Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Psychiatry,
Avera Behavioral Health Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry-Sanford School of Medicine at USD
Office Contact Information:
Avera Behavioral Health Center
4400 West 69th Street
STE 1800
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Office: 605.322.5910
Pager: 605.322.0985
Fax: 605.322.5917
E-mail: Eric.Kutscher@mckennan.org
Education/Training:
Pharm.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
ASHP Accredited Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Residency,
Western Missouri Mental Health Center, Kansas City, MO
Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist
Academic/Research Interests:
Psychopharmacology
Psychiatric effects of anabolic steroids
Drugs of abuse in athletics
Polypharmacy of psychotropic medications
Metabolic effects of antipsychotic medications
Selected SDSU Teaching Experiences:
Pharmacotherapeutics
Psychiatry APPE
Patient assesment and self care
Medications and wellness
Clinical first steps
Drugs of abuse and addiction
Selected Professional Pharmacy Affiliations:
ASHP
APhA
ACCP CPNP
Phi Lamba Sigma
Rho Chi
SDSHP
SDPHA
Kappa Psi
NAMI
Selected Professional Activities:
Editor: Psychotropic Drug Handbook, Edition 8
SDSU Faculty Liaison to ASHP and Clinical Skills Coordinator
SDSHP Board of Directors and President-elect (2008)
NAMI - SD Board of Directors
Delegate to ASHP House of Delegates
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Peer Reviewer
American Journal of Psychiatry Peer Reviewer
Annals of Pharmacotherapy Peer Reviewer
AJHP Peer Reviewer
Delbert Brown Teaching Award (2005)
Nominated for the 2007 Heroes in the Fight Award from NAMI
Addiction Peer Reviewer
Kappa Psi Co-advisor (Gamma Kappa)
Co-editor for ASHP's book entitled, Developing Clinical Practice Skills for Pharmacists
CPNP - Membership Committee (2002-2007)
CPNP - Mentorship Committee (2007-Present)
CPNP- Recertification Committee (2008-Present)
Recent Peer-reviewed Publications:
Kutscher EC. “Chapter 16: Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia” Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-652-6
Peterson E, Stoebner A, Weatherill J, Kutscher EC. A case of acute psychosis from over-the-counter supplements. (In press-SD Medicine)
Morstad AE, Kutscher EC, Kennedy WK, Carnahan RM. “Hypomania with Agitation Associated with Varenicline Use in Bipolar II Disorder” (Annuals of Pharmacotherapy 2008;42)
Pavlis C, Kutscher EC, Carnahan RM , Kennedy WK, Gerpen S, Schlenker E. Rivastigmine Induced Dystonia. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2007;64:2468-2470
Malone M, Carnahan RM, Kutscher EC. Antipsychotic Medication Use in the Elderly Patient. Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2007;20(4): 318-326
Kutscher EC, Alexander BA. A Review of Drug Interactions With Psychiatric Medicines for the Pharmacy Practitioner. Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2007;20(4):327-333
Kutscher EC, Robins GP, Kennedy WK, Zebb K, Stanley M, Carnahan R. “Clozapine Induced Agranulocytosis Successfully Treated with Lithium” Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2007; 64:2027-2031
Cruz R, Kutscher EC. ADHD Black Box Warning: How Concerned Should we be? SD J Med 2007;60(2):13-14.
Kutscher EC, Carnahan R. “Common CYP450 Drug Interactions with Psychiatric Medicines: A Brief Review for the Primary Care Physician.” SD J of Medicine 2006;59(1):5-9
Carnahan RM, Kutscher EC, Obritsch MD, Rasmussen L. “Acute Ethanol Intoxication After Consumption of Hairspray.” Pharmacotherapy. 2005 Nov;25(11):1646-1650
Perry PJ, Lund BC, Deninger MJ, Kutscher EC, Schneider J. Anabolic steroid use in weightlifters: an Internet generated drug history. Clin J Sport Med. 2005 Sep;15(5):326-330
Kutscher EC. Black Box Warning: Antidepressants and Suicide in Pediatrics. South Dakota Journal of Medicine. 2005 Jan;58(1):9-10
Kutscher EC. “Aripiprazole: Quite Possibly a New Type of Antipsychotic” South Dakota Journal of Medicine 2003;56(4):139-40
Perry PJ, Kutscher EC, Lund BC, Yates WR, Holman TL, Demers L. “Measures of Aggression and Mood Changes in Male Weightlifters with and without Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Use.” Journal of Forensic Sciences 2003;48(3):646-651
Kutscher EC. Aripiprazole: Quite Possibly a New Type of Antipsychotic. South Dakota Journal of Medicine 2003;56(4):139-40
Schultz SK, Ellingrod VL, Moser DJ, Kutscher E, Turvey C, Arndt S. “The Influence of Cognitive Impairment and Psychiatric Symptoms on Daily Functioning in Nursing Facilities: A Longitudinal Study.” Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 2002;14(4):209-213
Kutscher EC, Lund BC, Perry PJ. “Anabolic Steroids: A Review for the Clinician,” Sports Medicine 2002;32(5):285-296
Ellingrod VL, Schultz SK, Ekstam-Smith K, Kutscher EC, Arndt S, Turvey C . “Comparison of Risperidone with Olanzapine in Elderly Patients with Dementia and Psychosis,” Pharmacotherapy 2002;22(1):1-5
Kutscher EC, Lund BC, Hartman BC. “Peripheral Edema Associated With Mirtazapine” Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2001;35:1494-1495
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