Pharmacists - Organization & administration
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Cognitive decline after invasive intervention in cardiovascular disease: is it drug related?

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To identify drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease (CVD) after an invasive intervention that may adversely affect cognitive function. SETTING: Ambulatory care setting. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: A pharmacy faculty member serves as an ... Read more...

Intravenous medications in long-term care: a wake-up call for pharmacists.

30 Aug 2009 Many facilities are increasing the use of intravenous (IV) medications in an effort to care for patients with more complex health care needs. The number of IV medications also is increasing, and these products are helping keep patients in nursing ... Read more...

Drug use evaluation of sitagliptin dosing by pharmacist versus nonpharmacist clinicians in an internal medicine department of a private physician-owned multispecialty clinic.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Sitagliptin is recommended for initial and maintenance dosing at 100 mg daily. Downward dose adjustment is recommended in patients with moderate or severe renal insufficiency. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of the potentially ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pharmacists - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Role of residency training in the development of practice models. 13 Sep 2009
• Cognitive decline after invasive intervention in cardiovascular disease: is it drug related? 30 Aug 2009
• Intravenous medications in long-term care: a wake-up call for pharmacists. 30 Aug 2009
• Adverse drug events in the elderly: an ongoing problem. 30 Aug 2009
• Drug use evaluation of sitagliptin dosing by pharmacist versus nonpharmacist clinicians in an internal medicine department of a private physician-owned multispecialty clinic. 30 Aug 2009
• Measuring the assessment and counseling provided with the supply of nonprescription asthma reliever medication: a simulated patient study. 16 Aug 2009
• Improving cost-effectiveness of and outcomes from drug therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation in managed care: role of the pharmacist. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical impact of a pharmacist-physician co-managed programme on hyperlipidaemia management in Hong Kong. 30 Jul 2009
• Attitudes of Australian pharmacists towards practice-based research. 30 Jul 2009
• Current concepts in vascular cognitive impairment and pharmacotherapeutic implications. 5 Jul 2009
• Complementary therapies, the placebo effect and the pharmacist. 2 Jul 2009
• Provision of continued professional development for non-medical prescribers within a South of England Strategic Health Authority: a report on a training needs analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Practice-based learning experience to develop residents as clinical faculty members. 29 Jun 2009
• International Normalized Ratio values in group versus individual appointments in a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic. 29 Jun 2009
• Telepharmacy and bar-code technology in an i.v. chemotherapy admixture area. 29 Jun 2009
• Practice model challenge. 29 Jun 2009
• Hospital project exposes medical students to pharmacy practice. 29 Jun 2009
• Prepare now for unpredictable influenza this fall. 29 Jun 2009
• Patient safety. Pharmacists aim to reduce medication errors. 29 Jun 2009
• The changing face of long-term care. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Pharmacists'

Definition: Those persons legally qualified by education and training to engage in the practice of pharmacy.

Descriptor UI: D010595

Alternative terms: Pharmacists; Pharmacist; Clinical Pharmacists; Clinical Pharmacist; Pharmacist, Clinical; Pharmacists, Clinical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.780; N02.360.780;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: IM