May 2016
Maximizing Electronic Medical Records: The Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model and the Health-System Pharmacist
May 20, 2016
Article
Viewpoints
There is growing confidence that health information technology investments will begin to meet expectations.
PCSK9 Inhibitors
May 20, 2016
Article
Formulary Drug Review
Approximately 73.5 million adults in the United States have a high level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Opioid Addiction and Overdose: New Legislation and How Pharmacists Play a Critical Role in the Epidemic
May 20, 2016
Article
Chronic Care Focus
It is estimated that 46 individuals die of prescription opioid overdoses every day in the United States.
Case Report: Congestive Heart Failure
May 20, 2016
Article
Pharmacist Rounds
The patient's heart failure needs to be classified to determine the appropriate treatment strategy.
Transitions of Care for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
May 20, 2016
Article
Clinical Care Focus
Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is strongly associated with increased morbidity and mortality and has become a major global public health challenge.
The Opioid Epidemic: Can Health-System Pharmacists Help?
May 20, 2016
Article
Editor’s Note
I wonder if health-system pharmacists who read and hear about the growing opioid epidemic react as if this is someone else's issue.
Closed-System Transfer Devices: Design Characteristics and Evolving Performance Standards
May 20, 2016
Article
News & Highlights
Closed-system transfer devices are systems used to transfer medication from 1 reservoir to another while limiting the potential for drug aerosolization, drug contamination, sharps exposure, and hazardous drug exposure.
Rapivab
May 20, 2016
Article
Formulary Drug Review
Rapivab was approved by the FDA in December 2014 to treat acute and uncomplicated influenza in adults.