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ISSUE: May 2006


Can You Read These Rxs?
can you READ these Rxs? Page: 55
Case Studies
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDIES
Page: 65
Compounding Hotline
compounding HOTLINE
Martin A. Erickson III, RPh
Page: 83
Continuing Education
A Good Night's Rest—Helping the Patient with Insomnia
A Good Night's Rest—Helping the Patient with Insomnia
Page: 90
Diabetes Watch
Blood Sugar Control Helps Attentiveness Page: 66
Diabetes Prevention Reduces UI Page: 66
New System Helps Manage Diabetes Page: 66
Sleep Time May Increase Diabetes Risk Page: 66
Physical Activity Reduces Gestational Diabetes Page: 66
Drug Interactions
Life-threatening Colchicine Drug Interactions
John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD
Page: 20
Editor's Note
Compliance Is Declining—How Can We Help?
Fred M. Eckel, RPh, MS; Pharmacy Times Editor-in-Chief
Page: 10
Feature Focus
A New Day Dawns for NCPA and NACDS
Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Page: 82
ULM STUDENT NEEDED TO HELP Page: 85
Health Systems Pharmacy
Broadening Pharmacy's Role: Continuity of Care
Jeannette Yeznach Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP
Page: 60
Pharmacist Catch of the Month Page: 62
Health Systems Pharmacy Editor's Note
Charity Care and Ethics
James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP; Pharmacy Times Editor, Health-Systems Pharmacy Section
Page: 56
Health Systems Pharmacy Product News
Acetadote (acetylcysteine) Injection
Alliance/Ohaus Analytical Balance
Carboplatin Injection
Eraxis (anidulafungin) Injection
Venofer (iron sucrose injection, USP)
Hypertension Watch
Prehypertension Increases CVD Risk
BP Reactivity Predicts Calcification Page: 69
Natural Painkillers Connected to High BP Page: 69
Good News! Chocolate Can Be Good for You Page: 69
Insomnia Watch
Study Shows Drugs Have Comparable Residual Effects Page: 70
Rebound Insomnia: Some Medications Are Created Equal Page: 70
Is Melatonin Effective for Treating Sleep Disorders? Page: 70
Job Stress Impacts Sleep Page: 70
Trazodone for Insomnia: Worth the Risk? Page: 70
Legal Focus
Must an Embezzling Pharmacist Repay Wages Received?
Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD
Page: 86
Is Sleep-Driving for Real?
Is Sleep-Driving for Real?
Page: 88
Medication Safety
Investigate Changes in Drug Appearance
Investigate Changes in Drug Appearance
Page: 42
Mental Health Watch
BIG PHARMA COULD CASH IN ON FDA'S GENERIC BACKLOG Page: 45
News Briefs
VON ESCHENBACH GIVES UP NCI JOB Page: 1
PROJECT ImPACT: DEPRESSION IS LAUNCHED Page: 1
GROWING PRESCRIPTION WORKLOAD IS WORRYING PHARMACISTS Page: 1
NEW GENERICS MAY SAVE MEDICARE $23 BILLION Page: 44
COMPETITION TRIGGERS PRICE CUTS, FDA FINDS Page: 44
CANADA MOVES TO BEEF UP GENERIC SALES Page: 44
AETNA OFFERS "NO-COPAYS" TO PROMOTE GENERICS Page: 44
WAL-MART CUTS COSTS OF GENERICS Page: 45
ANTIDEPRESSANT MARKET EXPECTED TO GROW Page: 45
APOTEX AGREES TO SETTLE PLAVIX SUIT Page: 45
Application Backup Clogs the Pipes of Progress
Application Backup Clogs the Pipes of Progress
Page: 46
US COURTS HALT Rx IMPORTS BY CANADIAN PHARMACY Page: 5
INITIATIVE ATTACKS ALLERGY SYMPTOMS Page: 5
PHARMACY BOARDS ARE URGED TO REGULATE Rx COMPOUNDING Page: 5
FTC TARGETS Page: 5
CONTRACEPTIVE SIGNS PLANNED FOR ILLINOIS PHARMACIES Page: 5
FALLS DO NOT INCREASE RISK OF MAJOR BLEEDS
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
DEVELOPMENT OF EXANTA IS STOPPED AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
DEVELOPMENT OF EXANTA IS STOPPED AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
Page: 50
MAKING THE MOST OF COMPRESSION STOCKINGS
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
POOR QUALITY OF ANTICOAGULATION UPS RISK OF PTS
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
ALL ROUTES ARE NOT EQUAL FOR GIVING VITAMIN K
ALL ROUTES ARE NOT EQUAL FOR GIVING VITAMIN K
Page: 50
BHRT: Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Dwight A. Vance, DPh
Page: 51
BHRT: Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Dwight A. Vance, DPh
Page: 51
What Patients Should Know About Generic Drugs Page: 54
CDC EXPECTS MUMPS OUTBREAK TO GROW Page: 6
PHARMACISTS PLAY KEY ROLE IN RECOMMENDING OTC PRODUCTS Page: 6
PHARMACIST CASH FLOW PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH MEDICARE PART D Page: 6
CELEBREX LOWERS COLON CANCER RISK Page: 6
NATION FACES PHARMACIST SHORTAGE Page: 9
MISSISSIPPI BILL SPEEDS UP PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT Page: 9
ADHD DRUGS GET A PASS Page: 9
OTC Focus
A Pharmacist's Guide to OTC Therapy: Heartburn
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Page: 12
A Pharmacist's Guide to OTC Therapy: Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac Dermatitis
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Page: 14
Patient Counseling
Depression: Identifying Symptoms and Appropriate Treatment
Monica Holmberg, PharmD
Page: 78
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Alternative Treatments
Amy Brian, PharmD, CGP, CPP
Page: 81
Patient Education
Getting the Most from Your Inhaler
Amarita Bhoge and David Q. Pham, PharmD, BCPS
RESPy Awards
RESPy AWARD Page: 84
Rx Focus
Tourette's Syndrome: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
Guido R. Zanni, PhD
Page: 22
TOP 200 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OF 2005 Page: 26
Rx Product News Profile
EMSAM (selegiline transdermal system)—Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Somerset Pharmaceuticals Inc
Monica Holmberg, PharmD
Page: 33
Bristol-Myers Squibb's Orencia (abatacept)
Carolyn Soo, PharmD, and Nolan Cook
Page: 34
Technology News
USF Aims to Change Health Care Delivery Page: 76
Michigan Hospital Chooses ValiMed Page: 76
Gold Standard Responds to Pharmacists Page: 76
Web-based Program Aids Health Care Industry Page: 76
Technology Product News
Alaris Auto-ID Page: 74
Autodrop and Autosqueeze Page: 74
MC70 Enterprise Digital Assistant Page: 74
SIMpill Page: 74
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