by Eric Christianson | Mar 19, 2023 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Tirzepatide is a newer medication that is likely to get significant use in Type 2 diabetes and weight management. With the help of a wonderful pharmacy student, we previously did a tirzepatide clinical breakdown which you can find here. Tirzepatide avoids many drug...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 12, 2023 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Infectious Disease and Oncology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Loperamide (Imodium) is an antidiarrheal and antimotility agent used to help manage and treat traveler’s diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome associated with chronic diarrhea, acute nonspecific diarrhea in patients two years and older, and reduce ileostomy output....
by Eric Christianson | Mar 8, 2023 | Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
I know some folks out there really like crossword puzzles, so I figured why not combine a little fun with a little pharmacology education? I’ve created a free pharmacology crossword puzzle that you should be able to work through below. I didn’t make it...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 5, 2023 | Clinical Guideline Updates For Pharmacists, Respiratory Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
The 2023 GOLD Guidelines were released a little while ago and I don’t think there is anything earth-shattering in medication selection. The biggest thing associated with these guidelines compared to previous editions is the fact that it encourages a little more...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 22, 2023 | Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Trazodone (podcast) is part of a class of antidepressants known as triazolopyridines. I am seeing trazodone for dementia related agitation in my practice and wanted to get a quick review of how solid the evidence is. Let’s start with the basics. Trazodone is...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 19, 2023 | Renal, Urology, and Electrolytes Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
The kidney plays many vital roles in the body. One of those roles is to eliminate medications and their metabolites. When the kidney is not functioning well, drugs are eliminated from the body at a slower rate and can accumulate. Those higher drug concentrations can...
