Infectious diseases account for one third of all deaths in people 65 years and older. Early
detection is more difficult in the elderly because the typical signs and symptoms, such as fever …

Background. Numerous methods have been used to evaluate medication management quality
in older adults; however, their predictive validities are unknown. Major medication quality …

The World Health Organization recommends a six-step systematic approach to medication
prescribing to help minimize errors and improve quality. This article describes an eight-step …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine if hypertensive patients with comorbid
diabetes mellitus ( DM ) and/or chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) receiving a pharmacist …

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ORALIA V. BAZALDUA, PHARM.D., AND F. DAVID SCHNEIDER, MD, MSPH Am Fam …

How are human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and the recently developed HPV
vaccines associated with each other? Human papillomavirus is a highly prevalent infection that …

Rational drug use has increasingly received public policy attention in efforts to maintain
quality health care at lower costs. Prescribing habits are developed during residency training, …

Improving health among people living in poverty often transcends narrowly focused illness
care. Meaningful success is unlikely without confronting the complex social origins of illness. …

Purpose. The results of a survey conducted to characterize participating practice sites,
patient populations, and collaborative physician–pharmacist services provided through an …

There is overwhelming evidence that disparities in the provision of health care exist between
various groups of people. Pharmacists must be aware of these disparities and join the …