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Fluoroquinolones, a broad class of antibacterial agents, were historically used in the treatment of gram negative infections; however, with the development of later generation quinolones, use for coverage of gram positive infections such as with Streptococcus pneumoniae has become commonplace.
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Using a PDA-based system to document clinical interventions at a military treatment facility increased intervention reporting across all pharmacy points of service and yielded data pharmacy leadership could use to document the impact of pharmacist interventions on safety and quality of pharmacy care provided.
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The Food and Drug Administration has alerted health care professionals and consumers to availability of audio broadcasts providing emerging drug safety information. The broadcasts, commonly known as "podcasts," can be transmitted to personal computers and personal audio players.
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Therapy for acute deep venous thrombosis continues to evolve. In the second part of this review, the roles of elastic compression stockings and early ambulation are discussed.
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Hospice care has a strong impact on reducing end-of-life hospitalization rates among nursing home residents, according to a recent study that examined a variety of factors that could affect hospitalization rates in this population.
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Not only do home health agencies with pediatric services face the daunting task of finding staff members qualified for pediatric patients, but agency managers also deal with reimbursement problems that don't exist for adult populations.
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The rate of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dialysis patients is higher than for any other known patient population, and is 100 times higher than for the general population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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