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August 2002
Features
Burn Wound Infection Susceptibilities to Topical Agents: The Nathan’s Agar Well Diffusion Technique
The NAWD technique was used to test gram-negative and gram-positive isolates against antimicrobial agents.
Hangnga Vu, BS, Lana F. McCoy, Edith Carino, BS, Joyce Washington, BS, Thanh Dang, BS, Cynthia Villareal, BS, Judah Rosenblatt, PhD, Cassie Maness, Richard Goodheart, John P. Heggers, PhD
Evaluation of Anticoagulation Initiation and Comparison of Low Versus High Warfarin Doses
The authors investigated which loading dose of warfarin would be safe and efficacious in their facility.
Johnathan Hass, PharmD, Ji Koo, PharmD, and Keith Forster, PharmD
Review of Treatment Stategies for Successful Migraine Management: Focus on Efficacy and Safety of Triptans
This article reviews the etiology of migraines and discusses how triptans can treat them.
Sahar Swidan, PharmD, BCPS
Continuing Education
Parathyroid Hormone: A New Treatment for Osteoporosis
Parathyroid hormone offers a new method of treating osteoporosis, by increasing bone volume and replacing connectivity.
Christine Simonelli, MD
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"Can Integrated Systems Improve Medication Safety?"
Editor-in-Chief David Nash wonders, "Can Integrated Systems Improve Medication Safety?"
David B. Nash, MD, MBA
Drug News
New Drugs/Drug News
The latest information about approvals, indication changes, industry updates, and news from the FDA.
Drug Forecast
New Approaches in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Focus on Synthetic Exendin-4
Mark Agres, BS, PharmD
Medication Errors
Understanding How People Work Will Create Safer Systems
Matthew Grissinger, RPh discusses how insights into the ways that health professionals perform their tasks will improve safety systems.
Matthew Grissinger, RPh
Prescription Washington
A Shortage of Funds for Pharmacists to Run Health Clinics
Stephen Barlas
