by Eric Christianson | Oct 2, 2022 | Polypharmacy Cases And The Prescribing Cascade
JA is a 61 year old male who has a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes, anemia, and arthritis. His current medications include metoprolol 25 mg BID, hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg once daily, lisinopril 10 mg daily, metformin 500 mg BID, ferrous sulfate 325 mg...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 28, 2022 | Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist Education and Information
Working in assisted livings and long term care facilities for a large chunk of my career, its safe to say I’ve reviewed a few patients medications who are on hospice. I have three major pet peeves in hospice care that I feel like I encounter on a regular basis....
by Eric Christianson | Sep 21, 2022 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) are two commonly taught drug-induced syndromes but are rarely encountered in practice. I wanted to put together some important differences between these two syndromes because many of the symptoms overlap....
by Eric Christianson | Sep 18, 2022 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists
Over-the-counter medications provide easy access for patients to solve their own problems. Too often, patients lean on self-treatment without consulting a healthcare professional. One of my primary concerns with this is unforeseen drug interactions. I’ll break...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 14, 2022 | Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Benztropine (Cogentin) is an older anticholinergic agent primarily used for movement-type disorders and adverse effects. I’ll share some of my most important benztropine clinical pearls in this article. Benztropine can be used in the management of acute...
