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January-February 2004

| Vol. 44. No. 1
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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Research

The Spread: Pilot Study of an Undocumented Source of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Revenue
Robert I. Garis, PhD; Bartholomew E. Clark, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:15-21.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713183

Objective  To document the difference between what pharmacy benefits management companies (PBMs) charge employers and what they pay dispensing pharmacies ...

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Tags: pharmacy benefits managers
Patient Counseling Provided in Community Pharmacies: Effects of State Regulation, Pharmacist Age, and Busyness
Bonnie L. Svarstad, PhD; Dara C. Bultman, PhD; Jeanine K. Mount, PhD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:22-29.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713192

Objective  To describe the nature and extent of patient counseling in community pharmacies and determine whether current counseling practices are ...

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Tags: counseling, patient counseling, community pharmacies
Deficiencies of Product Labeling Directions for the Preparation of Radiopharmaceuticals
Joseph C. Hung, PhD, BCNP, FAPhA; James A. Ponto, MS, BCNP, FAPhA; Katie R. Gadient; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:30-35.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713200

Objective  To identify potential deficiencies in product labeling (package insert) instructions for the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals.

Methods  Preparation instructions, which ...

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Tags: radiopharmaceuticals, product labeling
National Survey of Dietary Supplement Resources at Drug Information Centers
Kelly M. Shields, PharmD; Cydney E. McQueen, PharmD; Patrick J. Bryant, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:36-40.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713219

Objective  To assess the resources drug information centers are currently using to respond to dietary supplement information requests and to ...

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Tags: dietary supplements, information centers

Notes

Cancer Awareness and Prevention Activities: Assessment of Pharmacists' Knowledge and Interest
William J. Spruill, PharmD; William E. Wade, PharmD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:94-98.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713282
The prevention of cancer is an important topic and one about which people need more—and more reliable—information. From interventions as simple as ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: cancer

Reviews

Safety and Tolerability of Tegaserod in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management
Rosemary R. Berardi, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:41-51.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713228

Objectives  To discuss the need for safe and effective therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to provide ...

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Tags: safety, irritable bowel syndrome, tegaserod
Emerging Treatments in Oncology: Focus on Tyrosine Kinase (erbB) Receptor Inhibitors
Oday Hamid, PharmD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:52-58.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713237

Objective  To describe the role of tyrosine kinase (TK) and its subreceptors in the development of cancer and the role ...

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Tags: trastuzumab, cancer, chemotherapy regimen, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, ligands, medical oncology, protein tyrosine ...
Supplemental Products Used for Weight Loss
Thomas L. Lenz, PharmD; William R. Hamilton, PharmD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:59-68.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713246

Objective  To review the scientific literature on several dietary supplements and herbal products commonly promoted for weight loss.

Data Sources...

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Tags: weight reduction
Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Annual Reports for Federal Fiscal Year 1999: Looking Back to Move Forward
Thomas R. Fulda, BA, MA; Ted Collins; Julie Kuhle, BSPharm; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:69-74.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713255

Objective  To review states' Medicaid drug utilization (DUR) annual reports for federal fiscal year (FFY) 1999 to assess the usefulness ...

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Tags: drug utilization review, medicaid

Tools for Advancing Pharmacy Practice

Adverse Effect Monitoring: Opportunity for Patient Care and Pharmacy Practice
Carol J. Hermansen-Kobulnicky, PhD; Joseph B. Wiederholt, PhD; Betty Chewning, PhD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:75-88.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713264

Objectives  To present an adverse effect monitoring tool with theoretical, practical, and data-supported explanation and justification for use in pharmacy ...

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Tags: cancer, chemotherapy regimen, health personnel, adverse effects of medication, self monitoring

Experience

Enhancing Pharmacists' Recommendation Process in an Internal Medicine Resident Clinic
Kimberly K. Daugherty, PharmD, BCPS; Karin Kangas, PharmD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:89-93.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713273

Objective  To determine the number and type of recommendations made by pharmacists in an internal medicine residency clinic, the percentage ...

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Tags: internal medicine, internship and residency, medical residencies

Features

What's in a Drug Name?
A rose might smell as sweet by any other name, but the process of naming the growing number of medications has become quite complex and serious
Jeannette Y. Wick, MBA
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:12-14.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713174
Peter Pepper, PharmD, prepares parenteral parecoxib, piloting this pain preparation. Suki Sellars, summer student, shelves celecoxib and Celexa, serendipitously seeing sound similarities. ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: monoclonal antibodies, smell perception, naming function
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Reviewers—2003
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:99-101.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713291
Many pharmacists and other professionals in related areas of health care generously contribute their time and expertise in the peer review of ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: american pharmacists association
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Guidelines for Authors
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:102-105.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713309
The Journal of the American Pharmacists Association welcomes original research, review, and experience articles that report crisply and concisely on meaningful developments ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: american pharmacists association

Departments

USP Medication Errors Reporting Form
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:111-112.  
Tags: medication errors, united states pharmacopeia

Association Report

Grassroots Lobbying: An Important Tool for Pharmacy
Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD; Earlene Lipowski, PhD; Tamy Kim; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:5-9.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713156
Tags: health personnel, lobbying, mentors, advocacy

Viewpoint

Pharmacy Benefit Manager ‘Spread’: A Reasonable, Rational, Realistic Business Practice
Terry Latanich
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:10-11.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713165
In a Research article on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in this issue of JAPhA,+1 Garis and Clark address the issue of “spread,” ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: pharmacy benefits managers

PharmaCoinformatics

Resources for Safe Over-the-Counter Medication Use
B. DeeAnn Dugan, PharmD; Katherine Heller, PharmD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:110.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713327
With the approval of Prilosec OTC in June of this year, nonprescription medication use is once again in the spotlight. As the ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: drugs, non-prescription

Heroes of Pharmacy

Rufus Ashley Lyman (1876-1957): A Towering Figure in the Field of Pharmaceutical Education
Dennis B. Worthen, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2004;44:106-109.   doi: 10.1331/154434504322713318
The Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association described the 1947 Remington Medalist Rufus A. Lyman as a “towering figure in the field ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: education, pharmacy
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