by Eric Christianson | May 10, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
When giving a presentation the other day, I received a question about how to handle gabapentin abuse. It is a tough question, much like opioid, benzo, stimulant, or any other controlled substance. Recognizing the risk of abuse potential, in August 2016, Minnesota...
by Eric Christianson | May 3, 2017 | Clinical Pharmacy News and New Drug Updates, Endocrine Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
So the FDA changed the labeling on metformin a while back and made it a little easier to use the drug in more patients who have poor kidney function. Whenever changes like this happen, I like to take a little time and digest the changes. From a recent Medscape...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 12, 2017 | Hematology and Immunology Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
What to do with antiplatelet medications in the setting of anemia has always been a huge challenge for me. Here’s a scenario with some questions to think about. A 64 year old female has a history of CAD, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, CABG, depression, anemia,...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 19, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
An 81 year old male presents with worsening confusion over a period of about 3-6 months. The primary provider is considering an Rx for Aricept as she feels that this is Alzheimer’s dementia in the mild to moderate stage. What do we do as pharmacists? One of the...
by Eric Christianson | Mar 8, 2017 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
The decision to discontinue anti-platelet medications is a challenging one. Antiplatelet therapy is something I see everyday in practice. Aspirin and clopidogrel are the two most common medications I see utilized. What’s often the greatest challenge with these...
by Eric Christianson | Jan 25, 2017 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Psychiatry and Addiction Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
With changing antidepressants, there are lots of considerations to consider. Are we going to augment, switch to a different antidepressant in the same class, or switch to a different class? Are we changing up the medication regimen because of side effects or...
