RESEARCH REPORTS

   ASTHMA

Effects of Mometasone Furoate Given Once Daily in the Evening on Lung Function and Symptom Control in Persistent Asthma

Jill P Karpel, William W Busse, Michael J Noonan, Mary Ellen Monahan, Barry Lutsky, and Heribert Staudinger
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1977-1983. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G410
Published Online, 1 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   ALLERGY

Mometasone Furoate Improves Congestion in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

William E Berger, Anjuli S Nayak, and Heribert W Staudinger
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1984-1989. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G202
Published Online, 8 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS

Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits in an Elderly Veteran Population

Jennie L Yee, Noelle K Hasson, and Donald H Schreiber
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1990-1994. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E541
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   ANTICOAGULATION

Search for Predictors of Nontherapeutic INR Results with Warfarin Therapy

Nayahmka J McGriff-Lee, Gyorgy Csako, Judy T Chen, Devra K Dang, Kathryn G Rosenfeld, Richard O Cannon, L Rose Macklin, and Robert A Wesley, Anticoagulation Working Group
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1996-2002. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E381
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   PHARMACOECONOMICS

Cost of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy Versus Conventional Immunosuppressive Therapy in Patients with Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: A Preliminary Study

Yassine Daoud, Ketan G Amin, Krishn Mohan, and A Razzaque Ahmed
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2003-2008. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E595
Published Online, 1 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in Community-Dwelling Elders Taking Vitamin C and/or Vitamin E

Gerda G Fillenbaum, Maragatha N Kuchibhatla, Joseph T Hanlon, Margaret B Artz, Carl F Pieper, Kenneth E Schmader, Maurice W Dysken, and Shelly L Gray
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2009-2014. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G280
Published Online, 14 October 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   OBESITY

The Lifestyle Challenge Program: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Management

Margaret Malone, Sharon A Alger-Mayer, and Drew A Anderson
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2015-2019. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G287
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   RHEUMATOLOGY

Dose Intensification with Infliximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Tracy T Li, John R Maclean, and Gerry Oster
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2021-2025. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G264
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   ONCOLOGY

Physical and Chemical Stability of Pemetrexed Solutions in Plastic Syringes

Yanping Zhang and Lawrence A Trissel
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2026-2028. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G161
Published Online, 14 October 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

ARTICLES

   FORMULARY FORUM

Pregabalin: A New Neuromodulator with Broad Therapeutic Indications

Bassel F Shneker and James W McAuley
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2029-2037. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G078
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENTS

Efaproxiral: A Radiation Enhancer Used in Brain Metastases from Breast Cancer

Margaret M Charpentier
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2038-2044. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G077
Published Online, 25 October 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   OBESITY

Medications Associated with Weight Gain

Margaret Malone
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2046-2054. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G333
Published Online, 8 November 2005 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   ALLERGY

Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis and Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria: Focus on Oral Antihistamines

Matthew M Morgan, David A Khan, and Robert A Nathan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2056-2063. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E638
Published Online, 8 November 2005 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   INTERNAL MEDICINE

Vitamin E Supplementation in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Tardive Dyskinesia, and Cataract: Part 2

David Q Pham and Roda Plakogiannis
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2065-2071. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G271
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Vitamin C and Vitamin E for Alzheimer's Disease

Lisa A Boothby and Paul L Doering
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2073-2079. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E495
Published Online, 14 October 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   DRUG INFORMATION ROUNDS

Role of Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Prophylactic Treatment of Migraine Headaches

Crystal N Chilson and Sherrill J Brown
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2081-2085. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G239
Published Online, 1 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Effect of Vitamin A on Fracture Risk

Heather A Jackson and Amy Heck Sheehan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2086-2090. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G028
Published Online, 25 October 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

Rituximab Treatment of Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly M Summers and Denise R Kockler
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2091-2095. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G311
Published Online, 25 October 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

Effect of Bupropion on Sexual Dysfunction

Regina Ginzburg, Yvonne Wong, and Jonathan S Fader
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2096-2099. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G275
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

RECENT ADVANCES

   EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Update in Handheld Electronic Resources for Evidence-Based Practice in the Community Setting

Jill S Burkiewicz, Kimi S Vesta, and Anne L Hume
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2100-2103. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G403
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE WORLDWIDE

Providing Patient Care in Community Pharmacies in Spain

Miguel Angel Gastelurrutia, Maria José Faus, and Fernando Fernández-Llimós
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2105-2109. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G121
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

OPINION

Vision of Life: A Lesson Learned from a 98-Year-Old Artist on World AIDS Day

Patty Fan-Havard
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2111-2113. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G440
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

CASE REPORTS

Myocardial Infarction Associated with Intravenous Immune Globulin

Sunita Bond Stenton, Dawn Dalen, and Kerry Wilbur
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2114-2118. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G104
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Acute Hyperammonemic Coma with Chronic Valproic Acid Therapy

Miroslav Cuturic and Ruth K Abramson
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2119-2122. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G167
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Acute Hypersensitivity Reaction to Ferric Gluconate in a Premedicated Patient

Claire E Saadeh and Gordan Srkalovic
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2124-2127. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G310
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Penicillin-Induced Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction

Sharon See, Emilie K Scott, and Marc W Levin
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2128-2130. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G308
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Optic Neuritis with Concurrent Etanercept and Isoniazid Therapy

Raul Noguera-Pons, Joaquín Borrás-Blasco, Isabel Romero-Crespo, Rosa Antón-Torres, Andrés Navarro-Ruiz, and Jose Antonio González-Ferrandez
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2131-2134. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G279
Published Online, 1 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Imatinib Mesylate Treatment in Prostate Cancer

John R Foringer, Regina R Verani, Vincent M Tjia, Kevin W Finkel, Joshua A Samuels, and Jayarama S Guntupalli
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2136-2138. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G131
Published Online, 15 November 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

LETTERS AND COMMENTS

Rifampin reduces the analgesic effect of transdermal fentanyl

Hiroshi Takane, Aya Nosaka, Hannosuke Wakushima, Kazuyo Hosokawa, and Ichiro Ieiri
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2139-2140. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G370
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Comment: death of twins after intravenous varicella zoster immunoglobulin

Rainer Pabst and Christine Dehnicke
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2140. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E311a
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Vikas Bhambhani, Nirmal Kumar, and Jacob Mammen Puliyel
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2140. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E311b
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Comment: supratherapeutic response to ezetimibe administered with cyclosporine

Matthew K Ito
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2141. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G015a
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Glen J Pearson, Sheri L Koshman, Lucille D Lalonde, Ilene Burton, and Wayne J Tymchak
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2142. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G015b
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Comment: pathophysiology of mifepristone-induced septic shock due to Clostridium sordellii

Pr. Didier Sicard and Dr. Laurence Chauvelot-Moachon
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2142-2143. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G189a
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Correction: identification of inappropriate drug prescribing by computerized, retrospective DUR screening in Korea

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2143. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E674a
Published Online, 8 November 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Correction: aralast: a new 1-protease inhibitor for treatment of -antitrypsin deficiency

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2143. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E061a
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NEW PUBLICATIONS

Pharmacogenomics: Application to Patient Care, Modules, 1, 2, 3: Published by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Kansas City, MO, 2004. ISBN 1-880401-80-0. Clothbound, xxxvii + 648 pp. (21.5 x 14 cm), $114.95, members $79.95. www.accp.com

Robert S Kidd
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2144. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G430
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Drugs of Abuse, 2nd Edition: By Simon Wills PhD MSc MRPharmS. Published by Pharmaceutical Press, London, England, 2005. ISBN 0-85369-582-2. Paperbound, xii + 399 pp. (23.5 x 15.5 cm), $39.95. www.pharmpress.com

William A Kehoe
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2144-2145. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G342
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A Physician's Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients, 2nd Edition: By Janet L Abrahm MD. Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2005. ISBN 0-8018-8101-3. Paperbound, xxiii + 489 pp. (23 x 15.5 cm), $24.95. www.press.jhu.edu

Mimi M Lo
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2145. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G432
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Applied Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Principles of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 4th Edition: By Michael E Burton PharmD, Leslie M Shaw PhD, Jerome J Schentag PharmD FCCP, and William E Evans PharmD FCCP BCPS. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 2006. ISBN 0-7817-4431-8. Clothbound, xvii + 867 pp. (28.5 x 22 cm), $72.95. www.lww.com

Paul M Beringer
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2145-2146. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G435
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Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program: Infectious Diseases, 5th Edition, Book 6: Published by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Kansas City, MO, 2005. ISBN 1-932658-11-4. Paperbound, xix + 291 pp. (28 x 21 cm), $75, members $55. www.accp.com

Salmaan Kanji
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2146. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G434
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Drug Discovery: A History: By Walter Sneader PhD. Published by John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, England, 2005. ISBN 0-471-89980-1. Paperbound, viii + 468 pp. (24.5 x 17 cm), $65. www.wiley.com

Michael Montagne
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2146-2147. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G450
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Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, 2nd Edition: By Gilbert Meilaender. Published by William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI, 2005. ISBN 0-8028-2909-0. Paperbound, xii + 126 pp. (23 x 15.5 cm), $15. www.eerdmans.com

Jack E Fincham
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2147. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G364
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Books Received

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2147-2148. DOI 10.1345/aph.1BR05L
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NEWS AND COMMENTS

HHS-CDC NEWS: Influenza Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged 65 Years and Among Persons Aged 18-64 Years with High-Risk Conditions—US, 2003

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2153-2154. DOI 10.1345/aph.1N097
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HHS-CDC NEWS: Trends in Cholesterol Screening and Awareness of High Blood Cholesterol—US, 1991-2003

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:2154. DOI 10.1345/aph.1N098
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