About the artist: Mira Mase, a resident of Leisure World, a retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland, painted this month's cover, "Where I Will Live".
FEATURES
Automated Dispensing Systems: The Current State of the Art
Cost Control at Your Fingertips: A Second-Generation Automated Pharmacy System
Michael P. Slyk
Welcome to the "virtual pharmacy" system, a powerful vehicle to help pharmacy providers fulfill their dual roles as clinicians and gatekeepers of drug therapy cost-effectivness.
Improving Outcomes, Managing Drug Costs, and Achieving Success Under PPS
Dana Saffel
The Medicare nursing facility prospective payment system (PPS) has prompted increased scrutiny of all aspects of pharmacy operational efficiency. Here's how one leading pharmacy services company is using automation to meet the PPS challenge.
|
C O N T E N T S
June 1999
Volume 14, Number 6
Research and Reports
Usage Pattern of Antidepressant Medications (ADM) in an Academic Nursing Facility
Shyam D. Karki, Terrance J. Bellnier, Leela Mathew, William R. Patterson
This retrospective chart review focusing on antidepressant use in a large academically affiliated nursing facility revealed substantial room for improvement in prescribing, formulary management, and documentation fo adverse effects and outcomes.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Consultant Pharmacists' Education on the Proper Use of Metered-Dose Inhalers and Breath-Actuated Inhalers
Richard E. Learned, Jr., Jay A. Bobo, Timothy H. Self, Elizabeth Tolley
Medication inhalers are an increasingly important tool for asthma and pulmonary disease care, but their effectiveness often hinges on nurses' ability to use the devices properly. Results of this intervention study indicate that a consultant pharmacist-conducted educational intervention can enhance nurses' knowledge and proper use of inhalers.
|
D E P A R T M E N T S
|
|
Bylines
The Next Step
David K. Buerger
Letters
Health Trends
Pharmacy Services Linked to Reduced In-Hospital Mortality; Suppository May Expand Medical Marijuana Use; Potential Implications of Lower Diagnostic Thresholds; Latest 'Schering Report' Findings; more
Calendar
Instructions for Authors
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
|
Consultant Pharmacist Forum
Thalidomide Revisited
Close to Home
Report Calls for Stepped-Up Medicaid Long-Term Care Initiatives
Federal Perspectives
Medication Problems Common in Assisted Living, GAO Finds
Helpful Ideas
Getting Involved in Preceptorship Programs
William R. "Jody" Cannon II
Late Additions
'100% Immunization Campaign' Shifts Into High Gear
|
|