RESEARCH REPORTS

   DYSLIPIDEMIA

Reduction in Estimated Risk for Coronary Artery Disease After Use of Ezetimibe with a Statin

John S Sampalis, Stéphane Bissonnette, Rafik Habib, and Stella Boukas, for the Ezetrol Add-On Investigators
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1345-1351. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K140
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   WOMEN'S HEALTH

Lactation Safety Recommendations and Reliability Compared in 10 Medication Resources

Monica Akus and Melissa Bartick
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1352-1360. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K052
Published Online, 10 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   PEDIATRICS

Characterization of Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children

Peter N Johnson, Robert P Rapp, Christopher T Nelson, JS Butler, Sue Overman, and Robert J Kuhn
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1361-1367. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K118
Published Online, 24 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Naproxen versus Acetaminophen for Therapy of Soft Tissue Injuries to the Ankle in Children

Victoria A Cukiernik, Rod Lim, David Warren, Jamie A Seabrook, Doreen Matsui, and Michael J Rieder
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1368-1374. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H596
Published Online, 17 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] News Release  

   COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Analysis of Flavonoid Phytoestrogens in Botanical and Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements

Anne A Grippo, Kayla Capps, Ben Rougeau, and Bill J Gurley
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1375-1382. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H497
Published Online, 14 August 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] News Release  

   CRITICAL CARE

Thromboembolic Events During Continuous Vasopressin Infusions: A Retrospective Evaluation

Bruce A Doepker, Maria R Lucarelli, Amy Lehman, and Mary Beth Shirk
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1383-1389. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H498
Published Online, 7 August 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Impact of a Protocol for Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Rajae Omrane, Jihane Eid, Marc M Perreault, Hala Yazbeck, Djamal Berbiche, Ashvini Gursahaney, and Yola Moride
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1390-1396. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H678
Published Online, 14 August 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

ARTICLES

   ASTHMA

Anti-Immunoglobulin E Therapy with Omalizumab for Asthma

Leslie Hendeles and Christine A Sorkness
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1397-1410. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K005
Published Online, 14 August 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   AMBULATORY CARE

Systematic Review of the Incidence and Characteristics of Preventable Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care

Linda Aagaard Thomsen, Almut G Winterstein, Birthe Søndergaard, Lotte Stig Haugbølle, and Arne Melander
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1411-1426. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H658
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diagnosis and Treatment of Extended-Spectrum and AmpC ß-Lactamase-Producing Organisms

Katherine Yang and B Joseph Guglielmo
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1427-1435. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K213
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSIES

Treatment Options in Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Sara S Kim
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1436-1444. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K179
Published Online, 7 August 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   OBESITY

Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Overweight Adolescents

Kaelen C Dunican, Alicia R Desilets, and Julie K Montalbano
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1445-1455. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K022
Published Online, 24 July 2007 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint] For Our Patients  

   CRITICAL CARE

An Update on the Diagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency and the Use of Corticotherapy in Critical Illness

Zachariah Thomas and Gilles L Fraser
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1456-1465. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K082
Published Online, 14 August 2007 CE [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Dosing Considerations in the Use of Sodium Phosphate Bowel Preparations for Colonoscopy

Douglas K Rex
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1466-1475. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K206
Published Online, 24 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

   DRUG INFORMATION ROUNDS

Risk of Infection with Intravenous Iron Therapy

Lena Maynor and Donald F Brophy
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1476-1480. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K187
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Risk Factors for Developing Gadolinium-Induced Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

Amy S Peak and Amy Sheller
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1481-1485. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K295
Published Online, 7 August 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

PHARMACEUTICAL CARE WORLDWIDE

Pharmaceutical Care in Community Pharmacies: Practice and Research in Brazil

Mauro Silveira de Castro and Cassyano Januário Correr
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1486-1493. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K080
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

THE ANNALS: 40-YEAR EVOLUTION

Alzheimer's Disease: Will Advances Made in the Past Turn the Tide?

Todd P Semla
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1494-1496. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K182
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

The Obesity Pandemic—How Did We Get Here?

Margaret Malone
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1497-1498. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K279
Published Online, 24 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

THE ANNALS: A HISTORICAL VIEW

Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Features, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

Kaye L Rathmann and Christopher S Conner
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1499-1504. DOI 10.1345/aph.140065
Published Online, 14 August 2007 [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Update on the Pharmacotherapy of Obesity

Jennifer Cerulli, Ben M Lomaestro, and Margaret Malone
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1505-1517. DOI 10.1345/aph.140066
Published Online, 14 August 2007 [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

CASE REPORTS

Risperidone- and Quetiapine-Induced Cholestasis

Tara M Wright and Amy M Vandenberg
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1518-1523. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K145
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Pegfilgrastim-Induced Hyperleukocytosis

Ronald L Snyder and Delevan J Stringham
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1524-1530. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K093
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Daptomycin Use After Vancomycin-Induced Neutropenia in a Patient with Left-Sided Endocarditis

Kari A Mergenhagen and Mary T Pasko
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1531-1535. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K071
Published Online, 24 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Amlodipine-Induced Bilateral Upper Extremity Edema

Anusha Ganeshalingham and William Wong
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1536-1538. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K235
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Limited Efficacy of Gastrointestinal Decontamination in Severe Slow-Release Carbamazepine Overdose

Yael Lurie, Yedidia Bentur, Yishai Levy, Elena Baum, and Norberto Krivoy
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1539-1543. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K162
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Effect of Clonazepam on Raynaud's Phenomenon and Fingertip Ulcers in Scleroderma

Murat Colakoglu, Veli Cobankara, and Tekin Akpolat
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1544-1547. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K212
Published Online, 31 July 2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

LETTERS AND COMMENTS

Adverse Reaction Caused by Excipients in Mercaptopurine Tablets

Rosalyn P Sims-McCallum
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1548. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K097
Published Online, 10 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Mirtazapine for Depression and Comorbidities in Older Patients with Cancer

Mukaila A Raji, Patrice Duhon Barnum, Jean Freeman, and Avi B Markowitz
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1548-1549. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K131
Published Online, 10 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Low-Dose Naltrexone for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Trials Are Needed

Priti N Patel
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1549-1550. DOI 10.1345/aph.1H083
Published Online, 10 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Comment: Pharmacy and Generic Substitution of Antiepileptic Drugs: Missing in Action?

Randy C Hatton
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1550-1551. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K076a
Published Online, 24 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Author's Reply

Timothy E Welty
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1551-1552. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K076b
Published Online, 24 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Correction: Rates of Adverse Events of Long-Acting Opioids in a State Medicaid Program

Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1552. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K066a
Published Online, 7 August 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

NEW PUBLICATIONS

A Practical Guide to Pharmaceutical Care: A Clinical Skills Primer, 3rd Edition: By John P Rovers PharmD BCPS and Jay D Currie PharmD. Published by American Pharmacists Association, Washington, DC, 2007. ISBN 978-158212-104-8. Paperbound, xi + 259 pp. (22.5 x 15 cm), $39.95. www.pharmacist.com

Jacob P Gettig
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1553. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K223
Published Online, 17 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology, 4th Edition: By Wayne Hugo Green MD. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business, Philadelphia, PA, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7817-5950-2. Paperbound, xviii + 379 pp. (23.5 x 15.5 cm), $64.95. www.lww.com

Mark L Glover
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1553-1554. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K189
Published Online, 17 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine, 2nd Edition: By Manuchair Ebadi PhD FACCP. Published by CRC Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8493-7050-2. Clothbound, 699 pp. (26 x 18.5 cm), $159.95. www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com

Kelly M Shields
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1554. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K260
Published Online, 17 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition: By Peter David Austin BPharm MRPharmS DipClinPharm MSc (PTQA) and Mike Stroud BSc MBBS MD DSc MRCP (UK) FRCP (London & Edinburgh). Published by the Pharmaceutical Press, an imprint of RPS Publishing, London, UK, 2007. ISBN 978-0-85369-658-2. Paperbound, xx + 300 pp. (23.5 x 15.5 cm), $55. www.pharmpress.com

Barry J Gales
Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1554-1555. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K190
Published Online, 17 July 2007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Order Reprint]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1555. DOI 10.1345/aph.1BR07I
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