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Pertuzumab: Practice-changing for HER2+ MBC

January 2012

San Antonio—A new HER-targeted antibody, pertuzumab (Omnitarg, Roche), is poised to alter the treatment landscape of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
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Pertuzumab: Practice-changing for HER2+ MBC

January 2012

San Antonio—A new HER-targeted antibody, pertuzumab (Omnitarg, Roche), is poised to alter the treatment landscape of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
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Zoledronic Acid Controversy in Breast Cancer Continues

January 2012

San Antonio—A growing body of evidence backs the contention that bisphosphonates can improve survival in breast cancer patients with low estrogen levels. The results of three studies of bisphosphonates in this setting ...
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New AMA Policy Addresses Drug Shortages

January 2012

New Orleans—The American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates has introduced a policy backing existing measures to address what it is calling the “national public health emergency” of drug ...
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Opioid Overdose Report Points Finger at Prescribers
January 2012
In Obstetrics, Opportunity
January 2012
Demonstration Project Cuts Some Risk From Hydromorphone Use
January 2012
FDA Expands Label of Berinert for Hereditary Angioedema

December 2011
FDA Approves Azilsartan Medoxomil/Chlorthalidonefor Hypertension

December 2011
Entrepreneurism, Availability of Resources Key to Practice Change
December 2011

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Leadership in Pharmacy: When the Going Gets Tough
January 2012
New AMA Policy Addresses Drug Shortages
January 2012
Pharmacists at Heart of HF Program
January 2012
Parenteral Nutrition Shortage Hits Patients, Providers Hard
January 2012
Programs Bridge Gap In Care Between The Hospital and Home
January 2012
ACCP Practice Network Sheds Light on Medication Errors
December 2011

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Pertuzumab: Practice-changing for HER2+ MBC
January 2012
Zoledronic Acid Controversy in Breast Cancer Continues
January 2012
Radium-223 To Change Treatment Algorithm for mCRPC
November 2011
Everolimus Touted as a Game Changer in Breast Cancer
November 2011
The Role of Immunoglobulins in C. difficile Infections
September 2011
Heightened Risk for Lymphomas Found in Celiac Patients
September 2011

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Pharmacy Intervention Tracking Reveals Cost Savings
November 2011
One Telepharmacy Success Breeds Future Rollouts
November 2011
Groups Call for Safer Smart-Pump Drug Libraries
October 2011
Medical Center Decentralizes With Omnicell Technology
October 2011
Five Questions for …
October 2011
Pharmacy-to-Bedside IV Management Team Scores at York Hospital
October 2011

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Concerns Emerge Over Ipilimumab Pricing and Restricted Distribution
Posted: July 18, 2011
Istodax Approved for PTCL
Posted: June 24, 2011
Florida Governor Signs Pill Mill Legislation
Posted: June 06, 2011
Senate Bill Addresses Drug Shortages
Posted: April 11, 2011
Anticoagulant Therapy: Roundup of New Research
Posted: February 25, 2011
Refractory CRPS Patients Discontinue Opiates With Cannabinoid Treatment
Posted: February 08, 2011

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Clostridium difficile: Epidemiology, Transmission, and Treatment
This review discusses the changing epidemiology, transmission, risk ...

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Management of Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients
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