by Eric Christianson | Aug 19, 2026 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
In my practice as a geriatric consultant pharmacist, reducing medications is always a top priority. Here’s a med list from a recent patient for whom I had numerous polypharmacy targets. Potassium chloride 20 mEq PO daily Omeprazole 20 mg PO twice daily...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 16, 2026 | Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of chronic joint pain, and pharmacists and other healthcare professionals encounter medications for osteoarthritis on a regular basis. From NSAIDs and topical therapies to duloxetine, corticosteroid injections, and other...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 12, 2026 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Finerenone (Kerendia) is a relatively newer medication for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In addition to these indications, there was a recent study that showed...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 9, 2026 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I’m often presented with situations where an elderly patient is experiencing new-onset hallucinations. As a pharmacist, my primary focus is to look at the medication list and identify if any drug could potentially be the culprit. Here’s my list of...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 5, 2026 | Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I’m always on the lookout for new options to treat pain. This is especially true in geriatrics, where opioids and NSAIDs have a bunch of risks. Suzetrigine (Journavx) represents a newer option in pain management in recent years because it introduces an entirely...
