Background: Preventable drug-related morbidity and mortality within nursing facilities represent
a serious problem urgently requiring expert medical attention. The health care costs of …

Objectives To describe the types and frequencies of medication discrepancies identified
through medication reconciliation in a community pharmacy setting, to identify potential …

Background: Poison exposures are a significant public health concern. Despite the impact
that regional poison control centers have on reducing morbidity and mortality associated with …

OBJECTIVE: To assess potential associations among physician counseling, pharmacist
counseling, written medicine information (WMI) and patient awareness of non-steroidal anti-…

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a community-based, pharmacist-directed diabetes
management program among managed care organization enrollees using National Committee …

Objective: Although depression screening in primary care is recom-mended by the US
Preventive Services Task Force, it may increase the duration of primary care physician visits that …

Background: Despite depression screening being a US Preventive Services Task Force-recommended
practice in primary care, little is known about the degree to which it is performed …

OBJECTIVES Dexmedetomidine is an α 2 -adrenergic receptor agonist with sedative and
analgesic effects in mechanically ventilated adults and children. Safety and efficacy data are …

BACKGROUND The prevalence of overweight/obesity in US children has increased over the
past several decades. Routine use of weight-based dosing of medications could potentially …

The ever increasing rate of inflation and the reality that resources for medical care are
limited has led to significant changes in the reimbursement for health care services. These …