by Eric Christianson | May 21, 2025 | Infectious Disease and Oncology Case Studies
Nitrofurantoin is often used in patients for UTI prophylaxis. One potential concern with nitrofurantoin use is pulmonary toxicity. This can often be overlooked in patients as a potential cause of respiratory problems. Here’s a case scenario where nitrofurantoin...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 6, 2025 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
Deprescribing is an important part of care for hospice patients. The main goal of hospice care is to focus on comfort care rather than curative treatments, which means evaluating if a patient’s current medications are still indicated, effective, safe, and convenient....
by Eric Christianson | Mar 23, 2025 | Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Modafinil (Provigil) is a stimulant type of medication that is most often utilized in narcolepsy. In my geriatric practice, I do see occasional off-label use to help stimulate energy in patients who are experiencing fatigue. I’ll outline my top 5 modafinil...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 19, 2025 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
As a geriatric pharmacist working in long term care and assisted living facilities, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out which medications I should recommend to reduce. Polypharmacy is a big problem but deprescribing needs to be done the right way. There are...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 5, 2025 | Gastrointestinal Case Studies
JD is a 58-year-old male with a history of cirrhosis due to alcohol-related liver disease. He has no medication allergies and is taking the following medications: Lactulose 30 mL twice daily, Spironolactone 100 mg daily, Furosemide 40 mg daily, Propranolol 20 mg twice...
