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Heart Failure Patients Can Benefit From PharmD CareBut will services get reimbursed consistently? ISSUE: JULY, 2008 When pharmacists play a key role in the education and management of patients with heart failure, hospitalization rates are reduced by about 30%. read more |
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POISE Data Complicate Peri-op β-Blocker Therapy Risk for stroke, death outweighs benefits ISSUE: JULY, 2008 Perioperative administration of β-blockers has been enshrined in society guidelines for more than a decade. But recently published data showing that the drugs cause more harm than good in some patients undergoing noncardiac surgery may leave hospitals and clinicians in a difficult position. read more |
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Zoledronic Acid Benefits Breast Cancer Patients ISSUE: JULY, 2008 When added to hormone therapy, the bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid increases disease-free survival and recurrence-free survival in premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive cancer. read more |
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Desflurane and Cardiac Arrest: Why all the Fuss? ISSUE: JULY, 2008 Three cases of cardiac arrest documented in children undergoing anesthesia with desflurane (Suprane, Baxter) have triggered a flurry of regulatory activity—even though the cases occurred over a nearly 15-year period of use. read more |
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AMS Service Takes ‘Panic’ Out of Anticoagulat... [7/2008] (new) |
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Heart Failure Patients Can Benefit From Pharm... [7/2008] (new) |
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POISE Data Complicate Peri-op β-Blocker ... [7/2008] (new) |
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The Road to High Performance: From Cost Cente... [7/2008] (new) |
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Trust: The Necessary Behavioral Ingredients... [6/2008] |
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Some Oncology Pharmacists Are Finding Greener Past... [6/2008] |
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FDA Watch... [7/2008] (new) |
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Groups Try To Help Pharmacists Implement Medicatio... [6/2008] |
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New Reductions in CMS Payments Shine Spotlight on ... [6/2008] |
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Indiana Hospital Uses Mobile Devices To Improve Ca... [5/2008] |
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Medication Cabinets Help Streamline Work Flow and ... [5/2008] |
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The Next Wave of Safety: Radio Frequency Identific... [5/2008] |
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