Letter to the Editor

Readers are encouraged to send us feedback—it keeps us on target and helps us meet your information needs. Send your comments, questions and criticisms to the editor at davidb@mcmahonmed.com. Please include “Letter to the Editor” in the subject line and include full references if you refer to study findings in your letter.

Practice Pearls

Instructions for submitting Practice Pearls:

• Focus on a clinical or operational problem at your institution, with tips (“tricks of the trade”) on how to manage the problem via an innovative system or strategy
• Offer insights that are not widely known, understood or published
• Explain why the pearl should be implemented on a widespread basis

Pharmacy Profiles

Do you have an inspiring or transformative tale to tell about yourself or a pharmacist colleague? If so, contact the editor, David Bronstein, at davidb@mcmahonmed.com. Please be sure to put “Profile” in the subject line.

Forms Bank

If you have a clinical form that has improved the efficiency and quality of your hospital, send it in; we’ll help you share it with our readers. Here’s what we need:

• A sample of your clinical form, preferably sent as a Microsoft Word document.
• A 500-word article describing why the clinical form was developed at your institution.
• Outcomes data showing the beneficial impact of the form is always a plus.
• Your full name, title and academic or practice affiliation.

Contributions should be sent to the editor, David Bronstein, at davidb@mcmahonmed.com. Please be sure to put “Forms Bank” in the subject line.

Educational Reviews

Article Requirements

• The text portion of the article should be approximately 1,500 words long.
• We greatly encourage inclusion of graphical representations of information. Such visual aids may be charts, graphs, figures, tables, algorithms, photos, and/or diagnostic images. Sidebar material is also valuable.
• Digital images are ideal, but slides, illustrations, and photos are welcome. Call to inquire which formats (eg, EPS, JPEG, Photoshop, PixelPaint, TIFF, etc.) we can use. X-rays, MRI images, etc, should be reformatted as slides before submission, if possible.
• If you include an algorithm, include directional lines and ensure that every possibility reaches an endpoint. If the table or algorithm is complicated, a handwritten model of the design is welcome.
• Appropriate captions for visual aids should be submitted. In the case of X-rays, MRI images, etc, please include an indication of up-down and front-back. • All visual aids should be cited in the text of the article.

General Guidelines

• Present current and clinically relevant information.
• Consider organizing information in chronological order.
• Support assertions and clinical studies with references where applicable.
• Provide a balanced view of the topic area.
• Be objective when reporting research.
• Discuss the safety and adverse effects of drugs/products presented.
• Prepare the manuscript in AMA style.
• Include any relevant information about new treatment guidelines, major clinical trial results, new drugs approved, and possible safety alerts for topic area being discussed

Reference Requirements

• All references should be cited in the manuscript in numerical sequence.
• At the end of the manuscript, references should be numbered consecutively in the order they are cited in the text. Do not repeat references; reuse the superscript reference number.
• Authors are responsible for accuracy and completeness of references as well as obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted materials. Copies of the correspondence granting permission should be included in your submission.
• References should conform to AMA style. For six authors or less, list all of the authors names. If there are more than six authors, include only three and add “et al”. Example: 1. Clagett GP, Anderson FA. Prevention of venous thromboembolism. Chest. 1995;108(4):224-226.

Copyright/Honorarium: We need you to sign our standard copyright form, which must include your social security number and address for payment of the honorarium

Submitting Articles

• All submissions must be received electronically via e-mail.
• The text file should be saved in Microsoft Word or other compatible format.
• We accept the following types of files for graphics:
  • EPS files (High Resolution)
  • TIFF files (High Resolution)
  • JPEG (High Resolution)
  • PDF files (High Resolution)

Submissions should be sent to:

David Bronstein
Executive Editor
Pharmacy Practice News
McMahon Publishing Group
545 West 45th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10036
P: 212/957-5300, 216
F: 212/957-7230
E: davidb@mcmahonmed.com

Continuing Education

Unsolicited CE manuscripts are not accepted. Ideas for CE activities can be sent to:

David Bronstein
Executive Editor
Pharmacy Practice News
McMahon Publishing Group
545 West 45th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10036
P: 212/957-5300, 216
F: 212/957-7230
E: davidb@mcmahonmed.com