68 y/o male was undergoing chemotherapy treatments and as you may know, neuropathy can be a common side effect of certain chemo medications. This gentleman was battling through constant neuropathy type pain and was intiated on Gabapentin 300 mg twice daily. In...
56 year old male has a history of CHF, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and glaucoma. His current medication list includes: Aspirin 81 mg daily Losartan 50 mg daily Metoprolol 12.5 mg twice daily Zaroxolyn 2.5 mg three times per week Lasix 80 mg daily Tylenol 500-1000 mg...
78 year old male recently admitted to the hospital with a fall and likely hip fracture. He has had some lethargy and confusion lately as well. Previous falls have been noted as well. Current medication list of: Calcium and Vitmain D twice daily Proscar 5 mg daily...
Stomach problems can often be a common issue in the elderly and drug induced nausea can sometimes be a challenge to identify due to polypharmacy. If you look under adverse effects of medications, nausea is a side effect for virtually every medication. Here’s a...
Tonight’s Medication List Review – First thing I want you to remember is whenever you see an order for Erythromycin, remember that it has a ton of drug interactions. So whenever we start, increase or decrease this medication, it can have ramifications on...
Tonight’s medication list review is a bit shorter than usual – Here’s a couple things I’m going to be digging into. My goal is to get you to think critically about medication management, not necessarily give you a right or wrong answer, so...
