RESEARCH REPORTS

   TRANSPLANTATION

Pharmacokinetics of Mycophenolic Acid and Its Glucuronidated Metabolites in Stable Lung Transplant Recipients

Lillian SL Ting, Nilufar Partovi, Robert D Levy, K Wayne Riggs, and Mary HH Ensom
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1509-1515. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H149
Published Online, 1 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   DIABETES

Prevalence and Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes

Brittany Harris Sanders, Lisa M Lubsch, and Donna S West
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1517-1521. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H130
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   GERIATRICS

Pharmacotherapy Interventions Undertaken by Pharmacists in the Fleetwood Phase III Study: the Role of Process Control

Kate L Lapane and Carmel M Hughes
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1522-1526. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G702
Published Online, 1 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   ONCOLOGY

Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacy Services in a Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Setting

Sachin Shah, Jonathan Dowell, and Shane Greene
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1527-1532. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H162
Published Online, 1 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   PHARMACOECONOMICS

Physicians' Perceived Knowledge of and Responsibility for Managing Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs for Prescription Drugs

William H Shrank, Steven M Asch, George J Joseph, Henry N Young, Susan L Ettner, Yelena Kholodenko, Peter Glassman, and Richard L Kravitz
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1534-1540. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H158
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   PHARMACY EDUCATION

Evaluating the Impact of Clinical Interventions by PharmD Students on Internal Medicine Clerkships: The Results of a 3 Year Study

David Q Pham
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1541-1545. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H142
Published Online, 1 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   CLINICAL SERVICES

What Interventions Should Pharmacists Employ to Impact Health Practitioners' Prescribing Practices?

Kelly A Grindrod, Payal Patel, and Janet E Martin
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1546-1557. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G300
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

ARTICLES

   ANTICOAGULATION

Choosing the Appropriate Antithrombotic Agent for the Prevention and Treatment of VTE: A Case-Based Approach

Edith A Nutescu, Ann K Wittkowsky, Paul P Dobesh, David W Hawkins, and William E Dager
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1558-1570. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G577
Published Online, 15 August 2006 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   DRUG SELECTION PERSPECTIVES

Fulvestrant: Pharmacologic Profile Versus Existing Endocrine Agents for the Treatment of Breast Cancer

Aman U Buzdar and John FR Robertson
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1572-1582. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G401
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   NEPHROLOGY

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease: Focus on Clinical Consequences and Vitamin D Therapies

Joanna Q Hudson
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1584-1593. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G724
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   HIV/AIDS

Increased Adverse Drug Reactions to Antimicrobials and Anticonvulsants in Patients with HIV Infection

Daren Lin, M Jane Tucker, and Michael J Rieder
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1594-1601. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G525
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Poly-L-lactic Acid for Facial Lipoatrophy in HIV

Claudine El-Beyrouty, Vanthida Huang, Courtney J Darnold, and Patrick G Clay
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1602-1606. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G740
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   CARDIOLOGY

Drug Therapy Recommendations from the 2005 ACC/AHA Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure

Patricia A Howard, Judy WM Cheng, Michael A Crouch, Vincent J Colucci, James S Kalus, Sarah A Spinler, and Mark Munger
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1607-1616. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H059
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   PSYCHIATRY

Hyponatremia Associated with Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors in Older Adults

Susan Jacob and Sarah A Spinler
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1618-1622. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G293
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   QUALITY OF LIFE

An Update on Evidence of Clinical Pharmacy Services' Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

A Simon Pickard and Shih-Ying Hung
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1623-1634. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G653
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   DRUG INFORMATION ROUNDS

Reduced-Dose Influenza Vaccine

Katleen N Wyatt, Gina J Ryan, and Kathleen A Sheerin
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1635-1639. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G645
Published Online, 11 July 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Which Pharmacists Contribute to High-Level Pharmacotherapy Audit Meetings with General Practitioners?

Stefan R Florentinus, Rolf van Hulten, Marjolein Kramer, Liset van Dijk, Eibert R Heerdink, Hubert GM Leufkens, and Peter P Groenewegen
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1640-1645. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H180
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

THE ANNALS: 40-YEAR EVOLUTION

The Beginnings of Pharmacoepidemiology in The Annals

Abraham G Hartzema
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1647-1648. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G574
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Clinical Psychopharmacology: Advances and Challenges from 1965 to 2006

M Lynn Crismon
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1649-1650. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G553
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THE ANNALS: A HISTORICAL VIEW

Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology

Abraham G Hartzema, Miquel S Porta, and Hugh H Tilson
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1651-1652. DOI 10.1345/aph.140033
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Meddlesome Medicine and Rational Therapeutics

Edmund D Pelligrino
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1653-1657. DOI 10.1345/aph.140034
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Prescribing and Drug Ingestion Symbols and Substances

Edmund D Pellegrino
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1658-1664. DOI 10.1345/aph.140035
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

OPINION

PharmD Accreditation Standards 2007: Much Is Implied, Little Is Required

William H Campbell
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1665-1671. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H359
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

CASE REPORTS

Paradoxically Decreased HDL-Cholesterol Levels Associated with Rosiglitazone Therapy

L Maria Gutschi, Janine C Malcolm, Colette M Favreau, and Teik Chye Ooi
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1672-1676. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H020
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Hypotension Following Treatment with Aerosolized Colistin in a Patient with Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Hakeam A Hakeam and Abdullah M Almohaizeie
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1677-1680. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H019
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Adefovir Dipivoxyl for the Treatment of Delta-Related Liver Cirrhosis

Ignazio Grattagliano, Vincenzo O Palmieri, Piero Portincasa, and Giuseppe Palasciano
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1681-1684. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H104
Published Online, 1 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Rare Case of Metformin-Induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

Chaker Ben Salem, Houssem Hmouda, Raoudha Slim, Mohamed Denguezli, Colandane Belajouza, and Kamel Bouraoui
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1685-1687. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H155
Published Online, 1 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Lichenoid Eruption Associated with the Use of Nebivolol

Michael Bodmer, Sabin S Egger, Elisabeth Hohenstein, Helmut Beltraminelli, and Stephan Krähenbühl
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1688-1690. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H094
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

LETTERS AND COMMENTS

Pancytopenia with Levofloxacin Therapy for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in an Otherwise Healthy Young Patient

Joseph Y Deng and John M Tovar
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1692-1693. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G734
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Dose-Dependent Urinary Retention Following Olanzapine Administration

William E Semaan, Julie Doyon, François Jolicoeur, and Joseé Duchesneau
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1693. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G697
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Doxycycline for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections

Melinda K Carter, Vernessa A Ebers, Bachir K Younes, and Melinda K Lacy
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1693-1695. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H084
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Can Dantrolene Contribute to Methotrexate Toxicity?

Nicolas André, Marie Boyer, Carole Coze, Jean Delorme, Angelique Rome, Jean Claude Gentet, and Jean Louis Bernard
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1695-1696. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H082
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Escitalopram Late in Pregnancy and While Breast-Feeding

Salvatore Gentile
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1696-1697. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H154
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Comment: Recent Advances in Neonatal Pharmacotherapy

Robert J Holt
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1697. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G212a
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Authors' Reply

Darlene A Calhoun and Varsha Bhatt-Mehta
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1697. DOI 10.1345/aph.1G212b
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Comment: Pharmacist Critique Was Ill-Informed

Karim Anton Calis, Frank Pucino, Jr, Scott R Penzak, and Fredric A Lombardo
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1697-1698. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H334c
Published Online, 18 July 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 6th Edition: Edited by Joseph T DiPiro PharmD FCCP, Robert L Talbert PharmD FCCP BCPS, Gary C Yee PharmD FCCP, Gary R Matzke PharmD FCP FCCP, Barbara G Wells PharmD FASHP FCCP BCPP, and L Michael Posey BS Pharm. Published by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY, 2005. ISBN 0-07-141613-7. Clothbound, xxxiii + 2802 pp. (28 x 22 cm), $159.95. www.pharmacotherapyonline.com

Robert J Cluxton, Jr
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1699. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H160
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 6th Edition: By Barbara G Wells PharmD FASHP FCCP BCPP, Joseph T DiPiro PharmD FCCP, Terry L Schwinghammer PharmD FCCP FASHP BCPS, and Cindy W Hamilton PharmD. Published by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY, 2006. ISBN 0-07-143322-8. Paperbound, ix + 950 pp. (21 x 12 cm), $44.95. www.accessmedbooks.com

Daniel S Streetman, Ann Arbor, and Darcie-ann D Streetman
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1699-1700. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H126
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The Top 100 Drug Interactions: A Guide to Patient Management, 2006 Edition: By Philip D Hansten PharmD and John R Horn PharmD. Published by H & H Publications, LLP, Freeland, WA, 2006. ISBN 0-9674718-7-7. Clothbound, iv + 226 pp. (13.5 x 10.5 cm), $16.95. www.hanstenandhorn.com.

Elizabeth J Scharman
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1700-1701. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H161
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Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2nd Edition: Edited by Alan F Schatzberg MD and Charles B Nemeroff MD PhD. Published by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Arlington, VA, 2006. ISBN 1-58562-243-5. Paperbound, xxv + 873 pp. (25.5 x 17.5 cm), $77. www.appi.org

Jeanette M Cavano
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1701. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H127
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Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient: Edited by Hagop S Akiskal MD and Maricio Tohen MD. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd., West Sussex, England, 2006. ISBN 0-470-85607-6. Clothbound, xiv + 399 pp. (25 x 17.5 cm), $89.95. www.wiley.com

L Douglas Ried
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1701-1702. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H056
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics Handbook: By Larry A Bauer PharmD. Published by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY, 2006. ISBN 0-07-142542-X. Paperbound, xii + 479 pp. (21 x 12 cm), $44.95, www.accessmedbooks.com

Joan M Korth-Bradley
Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1702-1703. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H125
Published Online, 8 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Books Received

Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1703. DOI 10.1345/aph.1BR06I
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NEWS AND COMMENTS

HHS-CDC NEWS: The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic, 2006

Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1708. DOI 10.1345/aph.1N117
Published Online, 15 August 2006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

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