title: The consultant pharmacist provides consultation and recommendations for a medical patient.
abstract: This case focuses on a general medical patient who resides in a local senior community-housing center and who has multiple comorbid diseases that are commonly seen in practice. The patient's past medical history includes coronary artery disease, peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient was recently hospitalized and treated with an intravenous antibiotic for an influenza-related pneumonia infection, then discharged with a prescription for a course of oral fluoroquinolone antibiotics. This case discusses and addresses each of the patient's conditions, various drug interactions, and issues pertaining to the patient. An interdisciplinary-team approach is important for the medical management of a patient with multiple comorbid diseases along with the contribution of a consultant pharmacist as pharmacotherapy expert.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Medical Center.
authors.forename: Esther Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Timothy V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services; D003253:Consultants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D064407:Senior Centers