Drug Topics- August 11, 2008

59 TEST QUESTIONS 19. What is the resistance percentage used to define 20. Which of the following vaccine(s) is/are recommend- “high rates” of drug resistance in a community? a. 15% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45% CUT ed to be administered to a healthy 55-year-old male to prevent pneumonia? a. Inactivated influenza b. Intranasally administered influenza c. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine d. All of the following are recommended HERE Evaluation of CE Drug Topics is conducting an evaluation of this CE article. Please check the box that best reflects your opinion of the evaluation questions. Please keep this evaluation attached to your answer form. Strongly Agree 1. The objectives listed on page 47 were met. If not, please describe: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The author wrote a high-quality article. The materials were high quality and useful. The learning activity (quiz) was effective. The program content was useful and relevant. The program was educational and not promotional. Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 2008 CEU CREDIT REQUEST To obtain immediate CE credit, take the test online at www.drugtopics.com. Just click on the “CE” box on the Drug Topics home page, which will take you to the CE site. Log in, find and click on this lesson, and follow the steps listed. Test results will be displayed immediately and you can print the certificate showing your earned CE credits. ANSWER FORM Update on respiratory tract infections AUGUST 11, 2008 ACPE # ACPE # 012-999-08-106-H04-P Test questions start on page 53 012-999-08-106-H04-T 13. 14. 15. 16. a. a. a. a. b. c. d. b. c. d. b. b. c. d. 17. 18. 19. 20. a. a. a. a. b. b. b. b. c. c. c. c. d. d. d. d. 1. 2. 3. 4. a. a. a. a. b. b. b. b. c. c. c. c. d. d. d. d. 5. 6. 7. 8. a. a. a. a. b. b. b. b. c. c. c. c. d. d. d. d. 9. 10. 11. 12. a. a. a. a. b. b. b. b. c. c. c. c. d. d. d. d. No longer valid for CE credit after 08/31/10 Amount enclosed: $6.00 for this lesson $54.00 for any 12 lessons you take over the next year, starting from the date you sign up Already series-enrolled for 2008 Please indicate your profession: Pharmacist Pharmacy Technician Submit your check (payable to The University of Florida) and form to: University of Florida College of Pharmacy, P.O.Box 113195, Gainesville, FL 32611-3195 E-mail address: continuinged@cop.ufl.edu Fees not refundable or transferable For questions concerning PRINT CEs, call (352) 273-6275. For questions concerning ONLINE CEs, call (866) 261-3558. REGISTRANT INFORMATION Name: (Last) (First) (M.I.) Phone Address: (Street) E-mail address: State: Zip: City: Florida pharmacists: Please provide your license number http://www.drugtopics.com

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Drug Topics- August 11, 2008 Contents Latebreakers Letters DEA Proposes Rule To Allow Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances Merger, Medicare Reform Could Mean Broader E-Prescribing Adoption New Combination Pill Approved for Type 2 Diabetes New Eczema Guildlines Promote Use of Emollients, Then Topical Corticosteroids Agencies Flush Original Strategies in Favor of Promoting Drug Take-Back Programs JP at Large: You Laughing at Me? Pharmacists Find Themselves at Mercy of Prior Authorization State Law Requiring PBM Transparency See Some Gains, Some Losses Global Counterfeiting Still Growing, Says U.S. Commerce Official FDA Saftey Page: Prophylthiouracil Still Confused with Purinethol (mercaptopurine) New Products Bring Lice Treatment to a Head NACDS Marketplace Showcases New Product that Fill Unmet Needs Update on Respiratory Tract Infections Execs Share War Stories About Adopting Technology in their Stores New Products Advertisters Index Classified Viewpoint: Medicare Part D Revisions sorely needed

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