Hospital Pharmacy • Volume 49, December 2014
Contents
Editorial
Has the Time Come for “Medication Tourism”?
Danial E. Baker
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Varizig Dilution Issue Reported
Prostin E2 Suppository Confused with Progesterone
FIRST Brand Oral Vancomycin Needs Improved Labeling
Michael R. Cohen and Judy L. Smetzer
ISMP Adverse Drug Reactions
Pancreatitis-Associated with Riluzole
Linezolid-Induced Hypoglycemia
Sorafenib-Induced Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
Creatine Supplementation–Induced Thrombotic Events
Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Quetiapine
Hypomagnesemia and Seizure Associated with Rabeprazole
Michael A. Mancano
Cancer Chemotherapy Update
Drug Monographs: Belinostat and Idelalisib
Whitney L. Piper, J. Aubrey Waddell, and Dominic A. Solimando, Jr
Off-Label Drug Uses
Rifaximin: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Joyce A. Generali and Dennis J. Cada
Original Articles
Pharmacist Involvement at Discharge with The Joint Commission Heart Failure Core Measure: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Holly Herring, Winter Smith, Toni Ripley, and Kevin Farmer
Impact of Intraoperative Acetaminophen Administration on Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Replacement
Doug Raiff, Cathy Vaughan, and Ann McGee
Economic Impact of Converting from Pen and 10-mL Vial to 3-mL Vial for Insulin Delivery in a Hospital Setting
Elizabeth Eby, Lee Smolen, Amber Pitts, Linda A. Krueger, and Doneen Grimm
Improved Pharmacy Department Workflow with New Method of Order Entry for Single-Agent, High-Dose Methotrexate
Polly E. Kintzel, Thomas H. VanDyke, Paul W. Athmann, Lisa B. Mills, Michael P. Bonter, Matthew W. Bremer, Mary L. Dougherty, Ryan W. Foster, Sandra K. Knight, Martha G. Slot, and Laura L. Steinmetz-Malato
Case Report
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
Neda Pourdeyhimi and Zackery Bullard
Formulary Drug Reviews
Oritavancin Diphosphate
Dennis J. Cada, Kyle Ingram, and Danial E. Baker
Continuing Education Case Study Quiz (0.15 CEU)
Current FDA-Related Drug Information
Approvals, Submission, and Important Labeling Changes for US Marketed Pharmaceuticals
Danial E. Baker
Director’s Forum
Role of Pharmacy Residency Training in Career Planning: A Student’s Perspective
Ashley McElhaney and Robert J. Weber
Pharmacy Automation and Technology
Getting Back to the “Roots” of Drug Information and Looking at the Future Potential
Bill G. Felkey and Brent I. Fox
Article Archive
(searchable full-text of current and back issue articles)
Hospital Pharmacy - Digital Edition Archives
Index to Advertisers
Eagle Pharma
Roxane
Fresenius Kabi
MediDose
Hospital Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy • Volume 49, December 2014
Contents
Editorial
Has the Time Come for “Medication Tourism”?
Danial E. Baker
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Varizig Dilution Issue Reported
Prostin E2 Suppository Confused with Progesterone
FIRST Brand Oral Vancomycin Needs Improved Labeling
Michael R. Cohen and Judy L. Smetzer
ISMP Adverse Drug Reactions
Pancreatitis-Associated with Riluzole
Linezolid-Induced Hypoglycemia
Sorafenib-Induced Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
Creatine Supplementation–Induced Thrombotic Events
Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Quetiapine
Hypomagnesemia and Seizure Associated with Rabeprazole
Michael A. Mancano
Cancer Chemotherapy Update
Drug Monographs: Belinostat and Idelalisib
Whitney L. Piper, J. Aubrey Waddell, and Dominic A. Solimando, Jr
Off-Label Drug Uses
Rifaximin: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Joyce A. Generali and Dennis J. Cada
Original Articles
Pharmacist Involvement at Discharge with The Joint Commission Heart Failure Core Measure: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Holly Herring, Winter Smith, Toni Ripley, and Kevin Farmer
Impact of Intraoperative Acetaminophen Administration on Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Replacement
Doug Raiff, Cathy Vaughan, and Ann McGee
Economic Impact of Converting from Pen and 10-mL Vial to 3-mL Vial for Insulin Delivery in a Hospital Setting
Elizabeth Eby, Lee Smolen, Amber Pitts, Linda A. Krueger, and Doneen Grimm
Improved Pharmacy Department Workflow with New Method of Order Entry for Single-Agent, High-Dose Methotrexate
Polly E. Kintzel, Thomas H. VanDyke, Paul W. Athmann, Lisa B. Mills, Michael P. Bonter, Matthew W. Bremer, Mary L. Dougherty, Ryan W. Foster, Sandra K. Knight, Martha G. Slot, and Laura L. Steinmetz-Malato
Case Report
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
Neda Pourdeyhimi and Zackery Bullard
Formulary Drug Reviews
Oritavancin Diphosphate
Dennis J. Cada, Kyle Ingram, and Danial E. Baker
Continuing Education Case Study Quiz (0.15 CEU)
Current FDA-Related Drug Information
Approvals, Submission, and Important Labeling Changes for US Marketed Pharmaceuticals
Danial E. Baker
Director’s Forum
Role of Pharmacy Residency Training in Career Planning: A Student’s Perspective
Ashley McElhaney and Robert J. Weber
Pharmacy Automation and Technology
Getting Back to the “Roots” of Drug Information and Looking at the Future Potential
Bill G. Felkey and Brent I. Fox
Article Archive
(searchable full-text of current and back issue articles)
Hospital Pharmacy - Digital Edition Archives
Index to Advertisers
Eagle Pharma
Roxane
Fresenius Kabi
MediDose
Hospital Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy • Volume 49, December 2014
Contents
Editorial
Has the Time Come for “Medication Tourism”?
Danial E. Baker
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Varizig Dilution Issue Reported
Prostin E2 Suppository Confused with Progesterone
FIRST Brand Oral Vancomycin Needs Improved Labeling
Michael R. Cohen and Judy L. Smetzer
ISMP Adverse Drug Reactions
Pancreatitis-Associated with Riluzole
Linezolid-Induced Hypoglycemia
Sorafenib-Induced Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
Creatine Supplementation–Induced Thrombotic Events
Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Quetiapine
Hypomagnesemia and Seizure Associated with Rabeprazole
Michael A. Mancano
Cancer Chemotherapy Update
Drug Monographs: Belinostat and Idelalisib
Whitney L. Piper, J. Aubrey Waddell, and Dominic A. Solimando, Jr
Off-Label Drug Uses
Rifaximin: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Joyce A. Generali and Dennis J. Cada
Original Articles
Pharmacist Involvement at Discharge with The Joint Commission Heart Failure Core Measure: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Holly Herring, Winter Smith, Toni Ripley, and Kevin Farmer
Impact of Intraoperative Acetaminophen Administration on Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Replacement
Doug Raiff, Cathy Vaughan, and Ann McGee
Economic Impact of Converting from Pen and 10-mL Vial to 3-mL Vial for Insulin Delivery in a Hospital Setting
Elizabeth Eby, Lee Smolen, Amber Pitts, Linda A. Krueger, and Doneen Grimm
Improved Pharmacy Department Workflow with New Method of Order Entry for Single-Agent, High-Dose Methotrexate
Polly E. Kintzel, Thomas H. VanDyke, Paul W. Athmann, Lisa B. Mills, Michael P. Bonter, Matthew W. Bremer, Mary L. Dougherty, Ryan W. Foster, Sandra K. Knight, Martha G. Slot, and Laura L. Steinmetz-Malato
Case Report
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
Neda Pourdeyhimi and Zackery Bullard
Formulary Drug Reviews
Oritavancin Diphosphate
Dennis J. Cada, Kyle Ingram, and Danial E. Baker
Continuing Education Case Study Quiz (0.15 CEU)
Current FDA-Related Drug Information
Approvals, Submission, and Important Labeling Changes for US Marketed Pharmaceuticals
Danial E. Baker
Director’s Forum
Role of Pharmacy Residency Training in Career Planning: A Student’s Perspective
Ashley McElhaney and Robert J. Weber
Pharmacy Automation and Technology
Getting Back to the “Roots” of Drug Information and Looking at the Future Potential
Bill G. Felkey and Brent I. Fox
Article Archive
(searchable full-text of current and back issue articles)
Hospital Pharmacy - Digital Edition Archives
Index to Advertisers
Eagle Pharma
Roxane
Fresenius Kabi
MediDose