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Pharmacy and Therapeutics Editor-in-Chief David B. Nash, MD, MBA The Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy Chairman, Department of Health Policy Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Associate Editor-in-Chief Karl A. Matuszewski, MS, PharmD Senior Director, Clinical Knowledge Service Clinical Practice Advancement Center University HealthSystem Consortium Oak Brook, Illinois EDITORIAL BOARD Joseph C. English III, MD Physician Residency Program Director Department of Dermatology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richard Afable, MD, MPH President and Chief Executive Officer Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, California Burton Orland, BS, RPh President BioCaRχe Consultants Westport, Connecticut Lawrence Charles Parish, MD Timothy J. Babinchak, MD Director, Infectious Disease/Cardiovascular Research and Development Wyeth Research Collegeville, Pennsylvania Marvin M. Goldenberg, PhD, RPh, MS President Pharmaceutical and Scientific Services Marvin M. Goldenberg, LLC Westfield, New Jersey Dermatologist, Editor-in-Chief Clinics in Dermatology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH Chief Executive Officer Virginia Commonwealth University and Health System VCU Vice President for Health Sciences Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Robert Barkin, MBA, PharmD Rush University, Rush Pain Center Chicago, Illinois Rush North Shore Pain Center Skokie, Illinois Nancy Greengold, MD, MBA Vice President and Medical Director Hearst Business Media Los Angeles, California Mark J. Baumel, MD, MS Care Management Consulting Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FASCP Director, Error Reporting Programs Institute for Safe Medication Practices Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Vitalina Rozenfeld, PharmD, BCPS Medical Liaison II Division of Medical Affairs Watson Laboratories, Inc. Morristown, New Jersey Thomas Biancaniello, MD Medical Director and Associate Dean for Medical Affairs Director, Pediatric Cardiology University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York Rusty Hailey, PharmD, DPh, MBA, FAMCP Chief Pharmacy Officer and Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Services Coventry Health Care, Inc. Franklin, Tennessee Fadia T. Shaya, PhD, MPH Associate Professor University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Associate Director Center on Drugs and Public Policy Baltimore, Maryland Steven D. Hanks, MD, MMM, FACP Joseph E. Biskupiak, PhD, MBA Research Associate Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice Director, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center College of Pharmacy, University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer Central Connecticut Health Alliance New Britain, Connecticut Arthur F. Shinn, PharmD, FASCP President Managed Pharmacy Consultants, LLC Lake Worth, Florida Alan T. Kaell, MD Chief of Rheumatology St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Port Jefferson, New York Clinical Professor of Medicine State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York Brian Swift, PharmD Director of Health Ventures Jefferson Health System Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alan Caspi, PhD, PharmD, MBA President, Caspi & Associates New York, New York F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD Chief Strategic Officer Employer-Based Pharmaceutical Strategies, LLC Cranston, Rhode Island Sandra L. Chase, BS, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, Michigan Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Ferris State University College of Pharmacy Big Rapids, Michigan Grant D. Lawless, MD, RPh Director, Amgen Inc. Thousand Oaks, California Walter L. Way, MD David T. Lowenthal, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Exercise Science University of Florida, College of Medicine Director Emeritus, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs Health System Gainesville, Florida Professor Emeritus Anesthesia and Pharmacology University of California San Francisco, California Burke A. Cunha, MD Professor of Medicine State University of New York at Stony Brook Chief, Infectious Disease Division Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, New York Scott W. Yates, MD, MBA, MS North Texas Medical Group North Texas Medical Research Plano, Texas Vol. 33 No. 10 • October 2008 • P&T® 561

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Pharmacy & Therapeutics - October 2008 Contents Editorial Medication Errors Prescription: Washington New Drugs/Drug News/ New Medical Devices Drug Forecast Medical Management of Parkinson’s Disease Why Is Health Care Regulation So Complex? The Next President’s Prescription for Action on Drugs Trends in Managing Multiple Sclerosis Product Profiler: Sancuso®

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