Features
Interview: Michael Bronfein
David K. Buerger
Michael Bronfein, founder and CEO of NeighborCare, speaks candidly
to TCP on the issues and challenges that face long-term care pharmacy
in the years ahead, and about the philosophy that has shaped NeighborCare
into a leading pharmacy services provider.
Productivity in Consultant Pharmacy: New Ideas Taking Hold
L. Michael Posey
The time required by consultant pharmacists to provide enhanced
levels of care and new types of services demands a fresh look
at the ways in which their productivity is measured. With today's
pressures for more prospective intervention, improved outcomes,
in-service training, and other activities, traditional measures
of productivity are no longer an adequate means of measuring a
consultant pharmacist's value.
1996 ASCP Annual Report Shaping Change, Breaking New Ground
Marked by budgetary battles over Medicare and Medicaid, opportunities
and new challenges brought about by the advancement of managed
care, and the need for ever-expanding clinical skills,1996 found
ASCP and its members poised and ready for what lies ahead.
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C O N T E N T S
March 1997/Volume 12, Number 3
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About the Artist: Virginia Burry studied and perfected her watercolor
technique while in New England. This month's cover, "Ron's
Garden Flowers," is a still life arrangement of flowers grown
in her son's garden in the Poconos. Ms. Burry is a resident of
The Fairfax, a retirement community in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.
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Research and Reports
Evaluation of Potentially Unnecessary Ciprofloxacin Use in
Long-Term Care Facilities
Richard W. Druckenbrod, Todd King, J. Edward Herring
This study's objectives were two-fold: to examine what percentage
of ciprofloxacin regimens in community facilities would meet the
criteria for unnecessary drug use and the financial implications
of such therapy; and to determine whether administration of drugs
that may decrease ciprofloxacin absorption was more frequently
associated with therapeutic failure than regimens in which this
interaction was not present.
Research and Reports
Lactose Content of Typical Medication Regimens of Ambulatory
Elderly Patients
Mona Gold Tsoukleris, Jennifer T. Tam, Dee A. Knapp
This report quantifies the prevalence of lactose as an excipient
in drug regimens of ambulatory elderly patients and examines the
potential for adverse effects among lactose-intolerant individuals.
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