News:

Government investigates ongoing shortage of i.v. immune globulin
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1341-1342. [PDF]  

Accrediting bodies will mesh performance standards
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1348. [PDF]  

Panic-disorder treatment guidelines published
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1352. [PDF]  

NCQA to count performance measures in accreditation score
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1352. [PDF]  

Education level, values influence pursuit of alternative therapies
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1352.  

Recommendations for CMV treatment released
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1354. [PDF]  

Articles:

JA Porter

Increasing the use of nonprescription drugs in a group-model HMO
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1357-1358. [PDF]  

EM Bailey

Managing C. difficile-associated diarrhea
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1365. [PDF]  

MD Ray

Shared borders: achieving the goals of interdisciplinary patient care
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1369-1374. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KE Koch and A Weeks

Clinically oriented pharmacy technicians to augment clinical services
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1375-1381. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SL Chase, AM Peterson, and CJ Wordell

Therapeutic-interchange program for oral histamine H2-receptor antagonists
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1382-1386. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fuhrman LC, Jr and RT Stroman

Stability of vancomycin in an extemporaneously compounded ophthalmic solution
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1386-1388. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JL King, JC Schommer, and RG Wirsching

Patients' knowledge of medication care plans after hospital discharge
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1389-1393. [PDF]  

ASHP guidelines on the safe use of automated medication storage and distribution devices. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1403-1407. [PDF]  

ASHP therapeutic position statement on the preferential use of metronidazole for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1407-1411. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AM Kratzer and SA Wolfgang

Nicotine patch needs to breathe
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1413. [PDF]  

Letters:

A al-Achi, R Greenwood, and L York

Testing commercially available folic acid capsules
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1415-1416.  

Current Literature - Journal References:

Journal References
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1429-1430. [PDF]  

Current Literature - Book Review:

William J. Keller

A Dictionary of Natural Products: Terms in the Field of Pharmacognosy Relating to Natural Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Materials and the Plants, Animals, and Minerals from Which They Are Derived
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 1430-1431.  

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