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2025 Benzodiazepine Tapering Guidelines – Top 10 Takeaways

2025 Benzodiazepine Tapering Guidelines – Top 10 Takeaways

by Eric Christianson | Apr 9, 2025 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls

Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are FDA-approved for various conditions, such as anxiety, mood disorders, insomnia, and seizures. Although they treat a wide range of conditions, there are many safety concerns including increased risk of falls, cognitive impairment, delirium,...
Benzodiazepine Tapering Guidelines 2024 New Draft Guidelines!

Benzodiazepine Tapering Guidelines 2024 New Draft Guidelines!

by Eric Christianson | Jun 26, 2024 | Clinical Pharmacy News and New Drug Updates, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls

I’ve encountered a significant proportion of patients who are on chronic benzodiazepines. Drug interactions, adverse effects, and other risks to my geriatric patient population are significant when using this class of medication. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is...
Antipsychotic Tapering Practice Pearls

Antipsychotic Tapering Practice Pearls

by Eric Christianson | Jun 1, 2022 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls

Though antipsychotics are generally used for long-term treatment of psychiatric conditions, there are several instances where therapy may be stopped altogether. We outline several practice pearls and clinical considerations when determining if antipsychotic tapering...
Drug of Choice for Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) – Case Study

Drug of Choice for Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) – Case Study

by Eric Christianson | Jan 26, 2022 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists

JE is a 71-year-old female with a history of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), osteoporosis, GERD, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Her current medications include: Alendronate 70 mg weeklyPrednisone 15 mg dailyVitamin D 2,000 units dailyOmeprazole 20 mg dailyLosartan 50...
Tapering Clonidine – Case Study

Tapering Clonidine – Case Study

by Eric Christianson | Aug 1, 2021 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists

In this article, I wanted to share information on tapering clonidine. This drug can cause serious rebound hypertension when abruptly discontinued and patients may not understand or realize that this risk exists. Here’s a case scenario that demonstrates tapering...
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