducing medications is something I...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 24, 2019 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In geriatrics, we put a premium on trying to simplify medication use. As a consultant pharmacist who has worked extensively in long term care and assisted living, I am routinely asked if we can reduce someone’s medications. Reducing medications is something I...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 19, 2015 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Confusion is one of those vague symptoms in the elderly that can be due to nearly anything. Polypharmacy is hard to ignore and here I breakdown a medication list of a 79 year old female with increasing confusion: Enalapril 5 mg daily Aspirin 325 mg daily Simvastatin...
