PharmacyTimes Issues
 August 2007
- Pituitary
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- Small bowel volvulus: Time is of the essence
Matthew A. Wert, Surgical Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY; Umut Sarpel, Surgical Oncology Fellow, Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY; Celia M. Divino, Chief, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY Full Text
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- Treating pancreas divisum with a combined approach
David A. Edelman, Surgical Resident; Choichi Sugawa, Professor of Surgery; Hiromi Ono, Endoscopy Fellow; James Tyburski, Associate Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Full Text
- Strangulated lateral port-site hernia: Lessons to be learned
AE Agaba, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY; D Appleyard, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Walsgrave General Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom; V Sasthakonar, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY; PO Agaba, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Walsgrave General Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom; K Hardiment, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Walsgrave General Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom; G Pavlou, Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Walsgrave General Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom; LS Wong, Attending Colorectal Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Walsgrave General Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom Full Text
- Abdominal scar endometrioma mimicking incisional hernia
Elisabeth Garwood, PACCTR Visiting Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA; Anjali Kumar, Chief Resident, General Surgery, University of California San Francisco?East Bay, San Francisco, CA; Gregory Moes, Attending, Department of Pathology, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA; Jonathan Svahn, Attending, Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA Full Text
- Umbilical hernia and endometriosis: A diagnostic consideration
Sari H. Green, Resident, Surgical Education, Los Angeles County Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; Kenneth S. Waxman, Director, Department of Surgical Education, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA; Peter L. Morris, Director of Pathology, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA; Benjamin D. Shadle, Resident, Surgical Education, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA Full Text
- Stercoral perforation of the colon
Marc Polecritti, General Surgery Resident; Christopher J. Esper, Chief General Surgery Resident; William R. Henwood, Attending General Surgeon; Robert Marx, Attending General Surgeon; R. Zane Kelley, General Surgery Resident; Steven Hand, General Surgery Resident; Lee Farber, General Surgery Intern, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center?Horizon Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Full Text
- Who's next?
Bernard M. Jaffe, Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA Full Text
- Safety of Rosiglitazone Debated at ADA
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- Chest Pain: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Laura Brasseur Focus on CAD/ACS Diagnoses Full Text
- UnitedHealthcare to Fine "Noncompliant" Physicians
Sarah Pressman Lovinger, MD Out-of-Network Lab Work Restricted Full Text
- Social Aspects of Obesity: The Case for Prevention
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? Opposition to HPV Vaccine Misguided ? The True Concept of Ordering Tests Full Text
- Preventive Care: Why Isn't the Horse Before the Cart?
Merle Myerson, MD, FACC Full Text
- Going Home Again
Philip R. Alper, MD Full Text
- June Top Cartoon Captions
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- Transparency in Healthcare Billing
Ronald L. Scott, JD, LLM Full Text
- NPI Redux
William D. Rogers, MD, FACEP Full Text
- PQRI: Start Reporting Quality Measures on Your Medicare Claims
Thomas Valuck, MD, JD Full Text
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- RAS Inhibitors Integral to Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- Telmisartan Outperforms Losartan in Reducing Albuminuria
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- Few Hypertensive Patients Follow DASH
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- How to Reduce Warfarin-Induced Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- A1c Test May Soon Be Reported in New Units
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- Combination Tablet for Initial Therapy of Type 2 Diabetes
Jill Stein Full Text
- Low-Fat Vegan Diet Sustains Weight Loss, Glycemic/Lipid Control
Jill Stein Full Text
- Treat Obesity as a Chronic Condition Using Targeted Therapies
John Schieszer Full Text
- PPI Therapy Not Linked to Pneumonia Risk in Older Adults
John Schieszer Full Text
- The Oldest Old Get Suboptimal Care for ACS
Bruce Sylvester Full Text
- Depression "Disconnect" in the Elderly
Caroline Helwick Full Text
- DDW Potpourri: Colonoscopy, CT, Popcorn, and More
Bruce Sylvester Full Text
- New IBS Treatment Guidelines Highlight Alarm Features
David S. MacDougall Full Text
- New Atypical Antipsychotic without Weight/Metabolic Side Effects
Walter Alexander Full Text
- Skyrocketing Rate of Bipolar Dx in Children Raises Red Flag
Rosemary Frei, MSc Full Text
- New Research Belies Link Between SSRIs and Suicide in Young Adults
Rebekah McCallister Full Text
- Screen All Sexually Active Young Women for Chlamydial Infection
David S. MacDougall Full Text
- Bisphosphonates May Be Key to Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
Laura Brasseur Full Text
- And Then There Was One?
Rebekah McCallister Full Text
- Once-Yearly IV Bisphosphonate Builds Bone, Prevents Fractures
Daniel M. Keller, PhD Full Text
- Investigational Agent Reduces Arthritis Symptoms
Jill Stein Full Text
- Home-Based Bone Density Testing Useful in the Elderly
Jill Stein Full Text
- High Ranking No Guarantee for Best Outcomes in Acute MI
Rebekah McCallister Full Text
- Rapid Flu Tests May Rein in Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Adults
Rebekah McCallister Full Text
- Keeping Up with CAM
Rebekah McCallister Full Text
- Green Tea New Option for Bladder Disease
John Schieszer Full Text
- Women Use Emergency Contraception More, If Counseled
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- Diet-Related Weight Loss during Menopause Spurs Bone Loss
Wayne Kuznar Full Text
- Vaccine Shows Promise Against Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Rebekah McCallister Full Text
- Painful Skin Nodules
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- Why Is Vitamin D So Important for Your Health?
Full Text Arthritis Watch
- Arthritis Watch
Full Text Coagulation Counseling
- HIGH RATES OF WARFARIN-RELATED AEs IN NURSING HOMES
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC. Full Text
- LONG-TERM ASPIRIN USE MAY REDUCE RISK OF SOME CANCERS
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC. Full Text Compounding
- compounding HOTLINE
Martin A. Erickson III, RPh Mr. Erickson is director of professional affairs at Gallipot Inc. Full Text
- compounding HOTLINE
Martin A. Erickson III, RPh Mr. Erickson is director of professional affairs at Gallipot Inc. Full Text Continuing Education
- Improving Pharmaceutical Care of the Elderly Patient with GERD
Quinn Wells, MD, PharmD Full Text Counseling Focus
- Considerations in Managing Hypertension in Men
Dana A. Brown, PharmD Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Full Text Diabetes Watch
- Diabetes Watch
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- Combination Drugs: Difficult to Predict Interaction Outcomes
John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD Full Text Editor's Note
- Reimbursement Cuts Will Undermine Pharmacy
Fred Eckel Mr. Eckel is professor and director of the Office of Practice Development and Education at the School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Full Text
- Embracing and Advocating Change in the Pharmacy Profession
Julie M. Gerhart, RPh, MS Ms. Gerhart is manager of pharmacy affairs at Merck & Co Inc. Full Text Asthma Watch
- Asthma Watch
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- Automation Helps Pharmacies Improve Sales and Service
Wendy K. Bodine, Assistant Editor Full Text Generic Times Feature
- Unintended Outcomes May Prompt PDMA Rule Changes
Ed Lamb Mr. Lamb is a freelance pharmacy writer living in Virginia Beach, Va and president of Thorough Cursor Inc.
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- GPhA ADDS LOBBYISTS TO FOCUS ON TRADE ISSUES
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- GPhA WORKS TO AVOID "EMPTY PROMISE" IN BIOGENERICS BILL
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- PATIENTS SAVE MORE WITH GENERICS THAN FROM INTERNET
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- GENERIC SALES DRIVE UP WALGREENS' PROFITS
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- PHARMACISTS BRACE FOR MEDICAID GENERIC CUTS
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- SENATE OFFERS FIRST PEEK AT BIOGENERIC LEGISLATION
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- NACDS CALLS ON CONGRESS FOR PRO-GENERIC LEGISLATION
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- A closer look at new FDA actions
Jim Middleton, BS, RPh Mr. Middleton is an instructor of pharmacology at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Mich. Full Text Can You Read These Rxs?
- can you READ these Rxs?
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- Generic Times Product News
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- PDAs Transform Health Care
Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos, Staff Writer Full Text
- Stent Placement in ACS?What Is the Controversy?
Joanne LaFleur, PharmD, MSPH Dr. LaFleur is a research assistant professor in the University of Utah College of Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center within the Department of Pharmacotherapy.
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- Understanding Staph Infections Is Key to Combating Them
Jeannette Yeznach Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP Ms. Wick is a senior clinical research pharmacist at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. The views expressed are those of the author and not those of any government agency. Full Text
- PEP for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C May Reduce Risk
Cheryl A. Grandinetti, PharmD Dr. Grandinetti is a senior clinical research pharmacist at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Md. The views expressed are those of the author and not those of any government agency.
Full Text Health Systems Pharmacy Editor's Note
- Could Medication Reconciliation Reunite the Profession?
James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP Mr. McAllister is Pharmacy Times Editor, Health-systems Pharmacy Section and director of pharmacy at University of North Carolina Hospitals and Clinics.
Full Text Health Systems Pharmacy Product News
- health-systems PRODUCT news
Full Text Legal Focus
- State Supreme Court Addresses Prescriptions for Pets
Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD Dr. Fink is professor of pharmacy law and policy at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington. Full Text
- Caregivers Divert Rxs
Cmdr John Burke John Burke, commander of the Warren County, Ohio, drug task force and retired commander of the Cincinnati Police Pharmaceutical Diversion Squad, is a 39-year veteran of law enforcement. Cmdr Burke also is the current president of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. For information, he can be reached by e-mail at burke@choice.net, via the Web site www.rxdiversion.com, or by phone at 513-336-0070. Full Text Medication Safety
- Error-prone Abbreviations
Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD Dr. Gaunt is a medication safety analyst and the editor of ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Community/Ambulatory Care Edition.
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Full Text Men's Health Watch
- Men's Health Watch
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- OBAMA Rx DRUG PLAN TAILORS MEDICARE AFTER VA Rx PROGRAM
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- AMA SLAMS DRUGSTORE CLINICS FOR Rx "CONFLICTS OF INTEREST"
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- PATIENTS SEEKING MEDICAL CARE RISES
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- AIDS ACTIVISTS PRESS FOR BROADER PART D ACCESS TO HIV DRUGS
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- ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL ADDRESS RISK COMMUNICATION
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- NC PHARMACISTS NEED MORE PLAN B EDUCATION
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- CONGRESS URGED TO IMPROVE FDA'S MEDGUIDE CONSUMER INFO PROGRAM
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- RPM TRADE RESTRAINTS LEGALIZED BY NEW SUPREME COURT RULING
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- PHARMACY RESIDENCY STANDARDS PASSED
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Lauren S. Schlesselman, PharmD Dr. Schlesselman is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. Full Text News Briefs
- FDA SEES HEALTH DANGERS IN PREMIXED ANTI-INFECTIVE DRUGS
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- VITAMIN RULES APPROVED
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- MEDICAID'S NEW TAMPER-PROOF RULES STIR CONCERNS AMONG DRUG CHAINS
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- DISTRIBUTION CENTER OPENS UP JOBS FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
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- PART D PHARMACY SOFTWARE UPGRADES IMPROVE MEDICARE SERVICE, CMS SAYS
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- PFIZER DIGEST SHOWS DOWNTURN FOR INDEPENDENTS; NCPA BLAMES PART D
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- Antisnoring Products
Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh Ms. Terrie is a clinical pharmacy writer based in Haymarket, Va. Full Text
- Hair-loss Products
Yvette Terrie, BSPharm, RPh Full Text
- Hemorrhoid Preparations
Yvette Terrie, BSPharm, RPh Full Text Outlook Obesity
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Susan Farley Ms. Farley is a freelance medical writer based in Wakefield, RI. Full Text CCPA Speaks Out
- Final AMP Rule Outrages Community Pharmacy
Julie Khani and Charles Sewell Ms. Khani and Mr. Sewell are copresidents of the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action. Full Text Patient Education
- The Facts of Lice
Dana A. Brown, PharmD Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy,West Palm Beach, Fla. Full Text Pharmacist to Pharmacist
- Xerostomia Is More Than an Inconvenience
Guido R. Zanni, PhD Dr. Zanni is a psychologist and health-systems consultant based in Alexandria, Va. Full Text RESPy Awards
- A Passion to Help the Underserved
Iris Rosendahl Ms. Rosendahl is a freelance writer based in Fort Lee, NJ. Full Text Rx Focus
- Relief from the Discomfort of BPH
Dawn S. Knudsen, PharmD Dr. Knudsen is a clinical pharmacist at Arizona Medical Clinic, Peoria, Ariz. Full Text Rx Product News Profile
- A closer look at new FDA actions: Merck & Co's Janumet
Caryn Domenici, RPh; Alka Patel, RPh, PharmD Ms. Domenici and Dr. Patel are both pharmacists at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass. Full Text
- A closer look at new FDA actions: Shire Pharmaceutical's Lialda
Monica Holmberg, PharmD Dr. Holmberg is a pharmacy resident at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Full Text Technology Feature
- Parata Brings Technology to the Forefront
Wendy K. Bodine, Assistant Editor Full Text
- Working Together to Strengthen the Supply Chain
Wendy K. Bodine, Assistant Editor Full Text Technology News
- pharmacy TECHNOLOGY news
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- pharmacy TECHNOLOGY products
Full Text Cholesterol Watch
- Cholesterol Watch
Full Text Women's Health Watch
- Women's Health Watch
Full Text Coagulation Counseling
- WARFARIN-RELATED COMPLICATIONS INCREASE WITH AGE
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC. Full Text
- IS NATTOKINASE A NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO WARFARIN?
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP Dr. Garrett is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at Cornerstone Health Care in High Point, NC. Full Text
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