Drug Formulary Review articles from April 2007

Drug Formulary Review archives from April 2007

Sliding (scale) down a slippery slope? Go to proactive glycemic control in pts.
April 1, 2007... Sliding (scale) down a slippery slope? Go to proactive glycemic control in pts "We really can do better." Hospitals and their pharmacists need to make a conscious effort to improve glycemic control in hospitalized diabetic patients,...

Be aware of labor and delivery complications.
April 1, 2007... Be aware of labor and delivery complications Resistant bacteria emerging Hospital pharmacists who are aware of the conditions and complications requiring drug therapy during labor and delivery will be able to make knowledgeable...

Groups urge universal childhood flu vaccination.
April 1, 2007... Groups urge universal childhood flu vaccination A broad coalition of 122 organizations representing public health, private providers, advocacy and educational groups, and persons affected by disease, has urged the Centers for Disease...

News Briefs: Joint Commission wants hand hygiene info.
April 1, 2007... Joint Commission wants hand hygiene info The Joint Commission is seeking comprehensive, innovative, and cost effective hand hygiene measurement methods that address adherence to hand hygiene guidelines to share with health care...

New FDA Approvals.
April 1, 2007... FDA recently announced these approvals: • Grifols Biologicals' antihemophilic factor/von Willebrand factor complex (human), Alphanate, indicated for patients undergoing surgery or invasive procedures with von Willebrand disease in...

Drug Criteria & Outcomes: From battlefield to hospital: Researchers ponder broader role for drug designed to stop the bleeding.
April 1, 2007... Drug Criteria & Outcomes From battlefield to hospital: Researchers ponder broader role for drug designed to stop the bleeding Implications for reducing blood shortages and costs By Jonathan Byrd, Pharm. D. Candidate, Samford (AL)...

Drug Criteria & Outcomes: Telbivudine Formulary Evaluation.
April 1, 2007... Drug Criteria & Outcomes Telbivudine Formulary Evaluation By James M. Davis, Pharm. D. candidate Auburn (AL) University, Harrison School of Pharmacy [Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part forumulary evaluation of...

CE objectives/questions.
April 1, 2007... CE objectives/questions This CE program will improve participants' ability to: *Compare the clinical efficacy and safety of one therapeutic agent over another used in the same setting. *Assess clinical trial data and explain how...