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Pharmacy & Therapeutics - February 2008 Contents Editorial Medication Errors Prescription: Washington The Language of (Forgive Us) Change, As P&T Enters the Digital Age New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices Drug Forecast Use and Outcomes of Antifibrinolytic Therapy in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery at 20 Academic Medical Centers in the United States Evaluation of the Management of Acute Venous Thromboembolism and Its Outcomes: One Institution's Experience American Society of Hematology, 49th Annual Meeting Pharmaceutical Approval Update

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