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July 2003
Features
Spotlight
Vaccines, Viruses, and Vigilance
Advances in medicine have resulted in some unintended consequences that will require vim and vigor to address.
Sonja Sherritze
Physician Perspective
The Mexican Vitamin “Treatment”: A Search for Hope and Help
Thomas Marzili, MD
Cover Story
Smallpox Vaccine
The author reviews the need to protect health care workers and first responders against potential smallpox outbreaks in the community
Timothy J. Babinchak, MD
Feature
Costs of Pharmacy Care and Issues of Drug Utilization
Dr. Vogenberg discusses trends in pharmaceutical costs and the challenges involved in making medications accessible.
F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD
Feature
A Cohort Study of NSAID Use and the Management of Related Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Primary Care Patients
Many patients continue taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs despite GI side effects and tend not to consult their physicians.
Christopher V. Chambers, MD, Walter L. Straus, MD, MPH, James J. Diamond, PhD, Lori A. Trapani, BS, BSN, RN, Mary Weeks, MS, and Nicole Somvanshi, MD
Feature
Principles of Antibiotic Formulary Selection for P&T Committees, Part 2: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Burke A. Cunha, MD
Short Takes
Testing the Mettle of Iron Prescribing: Optimizing Oral Iron Therapy
Pressure Ulcers: What to Think When Giving Zinc
Emerging Palliative Treatment Options
for Fibromyalgia
P&T Snapshot
Pneumonia
Anne Mahoney, BA, and Ronald E. Polk, PharmD
Departments
Editorial
The Paradox of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins
Editor-in-Chief David Nash, MD, MBA, discusses the paradox of low-molecular-weight heparins in hospitalized patients with deep vein thrombosis.
David B. Nash, MD, MBA
Medication Errors
Dose Confusion with Phosphorus-Containing Products
Matthew Grissinger discusses the confusion that sometimes occurs with supplements that contain
phosphorus.
Matthew Grissinger, RPh
Prescription Washington
Medicare Drug “Sausage” May Have Aftertaste
Stephen Barlas describes the proposed Medicare drug benefit bill and the convolutions involved in its passage.
Stephen Barlas
Drug News
New Drugs/Drug News
P&T presents the latest information about approvals, indication changes, industry updates, and news from the FDA.
Drug Forecast
Atomoxetine: A New Nonstimulant Approach to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
The authors review atomoxetine (Strattera®) for the treatment of ADHD.
Robert Carter, PharmD, Marlon Honeywell, PharmD, Tawana Carter, PharmD, Evans Branch III, PharmD, Bishop Hollifield, PharmD, and Michael Thompson, BCNSP, PharmD
