by Eric Christianson | Sep 23, 2026 | Medication Errors
I’ve seen numerous errors where the patient thought something was a little off and said something to a healthcare professional. One of the most important medication safety tools in healthcare is listening to the patient. Patients will sometimes say things that...
by Eric Christianson | Sep 13, 2026 | Medication Errors
Morphine is one of those liquid medications where concentration matters. A lot. While many medications come in one standard concentration, the problem is that morphine comes in multiple concentrations, and they can look surprisingly similar when you are moving quickly...
by Eric Christianson | Feb 15, 2026 | Medication Errors, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Medication errors can get ugly in a hurry. I was prompted to write this example as I came across a situation recently where an elderly patient received a schizophrenic patient’s high-dose antipsychotic. This high dose antipsychotic error resulted in an ICU stay...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 7, 2022 | Medication Errors
I’ve come across many medication errors in my years of clinical practice. I’ve compiled a list of patient and healthcare professional mistakes and wanted to share another one that I’ve seen. The abbreviation error, in this case, was inadvertently...
by Eric Christianson | Apr 3, 2022 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy, Respiratory Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls
Asthma and COPD are two disease states that we need to use inhalers. As a clinical pharmacist, I understand the importance of patient education. I’ve seen numerous mistakes with inhaler technique over the years in my practice as a clinical pharmacist. Here are...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 19, 2018 | Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists, Medication Errors, Neurology, Pain, and Musculoskeletal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Personal Stories From The Front Lines of Clinical Pharmacy
There are numerous osteoporosis medications that can be used and I’ve seen a ton of patient mistakes with these medications. Managing osteoporosis is like many other chronic diseases in that the medication helps prevent really bad things from happening. When...
