by Eric Christianson | Aug 14, 2022 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In most clinical situations, I’m a stickler for trying to prevent the prescribing cascade. I lay out hundreds of polypharmacy case examples including the prescribing cascade in my highly rated book Perils of Polypharmacy. The prescribing cascade is simply...
by Eric Christianson | Jul 24, 2022 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
LT is a 67-year-old white male presenting to your ambulatory care clinic for a CMR. He says his wife tells him he is taking too many medications and he wants your help evaluating his current regimen. Recent issues have been a rash due to dermatitis for which he was...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 16, 2022 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
I’ve been doing quite a bit of long term care consulting lately and I’ve been trying to pay attention to which medications and medication classes I have been targeting in an effort to reduce polypharmacy. Here are my top 5 targets to reduce medications in...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 2, 2022 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
A 76-year-old female is tired of taking so many medications. She reports to you that “I’d like to stop all my medications”. While she understands that she likely cannot stop all of them, she’d like to at least eliminate some of them. Here is...
by Eric Christianson | Dec 29, 2021 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
In this gout case study, a 66-year-old female has a past medical history of diabetes, neuropathy, depression, migraines, insomnia, gout, and hypertension. She has numerous complaints. Her gout has not been in good control as she is requiring significant indomethacin...
