RESEARCH REPORTS

   HYPERTENSION

Persistence with Treatment in Newly Treated Middle-Aged Patients with Essential Hypertension

Sylvie Perreault, Diane Lamarre, Lucie Blais, Alice Dragomir, Djamal Berbiche, Lyne Lalonde, Claudine Laurier, François St-Maurice, and Johanne Collin
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1401-1408. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E548
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   CARDIOLOGY

Effect of Prophylactic Amiodarone on Clinical and Economic Outcomes After Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis

Effie L Gillespie, Craig I Coleman, Stephen Sander, Jeffrey Kluger, Kristen A Gryskiewicz, and C Michael White
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1409-1415. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E592
Published Online, 28 June 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

Outcomes of Inappropriate Prescribing of ß-Blockers After an Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Medicaid Population

Ancilla W Fernandes, S Suresh Madhavan, Mayur M Amonkar, Dawn Bell, Syed S Islam, and Virginia G Scott
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1416-1422. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E560
Published Online, 21 June 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Impact of the Clinical Pharmacist on Readmission in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Kate M O'Dell and Suzan N Kucukarslan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1423-1427. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E640
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   WOMEN'S HEALTH

Efficacy and Tolerability of Alendronate Once Weekly in Asian Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women

Andrew YY Ho and Annie WC Kung
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1428-1433. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E580
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   AMBULATORY CARE

Patient Characteristics Influencing Evaluation of Written Medicine Information: Lessons for Patient Education

Michelle M Koo, Ines Krass, and Parisa Aslani
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1434-1440. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G118
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Identifying and Assisting Low-Literacy Patients with Medication Use: A Survey of Community Pharmacies

Jessica L Praska, Sunil Kripalani, Antoinette L Seright, and Terry A Jacobson
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1441-1445. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G094
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   TOXICOLOGY

Quetiapine Cross-Reactivity with Plasma Tricyclic Antidepressant Immunoassays

E Martin Caravati, JoEtta M Juenke, Barbara I Crouch, and Kathleen T Anderson
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1446-1449. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G107
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   PSYCHIATRY

Attitudes of Pharmacists Toward Mental Illness and Providing Pharmaceutical Care to the Mentally Ill

Marshall E Cates, Amber R Burton, and Thomas W Woolley
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1450-1455. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G009
Published Online, 21 June 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Attitudes of Australian Pharmacists Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Sarushka Naidu, Jenny M Wilkinson, and Maree D Simpson
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1456-1461. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G089
Published Online, 21 June 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   ADMIXTURE STABILITY

Stability of Bortezomib 1-mg/mL Solution in Plastic Syringe and Glass Vial

Pascal André, Salvatore Cisternino, Fouad Chiadmi, Audrey Toledano, Joël Schlatter, Olivier Fain, and Jean-Eudes Fontan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1462-1466. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E620
Published Online, 28 June 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

ARTICLES

   FORMULARY FORUM

Tiotropium: A Bronchodilator for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Heather Somand and Tami L Remington
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1467-1475. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E469
Published Online, 19 July 2005 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

Efalizumab for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Joseph K Jordan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1476-1482. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G074
Published Online, 5 July 2005 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   WOMEN'S HEALTH

Pathophysiology of Mifepristone-Induced Septic Shock Due to Clostridium sordellii

Ralph P Miech
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1483-1488. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G189
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   DIABETES

Ethnic Disparities: Control of Glycemia, Blood Pressure, and LDL Cholesterol Among US Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Julienne K Kirk, Ronny A Bell, Alain G Bertoni, Thomas A Arcury, Sara A Quandt, David C Goff, Jr., and K M Venkat Narayan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1489-1501. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E685
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENTS

Alvimopan for the Management of Postoperative Ileus

John B Leslie
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1502-1510. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E615
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

Parathyroid Hormone (1-84) and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Sarah P Shrader and Kelly R Ragucci
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1511-1516. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G146
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   DRUG INFORMATION ROUNDS

Spironolactone for Hirsutism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Natalie A Christy, Andrea S Franks, and L Brian Cross
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1517-1521. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G025
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

The Role of Coenzyme Q10 in Heart Failure

Kyle A Weant and Kelly M Smith
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1522-1526. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E554
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE WORLDWIDE

Pharmaceutical Care in Community Pharmacies: Practice and Research in Canada

Erika JM Jones, Neil J MacKinnon, and Ross T Tsuyuki
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1527-1533. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E456
Published Online, 12 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Use of Natural Medicines in the Danish Population: A National Cross-Sectional Survey

Merete Willemoes Nielsen, Ebba H Hansen, and Niels K Rasmussen
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1534-1538. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G119
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

EDITORIAL

Pharmaceutical Care in Community Pharmacies: Practice and Research from Around the World

Karen B Farris, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, and SI (Charlie) Benrimoj
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1539-1541. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G049
Published Online, 12 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

OPINION

How Celecoxib Could Be Safer, How Valdecoxib Might Have Been

Jay S Cohen
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1542-1545. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G175
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

CASE REPORTS

Capecitabine-Warfarin Interaction

Laurel M Janney and Nancee V Waterbury
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1546-1551. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G153
Published Online, 12 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Hypersensitivity Syndrome and Pure Red Cell Aplasia Following Allopurinol Therapy in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease

Sheau-Chiou Chao, Chao-Chun Yang, and Julia Yu-Yun Lee
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1552-1556. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G105
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Glycemic Monitoring in Diabetics with Sickle Cell Plus ß-Thalassemia Hemoglobinopathy

Sheri M Kosecki, Philip T Rodgers, and Martha B Adams
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1557-1560. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G010
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

Supratherapeutic Response to Ezetimibe Administered with Cyclosporine

Sheri L Koshman, Lucille D Lalonde, Ilene Burton, Wayne J Tymchak, and Glen J Pearson
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1561-1565. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G015
Published Online, 19 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Life-Threatening Interaction Between Complementary Medicines: Cyanide Toxicity Following Ingestion of Amygdalin and Vitamin C

Jonathan Bromley, Brett GM Hughes, David CS Leong, and Nicholas A Buckley
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1566-1569. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E634
Published Online, 12 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Clozapine-Induced Hyperlipidemia Resolved After Switch to Aripiprazole Therapy

Melissa P Ball, E Todd Hooper, d'Andrea F Skipwith, and Marshall E Cates
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1570-1572. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E682
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Antipsychotic Dose-Sparing Effect with Addition of Memantine

Rebecca B Sleeper
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1573-1576. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G207
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

LETTERS AND COMMENTS

Amoxicillin/telithromycin-induced rash in infectious mononucleosis

Kurt A Wargo, Victoria McConnell, and May Jennings
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1577. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G140
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Acute psychosis with Coricidin cold medicine

Ashish Sharma, Vijay Dewan, and Frederick Petty
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1577-1578. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G193
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Duloxetine associated with smoking cessation

William A Marcil and Frederick Petty
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1578-1579. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G101
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Smoking and postoperative analgesia

Veysel Erden, Gökcen Basaranoglu, Hamdi Delatioglu, Nihal S Hamzaoglu, and Leyla Saitoglu
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1579-1580. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G157
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Flecainide-induced neuropathy

Mark A Malesker, S George Sojka, and Nancy L Fagan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1580. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G036
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Comment: results of questionable relevance to homeopathy

June E Riedlinger, Linda S Kim, and Robert F Waters
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1580-1581. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G095a
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Dónal P O'Mathúna and Jane M Horgan
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1581. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G095b
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Correction: efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam treatment in epileptic patient with SLE

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1581. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G008a
Published Online, 5 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Correction: impact of healthcare delivery system on where HMO-enrolled seniors purchase medications

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1581. DOI 10.1345/aph.1D569a
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Headache: Edited by Elizabeth W Loder MD and Vincent T Martin MD. Published by the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA, 2004. ISBN 1-930513-38-0. Paperbound, xiv + 287 pp. (23 x 15 cm), $32. www.acponline.org

Mary L Wagner
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1582. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E643
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Edited by Manfred Ganz MD. Published by John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, England, 2005. ISBN 0-470-85733-1. Clothbound, xviii + 357 pp. (25 x 17 cm), $120. www.wiley.com

Barry J Gales
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1582-1583. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G150
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Seizures in Critical Care: A Guide to Diagnosis and Therapeutics: Edited by Panayiotis N Varelas MD PhD. Published by Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2005. ISBN 1-58829-342-4. Clothbound, xiv + 380 pp. (23.5 x 16 cm), $125. www.humanapress.com

Lisa D Burry and Stuart F Reynolds
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1583. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G048
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Biology and Management of Multiple Myeloma: Edited by James R Berenson MD. Published by Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2004. ISBN 0-89603-706-1. Clothbound, xii + 366 pp. (23.5 x 15.5 cm), $125. www.humanapress.com

Amy J Hatfield
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1583. DOI 10.1345/aph.1E450
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To Do No Harm: Ensuring Patient Safety in Health Care Organizations: By Julianne M Morath RN MS and Joanne E Turnbull PhD. Published by Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Imprint, San Francisco, CA, 2005. ISBN 0-7879-6770-X. Clothbound, xxviii + 354 pp. (24 x 18 cm), $42. www.josseybass.com

Thomas P Lombardi and Erin M Kenny
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1584. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G044
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Prescription Impossible: By Mike Richards PhD DSc. Published by Xulon Press, Longwood, FL, 2004. ISBN 1-594677-76-X. Paperbound, viii + 299 pp. (20.5 x 12.5 cm), $17.99. www.xulonpress.com

Charles D Sands, III
Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1584. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G227
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Books Received

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1585. DOI 10.1345/aph.1BR05I
Published Online, 26 July 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

NEWS AND COMMENTS

USPHS-CDC NEWS: Update: Influenza Activity—US and Worldwide, 2004-2005 Season

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1591-1592. DOI 10.1345/aph.1N091
Published Online, 2 August 2005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

VIP NEWS

Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1592. DOI 10.1345/aph.1N092
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