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January 2009
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Opinion
Economic Instability and Its Impact on Decision Making In Health Care
With the recession affecting everyone’s wallets, many people are forgoing some basic needs and rethinking their priorities. Instead of opting for expensive, aggressive therapies, for example, some cancer patients are deciding against lifesaving treatment. This shift in thinking is sure to have a significant effect on physicians, insurance companies, employers, and the patients themselves.
F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD, and Stephen Cutts, PharmD Candidate
Pharmaceutical Approval Update
Topics include fesoterodine fumarate extended-release tablets (Toviaz) for patients with overactive bladder; rufinamide (Banzel) as an adjunctive therapy for seizures associated with Lennox–Gastaut syndrome; and eltrombopag (Promacta) to treat thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
Marvin M. Goldenberg, PhD, RPh, MS
Meeting Highlights
American Heart Association 2008 Scientific Sessions; United European Gastroenterology Week; American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting
Some of the topics covered at the AHA sessions included therapies for acute coronary syndromes, C-reactive protein levels, and familial hypercholesterolemia. NSAID-related GI events, presented at the European meeting, are still a significant concern. News on the radiology front featured golimumab for patients with psoriatic arthritis, tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis, and infliximab (Remicade) plus methotrexate, also for rheumatoid arthritis.
Walter Alexander
Continuing Education Credit
Rosacea: A Review
Rosacea, a common inflammatory condition of the facial skin, affects between 0.5% and 10% of the population. The authors review the wide array of available FDA-approved and non–FDA-approved treatment options and emphasize the importance of the pharmacist’s role in prescribing appropriate medications for the various presentations of this dermatological ailment.
Brittney Culp, BA, and Noah Scheinfeld, MD
Departments
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Whither CME
David B. Nash, MD, MBA, has found gold: a source of
cutting-edge online CME lectures not funded by the pharmaceutical industry.
David B. Nash, MD, MBA
Medication Errors
Measuring up to Medication Safety In Hospitals
Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FASCP, discusses how process, structure, outcome, and balance measures can help protect hospitalized patients from adverse drug events.
Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FASCP
Prescription: Washington
Pharmacy Product Tracing Likely to Go National
Stephen Barlas discusses the challenges of implementing a national drug-tracking law.
Stephen Barlas
New Drugs/Drug News/New Medical Devices
From Boostrix to tapentadol, P&T presents the latest studies and information about FDA approvals, new indications, recalls, and industry updates.
