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March-April 2009

| Vol. 49. No. 2
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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Special Feature

Measuring pharmacy quality
David P. Nau, PhD, BPharm, CPHQ
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:154-163.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09019

Objective  To describe methods for measuring health care quality and how these methods can be applied to the measurement of ...

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Tags: diabetes mellitus, quality of care, health care financing administration, community pharmacy services, ...
Evaluation of a hypertension medication therapy management program in patients with diabetes
Lourdes G. Planas, PhD; Kimberly M. Crosby, PharmD, BCPS, CGP; Kimberly D. Mitchell, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:164-170.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08164

Objective  To evaluate the effect of a 9-month community pharmacy–based medication therapy management (MTM) program on quality of care in ...

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Tags: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, blood pressure, medication therapy management ...
Dispensing errors and counseling quality in 100 pharmacies
Elizabeth A. Flynn, PhD; N. Barker Kenneth, PhD; Bruce A. Berger, PhD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:171-182.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08130

Objective  To evaluate the dispensing accuracy and counseling provided in community chain pharmacies.

Design  Cross-sectional study.

Setting  Community chain pharmacies ...

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Tags: warfarin, counseling, drug dispensing error
Strategies to optimize medication use in the physician group practice: The role of the clinical pharmacist
Emily Beth Devine, PharmD, MBA, PhD, BCPS, FASHP; Susan Hoang, PharmD, BCPS; Albert W. Fisk, MD, MMM; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:181-191.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08009

Objectives  To (1) describe the role of clinical pharmacists in providing population-based pharmaceutical care as employees of a physician group ...

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Tags: group practice, clinical pharmacists
A medication therapy management program's impact on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment in Medicare Part D patients with diabetes
David Fox, PharmD; L. Douglas Ried, PhD; Gary E. Klein, BPharm; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:192-199.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09016

Objectives  To determine a medication therapy management (MTM) service's impact on (1) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality ...

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Tags: ldl cholesterol lipoproteins, diabetes mellitus, type 2, medication therapy management, medicare part ...
Clinical and economic impact of a diabetes clinical pharmacy service program in a university and primary care–based collaboration model
Scott V. Monte, PharmD; Erin M. Slazak, PharmD, BCPS; Nicole Paolini Albanese, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:200-208.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08160

Objective  To provide program methodology and outcomes data identifying the impact of clinical pharmacy services (CPSs) in patients with type ...

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Tags: diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, primary health care, economics, treatment outcome, ...
Use of community pharmacy–provided diabetes services to aid physicians in the National Committee for Quality Assurance recognition program
Kristy L. Brittain, PharmD; Catherine H. Kuhn, PharmD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:209-211.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08161

Background  Pay-for-performance (P4P) models are being adopted by many health care payers, including Medicare, for payment of physician services. To ...

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Tags: diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, community pharmacy services
Development and testing of performance measures for pharmacy services
Donna Pillittere-Dugan, MS; David P. Nau, PhD, BPharm, CPHQ; Kimberly McDonough, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:212-219.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09012

Objective  To report on the status of the pilot work of PQA, a pharmacy quality alliance, to develop and test ...

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Tags: pharmaceutical services, pharmacy quality alliance
Demonstration of community pharmacy and managed care organization collaboration on cardiovascular disease risk factor identification using health risk appraisal
Rick W. Dettloff, PharmD, BCPS; Jacqueline A. Morse, PharmD, BCPS
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:220-222.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09002

Objective  To integrate the resources from a local statewide managed care organization (MCO) and a supermarket pharmacy chain to conduct ...

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Tags: cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular disease risk factors, community pharmacy services, managed care organizations ...
Glucose dysregulation among veterans living with schizophrenia-related disorders after switching second-generation antipsychotics
L. Douglas Ried, PhD; Babette Brumback, PhD; Michael A. Bengtson, MD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:223-231.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08151

Objectives  To compare (1) blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) laboratory results and (2) longitudinal trends in blood glucose levels ...

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Tags: glucose, schizophrenia, veterans, blood glucose, olanzapine, atypical antipsychotic

Reviews

Anticoagulation clinic workflow analysis
Frank Romanelli, PharmD, MPH, BCPS; Kelly M. Smith, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e20-e27.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08091

Objective  To describe the epidemiology, patient presentation, and clinical management associated with dextromethorphan (DM) abuse.

Data sources  PubMed/Medline search using ...

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Tags: common cold, cough, dextromethorphan, drugs, non-prescription, ingestion, anticoagulation clinic, workflow
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced akathisia
Lindsey P. Koliscak; Eugene H. Makela, PharmD, BCPP
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e28-e38.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08083

Objective  To review available information in the literature about akathisia (inner restlessness) caused by the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

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Tags: serotonin, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, akathisia

Tools for Advancing Pharmacy Practice

Development of a medication therapy management superbill for ambulatory care/community pharmacy practice
Michael D. Hogue, PharmD; Randy McDonough, PharmD, BCGPS; Marialice Bennett, BPharm; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:232-236.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08038

Objectives  To explain the purpose of superbills, suggest strategies for incorporating superbills into pharmacy practice, and propose a model superbill ...

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Tags: ambulatory care services, community pharmacy services, medication therapy management

Features

APhA2009 abstracts of contributed papers
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:237-340.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09512

The following are abstracts of original research being presented at APhA2009, April 3–6, 2009, San Antonio, TX. Inquiries specific to ...

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Tags: smoking, pharmacotherapy, diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, smoking cessation, attitude, community ...

Departments

Correction
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:142.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09511
Landau et al. Pharmacist interest in and attitudes toward direct pharmacy access to hormonal contraception in the United States. Jan/Feb 2009, page ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: contraceptive methods, attitude, pharmacy-access drug products

Association Report

Report of the Academy presidents: Leading the many faces of the profession
Marialice Bennett, BPharm, FAPhA; L. Douglas Ried, PhD; Brent N. Reed; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:132-142.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09506
During 2008–2009, members of the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Management (APhA–APPM) made important contributions to promoting and supporting the role ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: advisory committees, awards and prizes, face, students, pharmacy, medication therapy management, advocacy ...

Viewpoint

Jousting with windmills? The quest to achieve our quality aspirations in pharmacy practice
L. Douglas Ried, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:143-145.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09513
What is quality? According to Robert Pirsig+1 in his novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, quality is indefinite because everyone ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: aspirations (psychology), pulmonary aspiration
Pharmacists emerge as key stakeholders in quality, patient safety efforts
Carmen Y. Kelly, PharmD; Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:146-150.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08171
Improving quality of care and enhancing patient safety are twin goals of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Today, pharmacists ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: medication errors, pharmaceutical services, patient safety, health literacy
Improving medication delivery and counseling in community pharmacy
Michael T. Rupp, PhD, BPharm
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:151-152.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09010
In this issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, researchers from Auburn University+1 report their study of dispensing errors in ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: community pharmacy services, counseling
Measurement of pharmacy quality metrics at the pharmacy level should be our goal
Lawrence M. Brown, PharmD, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:153.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09030
The issue of pharmacy quality measurement is one of extreme importance given the current environment of medication therapy management (MTM) services, evidence-based ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: client satisfaction, quality of care, cost effectiveness, evidence-based medicine, health care reform, ...

Heroes of Pharmacy

John Uri Lloyd 1849–1936: Wizard of American plant pharmacy
Dennis B. Worthen, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:342-346.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09507
James Hartley Beal, the first editor of the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association and long-time chair of the board of trustees ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: libraries, plants

New Drugs

New drugs: Milnacipran hydrochloride, fesoterodine fumarate, and silodosin
Daniel A. Hussar, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:347-350.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09509
Fibromyalgia is one of the most common types of chronic widespread muscle pain, affecting an estimated 3 to 6 million Americans. Most ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: milnacipran, silodosin, fesoterodine

Science Snippets

Recurrent falls, warfarin doses and pharmacogenetics, pharmacist care
L. Douglas Ried, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:352.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09510
Falls are associated with medications with substantial central nervous system (CNS) complications among older patients. Joseph T Hanlon, PharmD, University of Pittsburgh, ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: warfarin, pharmacogenetics, recurrent falls
USP Medication Errors Reporting form
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e39-e40.  
Tags: medication errors, united states pharmacopeia
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