I was at a long term care facility and had a patient on lisinopril 10 mg daily for hypertension as well as Aspirin 325 mg daily for cardiovascular prophylaxis. Lexi-comp has the aspirin and lisinopril interaction rated at a C (on a scale of A-D and X being...
44 year old male with a history of respiratory issues. Recently diagnosed at the clinic with pneumonia. Levaquin (oral) was initiated for a 10 day period. Current medication list includes: Advair 250/50 twice daily Albuterol as needed Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg...
One of the things I enjoy about this site is learning from the donations of others. Here’s an excellent case of trimethoprim and hyperkalemia. If you have an interesting case study to share that can help educate healthcare professionals, please contact me. ...
Below is a wonderful guest post case study that discusses alcohol and warfarin use – Please feel free to donate your case to medication education by contacting me Management of anticoagulation using warfarin is well established with the use of...
Wonderful Guest Post via Amanuel T. B.Sc., Pharm.D. – Clinical Pharmacist: View his profile on Linked In – If you are interested in donating a brief case, or educational post, contact me. The following case study is intended to illustrate the vital importance of...
A computerized Drug Interactions checker can sometimes go way overboard leading to these constant alerts that aren’t taken seriously. As a pharmacist, nurse or prescriber – we need better programs to help identify interactions, but more importantly we need to develop...
