Drug Formulary Review articles from July 2007

Drug Formulary Review archives from July 2007

Hospitals moving to collaborative drug therapy management.
July 1, 2007... Hospitals moving to collaborative drug therapy management Pharmacists join CDTM for infectious diseases, antibiotic therapy Some 50% of hospitals responding to a survey have some pharmacists engaged in collaborative drug therapy...

ED interventions can save lives and dollars.
July 1, 2007... ED interventions can save lives and dollars Pharmacy involvement makes difference The most commonly documented interventions made by pharmacists caring for emergency department patients included provision of drug information, dosage...

Drug-related hospitalizations: A preventable problem?(Statistical data)
July 1, 2007... Drug-related hospitalizations: A preventable problem? Reductions are possible with right strategy Studies in the U.S. estimate that adverse drug events account for up to 28% of emergency department visits and 25% of ambulatory care...

Telepharmacy helps to improve pharmacy services.
July 1, 2007... Telepharmacy helps to improve pharmacy services Rural pharmacy able provide broader services A 25-bed critical access hospital that wanted to improve pharmacy services through use of automated dispensing machines and remote pharmacist...

News Briefs: Web site gives system pharmacy best practices.(Website overview)
July 1, 2007... Web site gives system pharmacy best practices Advancement of 'high performance' pharmacy A new web site developed by the Health Systems Pharmacy Executive Alliance identifies best practices for improving health system pharmacy...

New FDA Approvals.
July 1, 2007... FDA recently announced these approvals: • Schwartz Bioscience's Neupro (rotigotine transdermal system), a skin patch designed to treat symptoms of early Parkinson's disease. The agency said rotigotine is a drug not previously approved...

Drug Criteria & Outcomes: Suffer the children: Preventing medication errors in pediatric patients.
July 1, 2007... Drug Criteria & Outcomes Suffer the children: Preventing medication errors in pediatric patients By Sarita Bhat, Pharm.D candidate, Auburn (AL) University Harrison School of Pharmacy Pediatric patients can be particularly...

Drug Criteria & Outcomes: Drugs that harm bugs ...and the liver?
July 1, 2007... Drug Criteria & Outcomes Drugs that harm bugs...and the liver? By Joe Ybarra, Pharm.D candidate, Auburn (AL) University Harrison School of Pharmacy Antibiotics are one of the most abundantly prescribed medications in both the...

CE objectives/questions.
July 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...