Drug Formulary Review articles from September 2006

Drug Formulary Review archives from September 2006

Drug therapy lab safety monitoring can be improved.(Interview)
September 1, 2006... Drug therapy lab safety monitoring can be improved New research has shown that a computerized tool in the hands of health care professionals who work together can effectively increase the number of patients who receive laboratory safety...

Hospitals need better ADR reporting systems.
September 1, 2006... Hospitals need better ADR reporting systems The first study to evaluate adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a large population of hospitalized Medicare patients has found that only 53% of hospitals representing 67% of the patients studied...

Pharmacists must involve patients to reduce ADEs.
September 1, 2006... Pharmacists must involve patients to reduce ADEs A study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) says pharmacists and other health care professionals must allow and encourage patients to take a more active role in their own medical care if the...

News Briefs: Hospital uses bar code system to reduce errors.
September 1, 2006... Hospital uses bar code system to reduce errors In 2005, Lawrence (KS) Memorial Hospital had a medication error rate that was less than one mistake out of every 10,000 dosages, good but not good enough, according to hospital director of...

New FDA Approvals.
September 1, 2006... The FDA recently approved these drugs: • Atripla tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely used antiretroviral drugs in a single tablet taken once daily, alone or in combination with other antiretroviral products for treating...

Drug Criteria & Outcomes: 'Montezuma's revenge' to refractory pouchitis? Survey says: Probiotics.
September 1, 2006... Drug Criteria & Outcomes 'Montezuma's revenge' to refractory pouchitis? Survey says: Probiotics By Frank T. Mitchell, PharmD Candidate Auburn (AL) University Harrison School of Pharmacy Probiotics are defined as "viable...

Drug Criteria & Outcomes: HRT, calcium with vitamin D in postmenopausal women? An update on the Women's Health Initiative.
September 1, 2006... Drug Criteria & Outcomes HRT, calcium with vitamin D in postmenopausal women? An update on the Women’s Health Initiative By Kathryn Kollefrath, PharmD Candidate Auburn (AL) University Harrison School of Pharmacy In 1991,...

CE objectives/questions.
September 1, 2006... 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...