Stroke Prophylaxis and Treatment: Current Controversies
L. Michael Posey
Recent studies provide new data on stroke prevention and treatment. Here's what consultant pharmacists need to know in order to review prescribers' decisions.
Quality Indicators: Infection Control
L. Michael Posey
Infection control offers special opportunities for consultant
pharmacists to bring their expertise to the health care team.
Changing Fast: The Consultant Pharmacist's Role in Care Planning
Continues to Expand
Deborah Epstein
The team approach to resident care is challenging consultant pharmacists
to move beyond traditional drug regimen review into areas such
as drug therapy and disease state management in order to fill
an expanding role on the interdisciplinary care planning team.
C O N T E N T S June 1996/Volume 11, Number 6 |
About the Artist: This
month's cover painting, "High Tide", reflects the artist's
lifelong fascination with the sea. Ann Hall is a resident of
The Fairfax, a retirement community in Ft. Belvoir, Va. |
Effect on Cost of Renal Dosing Adjustments for Nizatidine and
Cimetidine
Augusto Miyashiro, Jack M. Rosenberg, and Lorraine A. Cicero
The researchers compared costs between nizatidine and cimetidine
when dosed with and without regard to a resident's creatinine
clearance.
Risk Factors and Prophylaxis for the Development of Venous
Thromboembolic Disease
Richard C. Smith
The author reviews risk factors and methods of prophylaxis for
patients at risk of developing venous thromboembolic disease.
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