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 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

 

Hospital Pharmacy