by Eric Christianson | May 31, 2017 | Drug Interaction Case Studies and Education For Pharmacists, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
So, what would you say if a patient asked you, “Should I take St. John’s Wort?” My gut screams no! St. John’s Wort is a substantial inducer of many CYP enzymes which can play havoc with many different drugs and their respective levels....
by Eric Christianson | May 7, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
Here’s a medication list and a few thoughts to go with it. Amiodarone 200 mg daily Famotidine 20 mg daily Enalapril 10 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg BID Pantoprazole 40 mg daily Acetaminophen 500 mg TID Requip 0.5 mg HS Aranesp (hold for hemoglobin less than 11)...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 30, 2017 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Hypertension management can get a little overwhelming sometimes since there are so many medications to choose from. We often use multiple medications with different mechanisms of action to treat hypertension. If a patient is already on a medication at a moderate or...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 26, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Case Studies
Patient reports increasing swelling, sedation, and has complaints of being dizzy. She has been having worsening urinary incontinence which has been classified as stress incontinence. She was recently discontinued off her Enablex as she felt it did not work. ...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 19, 2017 | Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Case Studies
I received this guest post from Kyle Roberts! It does a really nice job of demonstrating the challenges and potential risks with fentanyl and opioids in general. If you’d like to share a case with a story, please feel free to contact me! An elderly female was...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 29, 2017 | Cardiovascular Case Studies, Educational Case Studies For Pharmacists
Below is a case scenario where clonidine is being used in the elderly. Clonidine is on the Beer’s list of potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly. Let’s break it down. JS is an 87 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension,...
