Christin Melton

Small magnets pose a serious risk for children, and more.

E. Ramsay Camp, Department of Surgical Oncology; George J. Chang, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Stanley L. Minken, Col, Professor and Chief, Division of Academic Surgery, Uniform Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Richard Colgan, LTC, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Education, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Robert A. Barish, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; James Doyle, LTC, Primary Health Care Clinic, VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD; P. Randy Brown, Col, Commander, 175th Medical Group, Maryland Air National Guard; David R. Welling, Col USAF MC (Ret), Associate Professor of Surgery and Anatomy, Uniform Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Marjun P. Duldulao, Medical Student III; Arumugam Thiruchitrambalam, Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery; Ashutosh Kaul, Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Linda P. Zhang, Resident in General Surgery, Department of Surgery; Randolph M. Steinhagen, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Bashir Attuwaybi, Chief Resident, Department of General Surgery; Jeffrey J. Visco, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery; Bryan N. Butler, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery; George G. Barrios, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery; Amarjit Singh, Clinical Assistant Professor and Chief, Department of Colorectal Surgery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Samantha K. Roland, Medical Student IV; William B. Keeling, Resident, Department of Surgery; Sivaselvi Gunasekaran, Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; David H. Shapiro, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

Bernard M. Jaffe, Editor-in-Chief

Richard A. Cooper, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Matz, MD, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, and Lincoln Abbott, MD, FACEP, University of Connecticut, and Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Bilateral disease is rare but may be caused by several drug classes. Physicians need to consider these medications and other etiologies in their differential diagnosis to ensure prompt and appropriate treatment.

Stanley L. Minken, MD, Col, Uniform University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Richard Colgan, MD, LTC, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Robert A. Barish, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Randy P. Brown, MD, Col; and David R. Welling, MD, Col, USAF MC (Ret), Uniform University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Seventeen years after a brutal 3-year civil war, many citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina remain without even rudimentary health care. Read what makes medical missions to such areas so memorable and fulfilling.

Sandy M. Green, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and Mahender Macha, MD, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Patients with aortic dissection generally present with the acute onset of severe chest, back, or abdominal pain that is tearing or ripping in character, but atypical presentations are possible and may occur more frequently than previously thought.

Adewale Ajumobi, MD, Loma Linda University; David Bland, MD, Loma Linda University Medical Center; and Michael Ing, MD, Loma Linda VA Hospital, Loma Linda, CA

Nosocomial infection can result in a four-fold increase in fatal outcomes, highlighting the importance of making an immediate and accurate diagnosis to facilitate appropriate treatment.

Jeffrey Ceresnak, MD, and Mary Lee-Wong, MD, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY

Steroid treatments are a first-line therapy for asthma but can have considerable side effects, such as Cushing's syndrome. Patients who develop such complications or become intolerant to steroid therapy may be candidates for anti-IgE treatment.

Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh

Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Understanding how exacerbations of diverticular disease are handled can help pharmacists ensure continuity of care.

Dana A. Brown, PharmD, BCPS

In the inpatient setting, pharmacists play an important role in recognizing medications associated with headaches and making sound decisions regarding patients' medical care.

Yvette C. Terrie, BSPharm, RPh

Schizophrenia is a complex disorder that requires long-term treatment—pharmacists should be aware of the disorder's many intricacies.

Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Clear communication about risks and benefits and careful follow-up can help women find potentially effective therapies for hot flashes.

Barbara Sax

For Noelle Rizzo, this month's Pharmacy Times/Wal-Mart RESPy Award winner, a career in pharmacy is all about helping others.

April S. Brown, PharmD, RPh

Recently announced changes in vaccine reimbursement under Medicare have implications for pharmacy billing processes.

Joseph L. Fink III, BSPharm, JD

In cases alleging negligence by a pharmacist when dispensing medication, may a physician be considered an expert witness?

Cmdr John Burke

Drug diversion has cost the health care industry and the public billions of dollars. How can we reverse this trend?

Dawn S. Knudsen, PharmD

Various pharmacologic agents are available for sleep disorders, which affect a large portion of the US population.

Ed Lamb

As patent expirations creep closer, blockbuster drugs face increasing competition, and the FDA faces increasing pressure.

Julie Khani and Charles Sewell

Antony Q. Pham, PharmD, and David Q. Pham, PharmD, BCPS

Monica Holmberg, PharmD

This antihistamine is approved for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic uticaria in patients aged 6 and older.

John R. Horn, PharmD, FCCP, and Philip D. Hansten, PharmD

An in-depth look at CYP2C9, an enzyme involved in many clinically important drug interactions.

Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD

To avoid medication mix-ups, all practitioners should be encouraged to have orders read back and spelled out.

Carolyn Heinze

Automating prescription fulfillment functions can lower costs, reduce errors, and give pharmacists more time with patients.

Martin A. Erickson III, RPh

Lauren S. Schlesselman, PharmD

Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

James C. McAllister III, MS, FASHP
Pharmacy Times Editor, Health-Systems Pharmacy Section

With the widespread use of the intravenous route in many settings, safeguards are needed.

Guido R. Zanni, PhD

Pharmacists must recognize the warning signs of burnout before the stresses of the job consume and debilitate.