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Hospitals Hone Their Medication Reconciliation Skills
Studies at ASHP document improved safety, cost savings and the potential for better Joint Commission compliance
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010
Implementing medication reconciliation has proven a challenge for many hospitals, but those that have opted to do so have found that their decisions can pay off in fewer medication errors and less risk for adverse events for patients. read more
Antibiotic Therapy Outcomes Boosted by Stewardship Plans
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010
Las Vegas—Inappropriate antibiotic use fell sharply and pharmacy costs were reduced at several hospitals after the launch of pharmacist-managed antimicrobial stewardship programs, according to studies presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting in December 2009. read more
More Proof Pharmacy Profession Enhances Care, But at a Savings?
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010
Perhaps you thought it had already been proved: including a clinical pharmacist at an outpatient clinic to assure optimal therapy for blood pressure (BP) management significantly improves patients’ chances for reaching goals. But that finding, previously reached by small, single-site studies of varying designs, has now been confirmed in a large, well-designed, multisite study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2009;169:1996-2002). read more
Trastuzumab, Lapatinib Land One-Two Punch In Resistant Breast Cancer
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2010
San Antonio—The combination therapy of trastuzumab (Herceptin, Genentech) and lapatinib (Tykerb, GlaxoSmithKline) improves overall survival by 20 weeks compared with lapatinib alone in women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who have progressed on therapy with trastuzumab. Survival was roughly 60 weeks in the combination arm and 40 weeks in the lapatinib-only arm, according to study results reported at the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. read more
 

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CLINICAL
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OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT
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POLICY
Is Medical Publishing Due for an Exorcism?...  [12/2009]
Medication Storage Tops List Of Joint Commission C...  [12/2009]
New Initiatives From Premier Focus on Cost, Safety...  [12/2009]
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TECHNOLOGY
Community Hospital ICU Turns to Software Program...  [12/2009]
ICU Turns to Software Program for Improved BG Cont...  [12/2009]
Before Investing in IT, Take Time To Observe...  [11/2009]
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HEM/ONC PHARMACY IN FOCUS
Second-line Bevacizumab Plus Chemo Works in M...  [1/2010] (new)
Sorafenib Combo Holds Promise in Metastatic B...  [1/2010] (new)
Nilotinib May Best Imatinib in 1st-line Treat...  [1/2010] (new)
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PEOPLE IN PHARMACY
Parents Are the Key to Keeping Kids Prescription...  [11/2009]
First Pharmacist To Lead SCCM Says Team Approach I...  [11/2009]
The High Price of Proximity to Prescription Drugs...  [11/2009]
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