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September-October 2009

| Vol. 49. No. 5
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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Research

RxPATROL: A Web-based tool for combating pharmacy theft
Meredith Y. Smith, PhD, MPA; J. Aaron Graham; J. David Haddox, DDS, MD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:599-603.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08028

Objective  To report the incidence of pharmacy-related burglaries and robberies and characteristics of pharmacies where such crimes have occurred using ...

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Tags: crime, theft, prescription drug
Survey of dispensing error practices in community pharmacies in Finland: A nationwide study
Tuula Teinilä, MSc (Pharm); Virpi Grönroos, MSc (Pharm); Marja Airaksinen, PhD (Pharm); et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:604-610.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08075

Objectives  To assess the actions taken to manage dispensing errors, to investigate pharmacists’ perceptions of ideal methods for managing dispensing ...

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Tags: finland, drug dispensing error, community pharmacies
Generating demand for pharmacist-provided medication therapy management: Identifying patient-preferred marketing strategies
Gladys M. Garcia, PharmD; Margie E. Snyder, PharmD, MPH; Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:611-616.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08089

Objective  To identify effective strategies for marketing pharmacist-provided medication therapy management (MTM) services to patients in a self-insured employer setting.

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Tags: medication therapy management, marketing
Comparison of the claim percent gross margin earned by Texas community independent pharmacies for dual-eligible beneficiary claims before and after Medicare Part D
Angela L. Winegar, MS; Marvin D. Shepherd, PhD; Kenneth A. Lawson, PhD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:617-622.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08099

Objectives  To describe dual eligibles’ claims before and after Medicare Part D and to evaluate the effect that Medicare Part ...

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Tags: medicaid, medicare, medical coding, medicare part d
Outcomes of medication therapy review in a family medicine clinic
Ila M. Harris, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS; Sarah M. Westberg, PharmD, BCPS; Michael J. Frakes, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:623-627.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08069

Objective  To evaluate the effects of pharmacist-conducted medication therapy review (MTR) and intervention on the quality of care of patients ...

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Tags: pharmacotherapy, diabetes mellitus, quality of care, diabetes mellitus, type 2, asthma, family ...
Patient-reported communications with pharmacy staff at community pharmacies: The Alabama NSAID Patient Safety Study, 2005–2007
Cynthia LaCivita, PharmD; Ellen Funkhouser, DrPH; Michael J. Miller, BPharm, DrPH; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e110-e117.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09005

Objectives  To examine the prevalence of patient–pharmacy staff communication about medications for pain and arthritis and to assess disparities in ...

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Tags: anti-inflammatory agents, non-steroidal, patient safety, community pharmacies

Research Notes

Daily versus single-day offering of influenza vaccine in community pharmacies
John D. Grabenstein, BPharm, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:628-631.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08118

Objective  To assess the cumulative number of influenza vaccinations delivered per pharmacy in relation to number of days of offering ...

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Tags: influenza virus vaccine, vaccination, vaccines, community pharmacies
Latino patients' preferences for medication information and pharmacy services
Betsy Sleath, PhD; Susan J. Blalock, PhD; Deborah E. Bender, PhD, MPH; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:632-636.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08132

Objectives  To examine (1) Latino patients' language preferences for receiving verbal and written medication information in community pharmacies, (2) the ...

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Tags: hispanics or latinos, pharmaceutical services, medication information

Reviews

Overview of insulin delivery pen devices
Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CDE
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e118-e131.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08125

Objectives  To review currently available insulin delivery pen devices for use in diabetes and to describe their primary benefits and ...

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Tags: insulin
Health literacy: A barrier to pharmacist–patient communication and medication adherence
Lucy Nkukuma Ngoh, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e132-e149.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.07075

Objectives  To present a summary of the existing literature on medication nonadherence, health literacy, and use of written patient information ...

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Tags: literacy, health literacy, medication adherence

Experience

Afghanistan: An assessment of the status of health care and pharmacy mentoring efforts in an Afghan National Army Hospital
Kevin Wright, USAF, BPharm, MBA, PharmD, BCPS
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:637-641.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08078

Background  The United States and Coalition countries initiated mentoring in Afghanistan as a means of training the Afghan people for ...

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Tags: afghanistan, army
Forging a novel provider and payer partnership in Wisconsin to compensate pharmacists for quality-driven pharmacy and medication therapy management services
Kari Trapskin, PharmD; Curtis Johnson, PharmD; Patrick Cory, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:642-651.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08158

Objective  To describe the Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative (WPQC), a quality-based network of pharmacies and payers with the common goals ...

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Tags: wisconsin, medication therapy management
Telepharmacy services in an urban community health clinic system
Annie Y. Lam, PharmD, CGP, FASCP; Dave Rose, BPharm
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:652-659.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08128

Objective  To describe telepharmacy-related services and outcome.

Setting  Suburban western Washington State during 2007 to 2008.

Practice description  Five network ...

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Tags: community health services, feedback, workflow, telepharmacy
Implementation of a comprehensive pretravel health program in a supermarket chain pharmacy
Sharon B.S. Gatewood, PharmD; Dennis D. Stanley, BPharm; Jean-Venable “Kelly” R Goode, PharmD, BCPS, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:660-669.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08092

Objective  To describe the procedures for implementing a comprehensive pretravel health program in a supermarket chain pharmacy.

Setting  Central Virginia ...

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Tags: immunization, travel, vaccines, traveler, marketing, supermarket
Impact of a pharmacist-developed protocol on the cardiac monitoring of methadone in chronic noncancer pain management
Emily Weidman-Evans, PharmD; Tibb F. Jacobs, PharmD; Philip Isherwood, MD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e102-e109.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08149

Objectives  To describe the roles of pharmacists in a chronic pain management clinic (PMC) and to discuss the impact of ...

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Tags: pain management, methadone, cardiovascular monitoring, cardiac monitors

Commentary

Unique role of consumer studies in nonprescription drug development
Andrea Leonard-Segal, MD; Laura E. Shay, PhD, C-ANP; Daiva Shetty, MD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:670-673.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08068

Objective  To inform the health care community about nonprescription drug labeling and consumer studies unique and integral to the nonprescription ...

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Tags: drugs, non-prescription

Features

JFPS 2009 abstracts of contributed papers
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:674-693.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09538
The Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminar (JFPS), cosponsored by APhA, is a national, education-based conference for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: formulary, inpatient, medication errors, military personnel, patient safety, pharmacy technician, army

Letters

Improving medication delivery and counseling in community pharmacy
Elizabeth A. Flynn, PhD; Kenneth N. Barker, PhD; Bruce A. Berger, PhD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:580-585.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09087
We thank Rupp+1 for his comments on our recent report.+2 For background, the ABC News program 20/20 contacted Auburn University, not the ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: community pharmacy services, counseling
Promoting the professional development of students through the creation of a student organization on a satellite campus: APhA–ASP
Deepti Vyas, PharmD, BCPS; Nicole Stinner; Cameron Lindsey, PharmD; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:580.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09060
The growing demand for pharmacists in the United States has precipitated an increase in the number of distance sites created by schools ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: attitude, education, distance, housing, students, pharmacy, american pharmacists association
Jousting with windmills requires a dose of tough love
David A. Knapp, PhD; L. Douglas Ried, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:585-588.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09536
The March/April 2009 theme issue of JAPhA on “achieving our quality aspirations in pharmacy practice” is fascinating and engrossing, both for what ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: love, pharmaceutical services

Association Report

Pharmacist roles in combating prescription drug abuse
Kenneth M. Hale, PhD; Matthew M. Murawski, PhD; Josie Huerta; et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:589-592.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09531
Tags: substance abuse, prescriptions, drug, prescription drug abuse, pharmacist role

Heroes of Pharmacy

Patrick Henry Costello 1897–1971: Architect of reciprocal standards
Dennis B. Worthen, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:694-698.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09532
Fred Mahaffey, executive director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), recalled that it was Patrick Henry Costello who “put ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: pulmonary edema, cardiac, acute, accreditation, licensure, north dakota, american pharmaceutical association, community ...

Vaccine Update

Doubled immunization efforts for pandemic and seasonal influenza
Mary S. Hayney, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, BCPS
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:700-702.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09533
A new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus was identified in humans in April 2009. The evidence points to the outbreak starting ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: influenza, immunization, influenza virus vaccine, vaccines, pandemic, swine-origin influenza virus

New Drugs

New drugs: Tapentadol hydrochloride, tolvaptan, and benzyl alcohol
Daniel A. Hussar, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:704-708.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09534
Tapentadol hydrochloride (Nucynta—PriCara) is a centrally acting analgesic that acts via two mechanisms to relieve pain. Like the opioid analgesics (e.g., morphine, ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: hyponatremia, benzyl alcohol, tolvaptan, tapentadol

Science Snippets

Pharmacy services in ICU, antidepressant treatment, and Swedish pharmacists
L. Douglas Ried, PhD
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:710.   doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.09535
Involving clinical pharmacists in the direct care of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with thromboemobolic or infarction-related events (TIE) was associated with ... [Continue Reading]
Tags: antidepressive agents, intensive care unit, pharmaceutical services
ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2009;49:e150-e151.  
Tags: ismp medication errors reporting program
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