Publications by authors named "Linda H Poon"
Article Synopsis
- Amantadine is a medication used for treating Parkinson's disease, but can cause side effects like myoclonus (sudden muscle jerks) and asterixis (tremors).
- An 80-year-old man experienced worsening symptoms, including tremors and visual hallucinations, after starting amantadine, leading to the discovery of myoclonus and asterixis.
- The patient's symptoms improved after reducing the dosage and ultimately discontinuing the medication, highlighting the need for careful monitoring by healthcare providers when prescribing amantadine.
Objective: To compare the types of recommendations documented in pharmacy resident and student home-visit notes with those made in the electronic medical record-based drug regimen review (DRR) notes.
Setting: San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC), San Francisco, California.
Practice Description: The SFVAMC Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) program provides primary care services through an interdisciplinary team.
Pharmacist's role in a Parkinson's disease and movement disorders clinic.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
March 2012
Purpose: The expanding role of a clinical pharmacist at a Veterans Affairs (VA) out-patient clinic for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and movement disorders is described.
Summary: San Francisco VA Medical Center added a clinical pharmacist to the multi-disciplinary team serving patients at an outpatient clinic operated by its Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC). During the first six months after joining the clinic team, the pharmacist met with 131 patients and made a total of 69 drug therapy recommendations that were implemented by neurologists, clinical nurse specialists, and other PADRECC providers.
Objective: To review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of tetrabenazine for the treatment of Huntington's disease (HD)-associated chorea.
Data Sources: Primary literature and review articles were obtained through a PubMed search (1959-November 2009) using the terms tetrabenazine, HD, chorea, and hyperkinetic movement disorders. A bibliographic search was performed on selected articles.