Our work in drug utilization evaluation (DUE) and monitoring continues to be robust. For example, although we use the proprietary CPOE system known as “LastWord,” we continue to make specific recommendations almost monthly with respect to pharmacists’ documentation and deletion of certain warnings on drug allergies.
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In the April 2006 issue of P&T, I discussed the work of one of our key committees at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, namely, the medication quality subcommittee of the P&T committee. As I noted then, I have had the privilege, for many years, of chairing this committee, which is staffed by senior members of our [...]
Major depression is a common and debilitating disorder that affects 10% to 15% of the population each year. Advances in understanding the psychopharmacology of depression has lead to the introduction of several new classes of antidepressant medication in the past decade. Despite these advances, however, patients’ overall response to any given pharmacologic approach continues to [...]
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