Pharmacy News & Articles

1 US Drug Spending Dropped in 2012 Full Text Pharmacy Times, May 21, 2013    Review Article

2 Speaking the same language? International variations in the safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs BMJ Quality & Safety, May 21, 2013    Review Article

3 The cost burden of multiple sclerosis in the United States: a systematic review of the literature Journal of Medical Economics , May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

4 A Test-based Strategy Is More Cost Effective Than Empiric Dose Escalation for Patients With Crohns Disease Who Lose Responsiveness to Infliximab Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Statins Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Esophageal Cancer, Particularly in Patients With Barretts Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Current pharmacological treatment options for male lower urinary tract symptoms Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

7 The availability, spatial accessibility, service utilisation and retrieval cost of paediatric intensive care services for children in rural, regional and remote Queensland: study protocol Full Text BMC Health Services Research, May 21, 2013

8 Enhancing pharmacists' role as oral health advisors Full Text Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, May 21, 2013    Review Article

9 Escalating-dose HLA-mismatched DLI is safe for the treatment of leukaemia relapse following alemtuzumab-based myeloablative allo-SCT Bone Marrow Transplantation, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Efficacy and safety of fluoxetine monotherapy in bipolar depression: a systematic review Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Phase II trial of temsirolimus alone and in combination with irinotecan for KRAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer: Outcome and results of KRAS mutational analysis in plasma Acta Oncologica, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Stability of U-500 regular insulin in prefilled syringes Full Text Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Intrapleural chemotherapy improves the survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients with positive pleural lavage cytology Surgery Today, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Steroid injection for inferior heel pain: a randomised controlled trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Caring for visually impaired patients Full Text Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, May 21, 2013    Review Article

16 Influence of CYP2D6-genotype on tamoxifen efficacy in advanced breast cancer Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Comparable outcome of stem cell transplant versus bortezomib-based consolidation in myeloma patients after major response to induction Hematology, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Improved emollient use reduces atopic eczema symptoms and is cost neutral in infants: before-and-after evaluation of a multifaceted educational support programme Full Text BMC Dermatology, May 21, 2013    Review Article

19 Treatment Guidelines for Preschoolers With ADHD Rarely Followed Full Text Pharmacy Times, May 21, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Guideline

20 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: an update on current pharmacotherapy and future perspectives Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

1 New Oral Anticoagulants: Comparative Pharmacology with Vitamin K Antagonists Clinical Pharmacokinetics, February 11, 2013

2 Application of the STOPP/START criteria: a systematic review of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults, and evidence of clinical, humanistic and economic impact Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, April 10, 2013    Review Article

3 A systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacist-led fee-for-services medication review British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 24, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

4 Clinical Update on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 9, 2013

5 Role of the Pharmacist in Achieving Performance Measures to Improve the Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 9, 2013

6 Purchasing medications online safely American Pharmacists Association News, April 5, 2013    Free full text

7 Review of Economics and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Anticoagulant Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation in the US Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 22, 2013    Review Article

8 Antiarrhythmic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation U.S. Pharmacist, February 21, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

9 Cumulative Burden of Oral Corticosteroid Adverse Effects and the Economic Implications of Corticosteroid Use in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Therapeutics, April 26, 2013

10 Comparative benefits of statins in the primary and secondary prevention of major coronary events and all-cause mortality: a network meta-analysis of placebo-controlled and active-comparator trials European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, March 7, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

11 Association between adherence to concomitant proton pump inhibitor therapy in current NSAID users and upper gastrointestinal complications European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 18, 2013

12 Cost-effectiveness of efavirenz vs rilpivirine in HIV patients initiating first-line combination antiretroviral therapy Journal of Medical Economics , April 11, 2013

13 The employee absenteeism costs of inflammatory bowel disease: evidence from us national survey data Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 16, 2013    Review Article

14 A Possible New Option for Migraine Management: Agomelatine Clinical Neuropharmacology, April 3, 2013

15 Sensory Organ Pain: Eye, Ear, Oral, Dental, and Throat Pain U.S. Pharmacist, April 9, 2013    Free full text

16 A Comparison of Heart Rate Changes Associated with Levalbuterol and Racemic Albuterol in Pediatric Cardiology Patients Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 26, 2013    Review Article

17 Statin Use and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter: A Population-based Case-Control Study American Journal of Therapeutics, April 10, 2013

18 Moving Oral Contraceptives Over-the-Counter as a Strategy to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy Annals of Internal Medicine, March 26, 2013    Review Article

19 Usefulness of a selective neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, in acute lung injury patients with sepsis Drug Design, Development and Therapy, April 18, 2013    Free full text

20 Statins decrease all-cause mortality only in CKD patients not requiring dialysis therapy - a meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials involving 21,295 participants Pharmacological Research , April 3, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine