Summer 2009

July 01, 2009

Part 1 of this 2-part overview of prescription drug trend focuses on important therapeutic classes for all generations.

July 01, 2009

An individualized care plan for patients with chronic conditions will improve outcomes and eliminate unwanted and unnecessary care.

July 01, 2009

A multistakeholder, statewide symposium demonstrated the value of innovative pharmacist-led patient care programs and generated 9 key measures for planning or examining such programs.

July 01, 2009

Nominal group technique reinforced with electronic voting technology to stimulate conversation is a feasible technique for conducting focus groups with primary care physicians.

July 01, 2009

An automated reinforcement platform was shown to increase statin adherence by 34.6%.

July 01, 2009

Methotrexate >15 mg weekly and adalimumab as first-line therapy were positive predictors of anti-TNF-a response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

July 01, 2009

Ms Nayer praises the bold collaborations between pharmaceutical companies and health plans that base contract incentives on improving health outcomes, not the volume of drugs sold.

July 01, 2009

It is important that clinicians with pain management expertise be on committees that choose pain medications for formularies.

July 01, 2009

This commentary encourages P&T committee members to be champions for assimilating new findings into medical practice and translating research into real outcomes.

July 01, 2009

The Editor discusses how the results from comparative effectiveness research will affect the various constituents in the healthcare sector.