by Eric Christianson | Nov 16, 2025 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
It’s not uncommon to see patients in long-term care facilities prescribed medications for anxiety, agitation, or insomnia. Two such medications that can raise red flags are Atarax (hydroxyzine) and Ativan (lorazepam). While both can be appropriate in select...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 17, 2025 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
Mrs. H is an 82-year-old resident in a long-term care facility with a history of generalized anxiety disorder, COPD, osteoarthritis, hypertension, insomnia, GERD, and mild cognitive impairment. She is taking duplicate PRN anxiety medications. Her full medication list...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 25, 2024 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
As a consultant pharmacist, I always try to stay on top of trends to help nursing homes stay on top of guidelines and best practices. With the help of a student, we reviewed 50 LTC facility surveys and share the findings of the most common 2024 nursing home survey...
by Eric Christianson | Jun 4, 2017 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
I’ve spent years of my life working in and around long term care (nursing homes). The CMS F-tag, F-329 Unnecessary Medications tag is by far (in combination with F-428) the most common survey deficiency that a consultant pharmacist can help a facility avoid. The...
