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Last month's survey results:
Your hospital/healthcare system:
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A pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service greatly improved care for warfarin patients, reported a new study published in the July/August issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Read full article. |
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A monthly review of the
peer-reviewed literature by
Drug Topics' Editorial Advisor
Anna D. Garrett, PharmD, BCPS. Anna Garrett is manager, Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs, Mission Hospital, Asheville, N.C.
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Do PPIs interact with aspirin?
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Patients discharged from the hospital are at greater risk of not continuing their long-term medications for chronic diseases, and ICU admission appears to increase risk further, reported a recent study published August 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read full article. |
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FDA efforts aimed at regulatory science for medical countermeasures to public health crises have been getting off the ground in recent months, with 85 intramural research projects underway in different parts of the agency. Read full article. |
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An antidote indicated for the treatment of acute cyanide poisoning judged to be life-threatening has launched. Read full article. |
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When added to usual treatment, azithromycin taken daily for 1 year decreased the frequency of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and improved quality of life among patients, reported a study published August 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read full article. |
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September 26-27, 2011 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Labeling Summit
Washington, D.C.
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October 6-7, 2011 NCPA Diabetes Accreditation
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Nashville, TN
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100 Daingerfield Road
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800-544-7447
October 8-12 2011 NCPA Annual Convention
Nashville, TN
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100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447
November 29, 2011 NACDS Foundation 13th Annual Dinner
New York, NY
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703-837-4224
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