Drug Formulary Review articles from December 2008

Drug Formulary Review archives from December 2008

Disaster planning should be priority for hospital pharmacists, experts say.
December 1, 2008... Disaster planning should be priority for hospital pharmacists, experts say Disasters should be defined broadly The past decade has featured devastating hurricanes, floods, fires, and terrorist acts that have captured headlines often...

Those who've been there offer advice on preparing for natural disasters.
December 1, 2008... Those who've been there offer advice on preparing for natural disasters Long outages can be frustrating Pharmacists residing in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas are well aware of the disaster drill. After all they've had first-hand...

Personal disaster plans first and professional plans next.
December 1, 2008... Personal disaster plans first and professional plans next Think of Maslow's hierarchy of needs One of the key strategies for preparing for a disaster or crisis is to encourage pharmacists and other health care professionals to take...

Pharmacy manager's murder was disaster.
December 1, 2008... Pharmacy manager's murder was disaster Friend & colleague was tragically killed at work Pharmacists and staff at Florida hospitals are well prepared for the disasters wrought by 100-mile-per-hour winds, rain, and hurricanes. But...

How the Florida hospital handled aftermath of tragic shooting in pharmacy.
December 1, 2008... How the Florida hospital handled aftermath of tragic shooting in pharmacy Entire hospital pulled together to help Hospital staff deal with other people's tragedies every day, but when something horrific happens in the hospital, it...

New treatment for cancer patients and constipation.
December 1, 2008... New treatment for cancer patients and constipation New class of drugs featured A new class of drugs, called peripheral-acting mu opioid receptor antagonists, offers cancer patients and other advanced illness patients relief from some...

Research finds higher risk of CV-related deaths among patients using ipratropium.(cardiovascular)
December 1, 2008... Research finds higher risk of CV-related deaths among patients using ipratropium Results were surprising to researchers When investigators studied a cohort of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients, they found a surprising link between...

News Briefs.
December 1, 2008... Reports of deaths related to drug-device interaction According to the "FDA Drug Safety Newsletter Volume 1, Number 4 Summer 2008," health care professionals need to be alert to a dangerous drug-device interaction of icodextrin...