Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - (Page Cover1) November 2008 www.PTCommunity.com Volume 33 Number 11 A Peer-Reviewed Jour nal for Managed Care and Hospital Formular y Management COVER STORY Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Overview and Treatment D. A. Zinkovsky, PharmD, and M. S. Antonopoulos, PharmD, FASCP MEETING HIGHLIGHTS European Society for Medical Oncology Association for the Study of Bone And Mineral Research W. Alexander MEDICATION ERRORS DRUG FORECAST Ceftobiprole, a Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporin with Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) J. Kisgen, PharmD, and D. Whitney, PharmD, BCPS PRESCRIPTION: WASHINGTON DEA Opens the Door to e-Prescribing Of Controlled Substances But Pharmacies Balk at Security Rules S. Barlas Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures Among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy G. Hess, MD, MBA; J. Hill, PhD; H. Lau, MS; H. Dastani, PhD; and P. Chaudhari, PharmD, MPH http://www.PTCommunity.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 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 Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page Cover1) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page Welcome) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 615) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 616) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 617) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 618) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 619) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 620) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 (Page 621) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Contents (Page 622) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Contents (Page 623) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Editorial (Page 624) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Errors (Page 625) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Prescription: Washington (Page 626) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices (Page 627) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices (Page 628) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices (Page 629) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices (Page 630) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 631) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 632) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 633) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 634) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 635) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 636) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 637) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 638) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 639) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 640) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Drug Forecast (Page 641) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 642) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 643) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 644) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 645) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 646) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 647) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 648) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 649) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 650) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (Page 651) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 652) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 653) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 654) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 655) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 656) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 657) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 658) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 659) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 660) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 661) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 662) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 663) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 664) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 665) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Medication Utilization Patterns and Hypertension-Related Expenditures among Patients Who Were Switched From Fixed-Dose to Free-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy (Page 666) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - European Society for Medical Oncology and Association for the Study of Bone and Mineral Research (Page 667) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - European Society for Medical Oncology and Association for the Study of Bone and Mineral Research (Page 668) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - European Society for Medical Oncology and Association for the Study of Bone and Mineral Research (Page 669) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - European Society for Medical Oncology and Association for the Study of Bone and Mineral Research (Page 670) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmaceutical Approval Update (Page 671) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmaceutical Approval Update (Page 672) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmaceutical Approval Update (Page 673) Pharmacy & Therapeutics - November 2008 - Pharmaceutical Approval Update (Page 674)
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