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Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 Contents Editorial Medication Errors Prescription: Washington New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices Drug Forecast Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy European Society for Medical Oncology and Association for the Study of Bone and Mineral Research Pharmaceutical Approval Update

Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008

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