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October 2007
Arthritis Watch
ARTHRITIS WATCH
Full Text Clinical Trials
Actemra Found to Relieve RA Symptoms Susan Farley
Full Text Zestra Reports Positive Results of OTC Feminine Arousal Fluid Susan Farley
Full Text Trial of New Weight-loss Pill Leaves Patients Feeling Full Susan Farley
Full Text Coagulation Counseling
INTERACTION REGISTRY AVAILABLE Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC.
Full Text FOLIC ACID REDUCES RISK OF STROKE Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC.
Full Text FDA APPROVES UPDATED WARFARIN INFO Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC.
Full Text FONDAPARINUX MAY BE OPTION FOR HIT Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC.
Full Text Compounding
compounding HOTLINE Martin A. Erickson III, RPh
Mr. Erickson is director of professional affairs at Gallipot Inc.
Full Text Counseling Focus
Secondary Smoke Is Dangerous to Asthmatic Children Rebecca Elizabeth Norwalt, PharmD Candidate, and Kristi M. Isaac, BS, PharmD
Ms. Norwalt is a 2008 PharmD candidate and Dr. Isaac is a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, New Orleans.
Full Text Diabetes Watch
DIABETES WATCH
Full Text Asthma Watch
ASTHMA WATCH
Full Text Drug Interactions
DIPS: A Tool to Evaluate Causation in Potential Drug Interactions John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD
Full Text Editor's Note
Pharmacy May Benefit from Continuous Professional Development Fred M. Eckel, RPh, MS, Pharmacy Times Editor-in-Chief
Mr. Eckel is professor and director of the Office of Practice Development and Education at the School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Full Text Feature Focus
Unlikely Allies:
Community
Collaborations
Galvanize the
Asheville Project Katherine Heller, PharmD
Dr. Heller is an assistant professor of
pharmacy practice and administration
at Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy,
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Full Text ABCs of Avoiding Microvascular Comorbidities of Diabetes Marile L. Santamarina, MS, PharmD
Dr. Santamarina is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Full Text Generic Times News
UNION LEADERS SUE TO BLOCK GENERIC COPAY DISCOUNTS
Full Text GENERICS HELP DRIVE DOWN PLAN D Rx COSTS
Full Text SENATE DEBATES BILL TO STOP GENERIC PAYMENT CUTS
Full Text CUTS IN GENERIC PAYMENTS DRAW FIRE FROM CHAMBER
Full Text IMS HEALTH REPORTS MORE GENERIC USE UNDER PART D
Full Text OREGON FOCUSES ON GENERIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Full Text Can You Read These Rxs?
can you READ these Rxs?
Full Text Generic Times News
E-PRESCRIBING WOULD BOOST GENERIC DRUG USE, PCMA CONTENDS
Full Text Generic Times Product NEWS
Generic Times Product News
Full Text Guest Commentary
Media Hype Leaves Doctors Confused, Patients Frightened over Avandia Jean-Pierre Garnier, PhD, RPh
Dr. Garnier is the chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline.
Full Text Health Systems Pharmacy
A Q&A on Outpatient Treatment of Elderly Patients with Diabetes Justin Sherman, PharmD
Dr. Sherman is associate professor of pharmacy practice at University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy.
Full Text Postsurgical Care for Amputees Can Present Many Challenges Guido R. Zanni, PhD
Dr. Zanni is a psychologist and health-systems specialist based in Alexandria, Va.
Full Text Guidelines Recommend ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Heart Failure Robert Dutcher, PharmD
Dr. Dutcher is a registered pharmacist
based in Punta Gorda, Fla.
Full Text Health Systems Pharmacy Editor's Note
Pharmacy's Societal Mission and the Need for a Forum James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP Pharmacy Times Editor, Health-Systems Pharmacy Section
Mr. McAllister is a health-systems consultant based in Chapel Hill, NC.
Full Text Health Systems Pharmacy Product News
health-systems PRODUCT news
Full Text Legal Focus
Court Declines Again to Review Pact Delaying Entry of Generics Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD
Dr. Fink is professor of pharmacy law and policy at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington.
Full Text Internet Pharmacy Sites Are Fraught with Danger Cmdr John Burke
John Burke, commander of the Warren County, Ohio, drug task force and retired commander of the Cincinnati Police Pharmaceutical Diversion Squad, is a 39-year veteran of law enforcement. Cmdr Burke also is the current president of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. For information, he can be reached by e-mail at burke@choice.net, via the Web site www.rxdiversion.com, or by phone at 513-336-0070.
Full Text Can You Read These Rxs?
can you READ these Rxs?
Full Text News Briefs
MICHIGAN REGULATORS TARGET IN-STORE PHARMACY HEALTH CLINICS
Full Text GRANT PROMOTES MTMS EDUCATION ON CPT CODES
Full Text COMPOUNDING PHARMACISTS PLAY KEY ROLE IN VETERINARY PRACTICE
Full Text ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS CLIMBING
Full Text PHARMACY LEADERS UNVEIL RxWIKI WEB RESOURCE
Full Text Rx RESPONSE TO THE RESCUE
Full Text RX DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS WORRY HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS
Full Text SENATE DEBATES NEW PHARMACY PROMPT-PAYMENTYMENT LEGISLATION
Full Text PHARMACY SCHOOLS NEED PROFESSORS
Full Text CMS WANTS SENIORS TO STAY HEALTHY
Full Text Case Studies
case STUDIES Lauren S. Schlesselman, PharmD
Dr. Schlesselman is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
Full Text News Briefs
ABBREVIATIONS CAN THREATEN PATIENT SAFETY
Full Text CELEBRATE PHARMACISTS
Full Text CONGRESS SUGGESTS E-MAILED MEDGUIDES
Full Text FDA ADVISORS REVIEW RISKS OF OTC COLD PRODUCTS
Full Text NATION'S NEWEST PHARMACY SCHOOL WELCOMES FIRST CLASS IN OHIO
Full Text PHARMACY FRATERNITY SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Full Text OTC Focus
Blood Glucose Monitors Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Ms. Terrie is a clinical pharmacy writer based in Haymarket, Va.
Full Text Oral Care Products and the Diabetic Patient Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Ms. Terrie is a clinical pharmacy writer based in Haymarket, Va.
Full Text diabetes PRODUCT charts
Full Text OTC Product News
OTC Product News
Full Text CCPA Speaks Out
Tamper-resistant Rx Pads Pose Challenges Julie Khani and Charles Sewell
Ms. Khani and Mr. Sewell are copresidents of the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action.
Full Text Outlook Obesity
outlook: OBESITY epidemic Susan Farley
Ms. Farley is a freelance medical writer based in Wakefield, RI.
Full Text Patient Education
High Blood Pressure: Getting the Most Out of Home Monitoring Victor J. Lewis, PharmD, and Robert Lee Page II, PharmD, FASCP, CGP, BCPS
Dr. Lewis is a pharmacy practice resident at University of Colorado (UC) Hospital. Dr. Page is an associate professor of clinical pharmacy and physical medicine and a clinical specialist, Division of Cardiology, UC Health Sciences Center, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine.
Full Text Pharmacist to Pharmacist
Healthy, Hydrated Skin and the Role of the Pharmacist Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Ms. Terrie is a clinical pharmacy writer based in Haymarket, Va.
Full Text RESPy Awards
Winner Shows Passion for Public Service Barbara Sax
Ms. Sax is a freelance writer based in Chevy Chase, Md.
Full Text Rx Focus
Many Medications Available to Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes Sarah K. Ford, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Dr. Ford is a clinical pharmacy specialist, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Departments of Pharmacy and Family Medicine.
Full Text Rx Product News
rx PRODUCT news
Full Text Rx Product News Profile
A closer look at new FDA actions: Janssen's Invega Monica Holmberg, PharmD
Dr. Holmberg is a pharmacy resident at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz.
Full Text Technology News
pharmacy TECHNOLOGY News
Full Text Technology Product News
pharmacy TECHNOLOGY Products
Full Text Women's Health Watch
WOMEN'S HEALTH WATCH
Full Text Cholesterol Watch
CHOLESTEROL WATCH
Full Text Clinical Trials
COPD Patients Up Risk for Pneumonia with Corticosteroid Use Susan Farley
Full Text Hyperthermia, Chemotherapy Aid High-risk Cancer Patients Susan Farley
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