66 year old female was newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Her other diagnoses included hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and GERD. Current medication list included: Aspirin 81 mg daily Simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg at bedtime Tylenol as needed Protonix 40 mg...
Medication Review tonight – This medication list is obviously a case of high blood pressure. Amlodipine, clonidine, losartan, metoprolol, as well as torsemide and the tamsulosin have the potential to bring the blood pressure down. It certainly looks like this...
Tackling a medication list can be a tricky task, especially when they look like the one above. Remember that I’m trying to teach the clinical pharmacy thought process, not the answer in these medication lists. One variable in your patients can make a huge...
63 year old female with a history of severe COPD. She is a smoker and is currently taking the following medications: ipratropium/albuterol as needed, Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) 160/4.5 two inhalations twice daily and Spiriva inhalation once daily. ...
Fantastic Guest Post tonight coutesy: Kishan Patel Wilkes University Pharm.D Candidate Class of 2016 28 yo F was admitted to hospital for osteomyelitis and developed a clot after PICC line insertion. Her PMH includes Cystic Fibrosis, malnutrition, no hx of...
Midodrine is an alpha agonist. I had an elderly male patient recently started on this medication due to orthostasis. He was not receiving any other medications that would be likely to lower blood pressure. This particular patient had a history of BPH which he was...
