RESEARCH REPORTS

   MEDICATION SAFETY

Effect of Medication Reconciliation With and Without Patient Counseling on the Number of Pharmaceutical Interventions Among Patients Discharged from the Hospital

Fatma Karapinar-Çarkit, Sander D Borgsteede, Jan Zoer, Henk J Smit, Antoine CG Egberts, and Patricia MLA van den Bemt
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1001-1010. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L597
Published Online, 2 June 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   GERIATRICS

Assessment of Older Adults' Knowledge of and Preferences for Medication Management Tools and Support Systems

Susan L Lakey, Shelly L Gray, and Soo Borson
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1011-1019. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L704
Published Online, 26 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   NEPHROLOGY

Influence of Clinical and Demographic Variables on Mycophenolic Acid Pharmacokinetics in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis

Melanie S Joy, Tandrea Hilliard, Yichun Hu, Susan L Hogan, Jinzhao Wang, Ronald J Falk, and Philip C Smith
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1020-1027. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L699
Published Online, 2 June 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   HIV/AIDS

Adverse Effects of Antiretrovirals in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women

Dalyce M Zuk, Christine A Hughes, Michelle M Foisy, Joan L Robinson, Ameeta E Singh, and Stan Houston
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1028-1035. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L689
Published Online, 2 June 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

The Adherence Support Gap: The `Ideal' Versus `Reality' of Antiretroviral Adherence Support Provided by HIV Health Providers in Clinical Practice

Laura Y Park-Wyllie, Derek Kam, and Ahmed M Bayoumi
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1036-1044. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L663
Published Online, 2 June 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   DRUG INTERACTIONS

Effect of Soy Extract Administration on Losartan Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Female Volunteers

Guo Wang, Chang-Qiong Xiao, Zhi Li, Dong Guo, Yao Chen, Lan Fan, Rong-Hua Qian, Xiu-Juan Peng, Dong-Li Hu, and Hong-Hao Zhou
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1045-1049. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L690
Published Online, 19 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   DIABETES

Risk Perception for Developing Diabetes Among Pharmacists

Nicole R Pinelli, Helen D Berlie, Richard L Slaughter, and Linda A Jaber
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1050-1056. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L692
Published Online, 12 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   MEDICINE, LAW, AND ETHICS

"But Doctors do it...": Nurses' Views of Gifts and Information from the Pharmaceutical Industry

Annemarie Jutel and David B Menkes
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1057-1063. DOI 10.1345/aph.1M027
Published Online, 26 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

ARTICLES

   ANTICOAGULATION

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins in Renal Impairment and Obesity: Available Evidence and Clinical Practice Recommendations Across Medical and Surgical Settings

Edith A Nutescu, Sarah A Spinler, Ann Wittkowsky, and William E Dager
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1064-1083. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L194
Published Online, 19 May 2009 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   PEDIATRICS

An Update on Central Nervous System Stimulant Formulations in Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Benjamin Chavez, Michael A Sopko Jr., Megan J Ehret, Raphael E Paulino, Kyle R Goldberg, Kristine Angstadt, and Gregory T Bogart
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1084-1095. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L523
Published Online, 26 May 2009 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   GERIATRICS

Targeting Suboptimal Prescribing in the Elderly: A Review of the Impact of Pharmacy Services

Ronald L Castelino, Beata V Bajorek, and Timothy F Chen
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1096-1106. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L700
Published Online, 26 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENTS

Iclaprim, a Novel Diaminopyrimidine for the Treatment of Resistant Gram-Positive Infections

Carrie A Sincak and Justin M Schmidt
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1107-1114. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L167
Published Online, 12 May 2009 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Cross Sectional Survey of the Scottish General Public's Awareness of, Views on, and Attitudes Toward Nonmedical Prescribing

Derek C Stewart, Johnson George, H Lesley Diack, Christine M Bond, Dorothy J McCaig, IT Scott Cunningham, Kim Munro, and David Pfleger
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1115-1121. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L609
Published Online, 5 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Health Beliefs and Over-the-Counter Product Use

Constanze Häußinger, Uwe E Ruhl, and Isabel Hach
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1122-1127. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L547
Published Online, 26 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

COMMENTARIES

Leadership in Pharmacy Practice: Why Me?

Robert E Smith
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1128-1132. DOI 10.1345/aph.1M117
Published Online, 12 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Implications for Pharmacy from the Institute of Medicine's Report on Health Care Workforce and an Aging America

Shelly L Gray, David Elliott, and Todd Semla
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1133-1138. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L589
Published Online, 5 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

CASE REPORTS

Successful Salvage Treatment of Scedosporium apiospermum Keratitis with Topical Voriconazole After Failure of Natamycin

Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Lok Leung, Geoffrey E Davies, Kay Stewart, and David Kong
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1139-1142. DOI 10.1345/aph.1M008
Published Online, 12 May 2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

LETTERS

Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents: Creation and Validation of a Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Alert

Christopher R Ensor, Denise R Kockler, Richard W Dugger, and Leigh Anne Hylton-Gravatt
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1143-1144. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L714
Published Online, 19 May 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Mirtazapine-Associated Hyponatremia in an Elderly Patient

Giuseppe Famularo, Laura Gasbarrone, Armando De Virgilio, and Giovanni Minisola
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1144-1145. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L724
Published Online, 12 May 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Comment: Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Modified Cockcroft-Gault Formulas in Predicting Aminoglycoside Elimination

Sylvain Goutelle, Laurent Bourguignon, Michel Ducher, and Pascal Maire
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1145-1146. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L144a
Published Online, 2 June 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Authors' Reply

P Brandon Bookstaver, James W Johnson, David Stewart, and John C Williamson
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1146. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L144b
Published Online, 2 June 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Stockley's Drug Interactions 2009 Pocket Companion: Edited by Karen Baxter BSc MSc MRPharmS. Published by Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK, 2009. ISBN 978-0-85369-795-4. Paperbound, x + 459 pp. (18.5 x 10.5 cm), $39.95. www.pharmpress.com

Scott R Penzak
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1147. DOI 10.1345/aph.1M084
Published Online, 19 May 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Metabolic Effects of Psychotropic Drugs: Volume editors: Jogin Thakore MD PhD MRCPsych and Brian E Leonard PhD DSc. Published by S Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2009. ISBN 978-3-8055-9001-3. Clothbound, viii + 133 pp. (26 x 19.5 cm), $96. www.karger.com

Charles E Dean
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1147-1148. DOI 10.1345/aph.1M083
Published Online, 19 May 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

The Pharmacist's Guide to Evidence-Based Medicine for Clinical Decision Making: By Patrick J Bryant PharmD FSCIP and Heather A Pace PharmD. Published by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, MD, 2009. ISBN 978-1-58528-177-0. Paperbound, ix + 198 pp. (23 x 15.5 cm), $49. www.ashp.org

John R Litaker
Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1148. DOI 10.1345/aph.1L681
Published Online, 19 May 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1148-1149. DOI 10.1345/aph.1BR09F
Published Online, 26 May 2009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

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