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June 2002
Features
Meeting Highlights
The 54th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology
Lawrence M. Prescott, PhD
Meeting Highlights
The Second Annual P&T Society Meeting
Trinidad Linares
The Italian Health Care System: W.H.O. Ranking Versus Public Perception
Italy, ranked second in the world for health care by the World Health Organization, is facing an increasing elderly population. At the same time, its health care system is shifting from national to regional control.
Vittorio Maio, PharmD and Lamberto Manzoli, MD
Continuing Education
Fondaparinux: The First Pentasaccharide
This article discusses a new agent to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Nicole T. Ansani, PharmD
Departments
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Just the Facts
Editor-in-Chief David B. Nash investigates tools that can be used to get “Just the Facts.”
Prescription Washington
A Reality Check for Medicare Drug Benefits
Stephen Barlas
Medication Errors
Acetylcysteine Oral Solution Mistaken for Parenteral Use
Matthew Grissinger, RPh, discusses what can go wrong when acetylcysteine oral solution is given parenterally.
Matthew Grissinger, RPh
Drug Forecast
Review of Valdecoxib: A Cyclooyxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibitor
A new coxib to treat both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Brooke D. Fidler, PharmD, CDM
Drug News
New Drugs/Drug News
The latest information about approvals, indication changes, industry updates, and news from the FDA.
