News:

NT Landis

Oregon groups devise rules, policies on assisted suicide
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1235-1236. [PDF]  

Medicaid to pay Mississippi pharmacists for disease management
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1238-1239. [PDF]  

FDA proposes rules for health claims on dietary supplements
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1239-1240. [PDF]  

Immediate use of anticoagulants may not improve stroke outcomes
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1240. [PDF]  

Teen smoking up one third
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1248-1249. [PDF]  

Integrated systems may have economic incentive for using alteplase in stroke patients
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1248. [PDF]  

AJHP's editorial board: Varied practice interests, many goals for Journal
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1249-1256. [PDF]  

ASHP Affiliates:

Pennsylvania Society meeting offers leadership development symposium
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1257. [PDF]  

South Carolina Society meets at Hilton Head
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1257.  

Oklahoma Society meeting looks at pain management, informatics
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1258.  

State Societies on the Internet
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1258.  

Massachusetts Society meeting addresses commitment to service
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1258.  

Kansas, Missouri Societies hold joint meeting
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1260.  

Tennessee Society annual meeting: `Too Hot To Miss'
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1260-1262.  

Articles:

FC Beal

Herbals and homeopathic remedies as formulary items?
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1266-1267. [PDF]  

JA Trovato, DM Stull, and RS Finley

Outcomes of antiemetic therapy after the administration of high-dose antineoplastic agents
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1269-1274. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DW Raisch, RW Hammond, JL Hollarbush, and M Wood

Effect of a pharmacist-education initiative on ketorolac use and costs in a Medicaid program
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1274-1280. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DP Zgarrick and MacKinnon GE, 3rd

Motivations and practice-area preferences of pharmacists interested in pursuing a Pharm.D. degree through a nontraditional program
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1281-1287. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Brawley, J Bhatia, and WB Karp

Effect of sodium metabisulfite on hydrogen peroxide production in light-exposed pediatric parenteral amino acid solutions
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1288-1292. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BD Hotchkiss, C Pearson, and R Lisitano

Pharmacy coordination of an indigent care program in a psychiatric facility
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1293-1296. [PDF]  

SL Charland, DD Davis, and DJ Tillman

Activity of enoxaparin sodium in tuberculin syringes for 10 days
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1296-1298. [PDF]  

MM Helin, KM Kontra, TJ Naaranlahti, and KJ Wallenius

Content uniformity and stability of nifedipine in extemporaneously compounded oral powders
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1299-1301. [PDF]  

C Zacker and L Mucha

Institutional and contingency approaches to the reprofessionalization of pharmacy
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1302-1305. [PDF]  

JE Murphy

Therapeutic drug monitoring: observations and recommendations
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1306-1307. [PDF]  

HO Schwarz, EP Armstrong, and AV Savelli

Workshop for developing drug formularies in Russia
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1308-1311. [PDF]  

LA Trissel

Fluorouracil precipitate
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1314-1315.  

MC Allwood

Fluorouracil precipitate
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1315-1316.  

Letters:

JL Chen and CM Martinez

Filtration recommendations for i.v. medications
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1313-1314. [PDF]  

ASHP Foundation Reports:

Disease management conference planned
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1322. [PDF]  

Asthma care traineeship begins
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1322.  

Program launched in stem-cell transplantation
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1322-1323.  

Oddis Endowment receives large gifts from industry
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1323.  

Sixteen complete spring anticoagulation traineeships
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1323.  

Other Foundation activities
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1324.  

Current Literature-Journal References:

Journal References
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1325-1326. [PDF]  

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