Of Special Interest:

OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 4. [Full Text]  

News:

Donna Young

Five years after IOM report, experts gauge progress of patient safety
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 12-20. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheryl A. Thompson

Billing codes for pharmacy clinical services advance
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 20-24. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheryl A. Thompson

Longer life span not in foreseeable future
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 24-26. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Six new editorial board members join AJHP
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 26-31. [Full Text] [PDF]  

New drugs and dosage forms
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 31. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recent changes to FDA-approved labeling
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 33. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters:

Carol W. Birk, Gary Buck, Thomas A. Wolfe, R. Brian Wolfe, Bonnie Westmoreland, Leigh Anne Foster, and James Baker

Interventions to improve compliance with guidelines on surgical prophylaxis
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 34-35. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott A. Reines

Look-alike, sound-alike drug errors with Reminyl and Amaryl
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 35-36. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roser Juvany, Gabriel Mercadal, and Ramón Jódar

Medications during the perioperative period
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 36. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reports:

David Berlana, J. M. Llop, E. Fort, M. B. Badia, and R. Jódar

Use of colistin in the treatment of multiple-drug-resistant gram-negative infections
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 39-47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George A. Davis, Anita C. Rudy, Sanford M. Archer, and Daniel P. Wermeling

Bioavailability of intranasal butorphanol administered from a single-dose sprayer
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 48-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jon D. Herrington, Stephen L. Davidson, Dianne K. Tomita, Larry Green, Robert E. Smith, and Ralph V. Boccia

Utilization of darbepoetin alfa and epoetin alfa for chemotherapy-induced anemia
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 54-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alex Macario, Franklin Dexter, and David Lubarsky

Meta-analysis of trials comparing postoperative recovery after anesthesia with sevoflurane or desflurane
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 63-68. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer McIntosh and Susan J. Blalock

Effects of media coverage of Women’s Health Initiative study on attitudes and behavior of women receiving hormone replacement therapy
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 69-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Palak S. Shah, Joan P. Cannon, Christine L. Sullivan, Bernard Nemchausky, and Constance T. Pachucki

Controlling antimicrobial use and decreasing microbiological laboratory tests for urinary tract infections in spinal-cord-injury patients with chronic indwelling catheters
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 74-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Notes:

Temitayo T. Allinson, Sheryl L. Szeinbach, and Philip J. Schneider

Perceived accuracy of drug orders transmitted orally by telephone
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 78-83. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dawn Marie Stull, Robyn Bilmes, Helen Kim, and Rick Fichtl

Comparison of sargramostim and filgrastim in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 83-87. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kelly A. Sprandel, Diane E. Styrczula, Kelly Deyo, Carolyn Sibley, and Keith A. Rodvold

Stability and compatibility of levofloxacin and metronidazole during simulated and actual Y-site administration
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 88-92. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reflections:

Dean J. Manke

Dog days
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 62: 95-96. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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