Drug Formulary Review Archives – July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008
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Joint Commission, pharmacists discuss successful reconciliation practices
Every pharmacy has a medication reconciliation plan and process, but how many of these are successful? The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) of Oakbrook Terrace, IL has made medication reconciliation one of its priorities in 2008, partly because this is such a difficult process for hospitals. -
Center's electronic process increases satisfaction
Some hospital pharmacists are finding that the best medication reconciliation process involves electronic data and access. -
Students can improve medication reconciliation
Hospitals often lack the time needed to obtain accurate medication histories from newly admitted patients, and this leads to errors. -
Medication reconciliation process has collaboration
The key to any intervention to improve medication safety is to achieve the best safety outcomes while using staff time and hospital resources efficiently. -
Drug Criteria & Outcomes: The Two Faces of ESAs: Beneficial or Detrimental?
Chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) is a very prevalent side effect associated with chemotherapy and affects more than half of all patients with cancer. Patients with CIA endure additional extreme fatigue as well as a decrease in quality of life and worsened long-term outcomes. -
Drug Criteria & Outcomes: New FDA Approvals
The FDA has approved Entereg® (alvimopan) to accelerate the restoration of normal bowel function in patients 18 years and older who have undergone partial large or small bowel resection surgery. Alvimopan will be used in hospitalized patients who can receive no more than 15 doses.