About the artist: This month's cover art, "Along the C&O," was painted in oil by Audrey Ferguson, a resident of Leisure World in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Current Concepts in HIV/AIDS Pharmacotherapy
Manohar L. Sethi
Today patients with HIV/AIDS are treated with an array of complex therapies that require careful selection and dosing. This article describes the various drugs' mechanisms of action and side effects and the rationale behind the use of one or a combination of two or more.
Parenteral Nutrition 'Safe Practices': A New Roadmap for Improved Patient Care
David K. Buerger
A spate of serious misadventures involving the use of parenteral nutrition spurred A.S.P.E.N. to create new guidelines intended to standardize the labeling, compounding, and filtering of PN
formulations. Representing the thinking of some of the top pharmacists in the field, these safe practice recommendations apply to pharmacy operations in all settings.
The Sounds of the Nursing Facility: The Sound of Music?
Larry McClaugherty, Charles N. Gibson
One might not think it is a problem, but these authors make the case that disturbing noises in the long-term care setting can make a big difference in residents'-and staff's-behavior and outlook.
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C O N T E N T S
November 1998
Volume 13, Number 11
Clinical Review
Topical Treatment of Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes
Stephen M. Setter, Danial E. Baker
Foot ulcers in diabetic patients present a difficult-to-treat problem for clinicians.
But there are topical remedies available, including a newly released gel, that effectively promote wound healing.
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D E P A R T M E N T S
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Bylines
A Needle in a Haystack
H. Edward Davidson
Commentary
Topical Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Use a Multidisciplinary Approach
David R. P. Guay
Health Trends
Anti-epileptic Drug Use in Nursing Facilities Marked by Poor Documentation; Inhaled Steroids and Cataract Formation; Primary Care Docs Miss Key Patient Information; A Homeopathic Treatment for Vertigo?; more
Calendar
Instructions for Authors
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Consultant Pharmacist Forum
When the Sun Shines Dimly
Close to Home
Lack of Uniform Standards for Assisted Living Fuels Debate about Federal Intervention
Helpful Ideas
Choosing an Automated Packaging System: 10 Key Considerations
The Changing Marketplace
Direct-To-Consumer Ad Campaigns Raise Concerns-and Profits
Late Additions
Managing Health Care Providers May Lead to Better Outcomes
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