News:

NT Landis

Pharmacy organizations form credentialing council to integrate efforts
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2444. [PDF]  

NT Landis

Mississippi moves forward with disease-specific credentialing
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2452. [PDF]  

Pew Commission calls for ongoing competency assessment of health professionals, greater say for public on regulatory boards
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2454. [PDF]  

U.S. health system short on quality, consensus panel says
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2458. [PDF]  

Once-daily nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor approved
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2458.  

One fourth of PBM pharmacists' phone calls lead to therapy changes
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2464. [PDF]  

Articles:

FN Zappala

FDA's Rx for keeping educational programs free of industry bias
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2472. [PDF]  

JM Patrias

Depression in older adults
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2481. [PDF]  

JS McCombs, G Liu, J Shi, W Feng, M Cody, JP Parker, MB Nichol, JW Hay, KA Johnson, SL Groshen, and MT Nye

The Kaiser Permanente/USC Patient Consultation Study: change in use and cost of health care services
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2485-2499. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SR Dvorak, RA McCoy, and GD Voss

Continuity of care from acute to ambulatory care setting
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2500-2504. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JK Schneider and NA Nickman

Improved use of time after structural and staffing changes to an ambulatory care pharmacy
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2505-2508. [PDF]  

JP Rindone

Restricting home glucose-monitoring strips in patients taking oral antidiabetic agents
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2509-2511. [PDF]  

MC Nahata, RS Morosco, and TF Hipple

Stability of granisetron hydrochloride in two oral suspensions
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2511-2513. [PDF]  

ASHP therapeutic position statement on the recognition and treatment of depression in older adults: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2514-2518. [PDF]  

Report of the ASHP Task Force on Science: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2519-2524. [PDF]  

CJ Scott and J Riedlinger

Promoting education about complementary or alternative medical therapies
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2525-2527. [PDF]  

AE Hilts and DN Fish

Dosage adjustment of antiretroviral agents in patients with organ dysfunction
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2528-2533. [PDF]  

JA Ponto

Outsourcing radiopharmaceutical services
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2537.  

Letters:

S Oie and A Kamiya

Microbial contamination of benzalkonium chloride products
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2534. [PDF]  

ASHP Foundation Reports:

Cohen, others to be honored for contributions to literature
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2572. [PDF]  

Stem cell traineeship launched
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2574.  

Current Literature-Journal References:

Journal References
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2576-2578. [PDF]  

Current Literature-Guidelines Update:

Guidelines Update
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2578.  

Current Literature-Book Review:

Mark P. Okamoto

Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Health Care Decisions
Am J Health Syst Pharm 1998 55: 2578-2580.  

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