News:

Federal panel backs early, aggressive HIV therapy
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1681. [PDF]  

NIOSH recommends steps for reducing work-related exposure to latex
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1688. [PDF]  

New pneumococcal-vaccine recommendations include strategies for increasing vaccine use
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1688. [PDF]  

Optimal needle lengths determined for deltoid immunization in adults
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1691. [PDF]  

ASHP Affiliates:

Chapter conference features Whitney Award recipients
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1692-1693. [PDF]  

Ohio Society annual meeting addresses change and challenges
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1693.  

Wisconsin Society discusses 'One Voice—One Vision' at annual meeting
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1694.  

Iowa Society annual meeting: 'The Integration of Health Care'
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1695.  

Oklahoma Society meeting has diabetes focus
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1696.  

Mississippi Society meets in Jackson
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1696.  

ICHP, state pharmaceutical association hold first combined meeting
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1696.  

California Society symposium draws 500
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1697.  

Missouri Society annual meeting covers therapeutic controversies
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1697-1698.  

Nevada Society meets in Las Vegas
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1698.  

Questions and Answers:

David R. Witmer

PALs program
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1701. [PDF]  

Articles:

DK Ammons and N Roberts

Prioritizing pharmacy services in the emergency department
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1702-1705. [PDF]  

MA Schwartz

Restructuring the academic health center for the twenty-first century
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1711-1715. [PDF]  

CW Cranor, WT Sawyer, SW Carson, and JJ Early

Clinical and economic impact of replacing divalproex sodium with valproic acid
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1716-1722. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CR Zimmerman, RT Smolarek, and JG Stevenson

Peer review and continuous quality improvement of pharmacists' clinical interventions
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1722-1727. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BL Sauer, DL Heeren, RG Walker, JH King, and NA Musallam

Computerized documentation of activities of Pharm.D. clerkship students
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1727-1732. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Seaboldt and R Kuiper

Comparison of information obtained from a Usenet newsgroup and from drug information centers
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1732-1735. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LA Trissel, JF Martinez, and Gilbert DL, Jr

Compatibility of cisatracurium besylate with selected drugs during simulated Y-site administration
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1735-1741. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DP Wermeling, LT Piecoro, and TS Foster

Financial impact of clinical research on a health system
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1742-1751. [PDF]  

DB Hoyt and KM Beard

Regulating managed care in an integrated health system environment
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1752-1754. [PDF]  

JS McCune and C Lindley

Appropriateness of maximum-dose guidelines for vincristine
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1755-1758. [PDF]  

HA Lee and PO Anderson

Giving partial doses of transdermal patches
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1759-1760. [PDF]  

Editorials:

CA Thompson

Adverse reactions to alternative medicine
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1707. [PDF]  

Letters:

G Taniguchi and G Antolovich

Pharmacist as newspaper columnist
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1762-1763. [PDF]  

C Tsourounis and DJ Schroeder

Implementation of a computerized drug information database
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1763-1764.  

Current Literature:

Drug Reaction Alerts
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1772-1776. [PDF]  

Books Received
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1997 54: 1776.  

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