Thousands of Americans are injured or die each year from adverse drug reactions, many of
which are preventable. The burden of harm conveyed by the use of medications is a …

BACKGROUND:: Chronic insomnia is common among the elderly These elderly patients
are often viewed as difficult to treat, yet they are among the groups with the greatest need of …

Objective. Review and analyze the evidence base comprising methadone conversion
methods and associated dosing ratios for the treatment of pain. Design. Systematic review. …

Objective. To identify and characterize methadone-related drug interactions, as well as
factors accounting for the variability in manifesting these interactions clinically. Design. …

Objectives To determine the feasibility of implementing a pharmacist-led pharmacogenomics
(PGx) service for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Setting A …

OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive review of linezolid, the first of a new class of
antibiotics, the oxazolidinones. Therapeutic issues regarding the emergence of multidrug-…

Aim: Estimate cost avoidance of pharmacist recommendations for participants enrolled in the
Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly. Materials & methods: Convenience sample of …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to implement a clinical pharmacist-led medication
therapy management (MTM) service within a primary-care setting that is enhanced by 1) a …

BACKGROUND: Hospices provide end-of-life care for heart failure (HF) patients, but hospice
is underused for these patients, and its use has not been well described. METHODS: We …

Objective. The primary goal of this investigation was to examine selected outcomes in
hospice patients who are prescribed one of three sustained-release opioid preparations. The …