CBD in the Hospice Setting
More and more terminal patients and their families are calling upon cannabis to provide some symptom relief, and understandably so. Cannabis has been used for centuries to treat a broad…
Statin Discontinuation in Hospice Patients
Hospice prescribers and pharmacists have long approached statins as appropriate for discontinuation in their patients who have no active cardiovascular disease since preventative or prophylaxis medications, as well as…
Medication Discontinuation in Dementia Patients
Understanding the progressive nature of dementia can help in the decision to continue or discontinue dementia medications in patients on hospice care for end-stage dementia. Goals change as patients progress…
Options for Switching Antipsychotics
Medication cost, adverse effects, and poor therapeutic response often necessitate switching a hospice patient from one antipsychotic to another. Prescribers can choose among several options when a switch is necessary.…
Medication Discontinuation in Dementia Patients By Corina Reyna, PharmD, BCGP
Understanding the progressive nature of dementia can help in the decision to continue or discontinue dementia medications in patients on hospice care for end-stage dementia. Goals change as patient’s progress…
Morphine: What Caregivers Need to Understand
For decades, patients, caregivers, and sometimes even hospice staff have erroneously believed that morphine use hastens death. However, these same people have continued to use morphine believing that the provision…