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ISSUE: September 2006


About Us
Asthma Watch
ASTHMA WATCH
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Page: 67
Can You Read These Rxs?
can you READ theseRxs? Page: 124
Case Scenarios
Tobacco Use
Case Studies
case STUDY
Lauren S. Schlesselman, PharmD
Page: 62
Cholesterol Watch
Drug for Herpes-infected Women Lowers Rate of C-sections
Susan Farley
Page: 86
Clinical Trials
Bifantis Effective for Women with IBS
Susan Farley
Page: 86
Once-daily HIV Prevention Pill Shows Promise
Susan Farley
Page: 86
Trial Weighs Risks/Benefits of Raloxifene
Susan Farley
Page: 86
Good News for Patients with Strep
Susan Farley
Page: 86
Compounding Hotline
compoundingHOTLINE
Martin A. Erickson III, RPh
Page: 103
Compounding for Pediatric Patients
Shannon W. Fields, BA, CPhT
Page: 104
Continuing Education
Antiplatelet Agents in the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events
Quinn Wells, MD, PharmD
Page: 106
Diabetes Watch
DIABETES WATCH Page: 64
Drug Interactions
Understanding an Important Variable in Patient Response
John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD
Page: 84
Editor's Note
Reducing Medication Errors to Save Lives
Fred M. Eckel, RPh, MS; Pharmacy Times Editor-in-Chief
Page: 13
Feature Focus
RESPY Award: Pharmacy Student Is an Active Volunteer
Iris Rosendahl
Page: 91
AACP/Wal-Mart Initiative Offers Students a Unique Opportunity
Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos. Staff Writer
Page: 92
Companies and Patients React to PSE Restrictions
Wendy K. Bodine, Assistant Editor
Page: 94
Vaccinations: Current Research and Perceptions
Max Sherman, BSPharm
Page: 96
Generic Times Feature
Generic Plavix Hits the Shelves, Temporarily?
Wendy K. Bodine, Assistant Editor
Page: 38
Generic Times News
GENERIC MELOXICAM APPROVED QUICKLY THROUGH "CLUSTER REVIEW" Page: 40
GENERIC FORMULARY COMES UNDER FIRE IN RHODE ISLAND Page: 40
CONGRESS TARGETS ABUSE OF "AUTHORIZED GENERICS" Page: 40
CALIFORNIA EYES 60% DISCOUNTS ON GENERIC Rxs Page: 41
MYLAN SEEKS LAWS TO CURB ANTI-GENERIC DRUG SCHEMES Page: 41
STATES PRESS FDA TO ACT ON GENERIC BIOPHARMACEUTICALS Page: 41
PBMs PUSH E-PRESCRIBING TO BOOST GENERIC DRUGS Page: 41
generic times: coagulation counseling
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ISSUES NEW STROKE-PREVENTION GUIDELINES
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
WARFARIN THERAPY SUPERIOR TO CLOPIDOGREL/ASPIRIN IN AF
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
CRANBERRY/WARFARIN INTERACTION REVISITED
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 50
Generic Times Product Profiles
Generic Times Product News
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Page: 42
A closer look at new FDA actions
Jim Middleton, BS, RPh
Page: 46
Health Systems Pharmacy
Asplenia Poses Management Challenges
Jeannette Yeznach Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP
Page: 56
CINV: Beating the Inner Beast
Guido R. Zanni, PhD
Page: 58
Health Systems Pharmacy Editor's Note
Product Compounding: Who Should Monitor?
James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP; Pharmacy Times Editor, Health-Systems Pharmacy Section
Page: 52
Health Systems Pharmacy Product News
health-systems PRODUCT news
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Page: 55
Insomnia Watch
INSOMNIA WATCH
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Page: 71
Legal Focus
Police and Drug Testing
Cmdr John Burke
Page: 100
Pharmacist Comes Before the Board of Pharmacy Again
Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD
Page: 102
Medication Safety
The "Best Practice" Is a Four-pronged Error Analysis
Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD
Page: 77
News Briefs
ASCP DISCUSSES MTMS IN LONG-TERM CARE Page: 1
SURVEY SAYS PATIENTS SATISFIED WITH PART D Page: 1
GROUP GETS UPDATES TO PROVIDER TAXONOMY CODES Page: 1
FDA APPROVES NEW SPARKLE FOR Rx DRUGS Page: 1
HEALTH MART FRANCHISE EXPECTS GROWTH Page: 2
PROGRAM EDUCATES ON SAFE USE OF OTCs Page: 2
STATES FORM DRUG-BUYING COMPACT TO TRIM Rx PRICES Page: 2
STATES WARN OF MONEY PROBLEMS FOR BIRD FLU DRUGS Page: 2
FDA ISSUES ALERTS ON ANTIDEPRESSANT AND MIGRAINE DRUGS Page: 4
HOSPITAL MED ERRORS PREVENTABLE, IOM STUDY FINDS Page: 4
MEDICAID URGED TO CONSIDER MTMS INCENTIVES Page: 4
FDA WARNS AGAINST COMPOUNDING LYME DRUG Page: 4
PHARMACISTS PROTEST NEW MEDICARE DME RULES Page: 9
NCPA AND NACDS MAKE HISTORY Page: 9
APHA URGES Rx E-PEDIGREE TO CURB DRUG COUNTERFEITING Page: 9
ILLINOIS PHARMACIES MUST POST CONTRACEPTIVE SIGNS Page: 9
OTC Focus
A Pharmacist's Guide to OTC Therapy: Head Lice Products
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Page: 14
A Pharmacist's Guide to OTC Therapy: Homeopathic Cold Products
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh
Page: 16
OTC Product News
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Page: 17
Outlook Obesity
Obesity Complicates Pregnancy More Than Asthma
Susan Farley
Page: 72
Higher Obesity Equals Higher Mortality
Susan Farley
Page: 72
Study Links Obesity, Hypertension, Depression
Susan Farley
Page: 72
Larger Waistlines May Increase Colon Cancer Risk
Susan Farley
Page: 72
Smoking and Obesity May Lead to Erectile Dysfunction
Susan Farley
Page: 72
Patient Counseling
Treating Tobacco Use: Guidelines for Pharmacists
Angela O. Shogbon, PharmD, and David Q. Pham, PharmD, BCPS
Page: 87
Exercise and Diabetes: ADA Issues New Guidelines
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Page: 90
Patient Education
Protecting Your Eyes from Complications of Diabetes
Melinda J. Throm, PharmD, BCPS
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Rx Focus
ADHD Review: Current and Future Therapies
Jill A. Morgan, PharmD, BCPS
Page: 24
Rx Product News
· Also available as a PDF File
Page: 33
Rx Product News Profile
Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Savient Pharmaceuticals' Euflexxa
Monica Holmberg, PharmD
· Also available as a PDF File
Page: 20
Merck & Co's Gardasil
Caryn Domenici, RPh; Alka Patel, PharmD; and Stephanie Wong
· Also available as a PDF File
Page: 22
Technology News
Oregon Facility Automates Syringe Preparation Page: 78
Law Bans Rxs Written in Cursive Page: 78
Senator Advocates for Electronic Health Records Page: 78
Partnership Aims to Stop Rx Counterfeiting and Pharmacy Theft Page: 78
Parata Acquires McKesson APS
Eleen Koutnik-Fotopoulos, Staff Writer
Page: 82
Technology Product News
Pharmacy Technology Products Page: 80
Women's Health Watch
WOMEN'S HEALTH WATCH
· Also available as a PDF File
Page: 68
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