Uneasily, Pharmacy Directors Turn to Gray-Market Medicine
ISSUE: APRIL, 2008
LAS VEGAS—Despite misgivings about purchasing products from the gray market, many pharmacy directors do so to counteract supply shortages, said researchers who presented their findings on the topic at the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting.
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Flexible Scheduling Helps Ease Pharmacist Shortage
ISSUE: APRIL, 2008
LAS VEGAS–With the Pharmacy Manpower Project estimating that there will be a shortage of approximately 160,000 pharmacists by the year 2020, many hospitals are looking for innovative ways to recruit talented new pharmacists and retain the experienced staff they already have. One growing solution involves flex-time and job-sharing programs.
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VAPOR Trial Lifts Veil On Ventilator Pneumonia
ISSUE: APRIL, 2008
HONOLULU—Initial results from the VAPOR trial indicate that although combination therapy is superior to monotherapy for empirical treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia, including a fluoroquinolone in the treatment mix may be linked to higher mortality rates.
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Pharmacists Step in To Cut Overuse of Acid Suppression
ISSUE: APRIL, 2008
LAS VEGAS—A pharmacist-managed acid suppression protocol can significantly reduce the overuse of these medications in hospitalized patients, according to new research presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Midyear Clinical Meeting.
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