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Volume 2 (2006), Issue 7 (July)

1. Improving access to sterile syringes and safe syringe disposal for injection drug users in methadone maintenance treatment.
   J Subst Abuse Treat, 31(1): 51-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Antimicrobial stewardship.
   Am J Infect Control, 34(5): S55-63; discussion S64-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Higher patient perceived side effects related to higher daily doses of inhaled corticosteroids in the community: a cross-sectional analysis.
   Respir Med, 100(8): 1318-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Medication use and disease control of asthmatic patients in Flanders: a cross-sectional community pharmacy study.
   Respir Med, 100(8): 1407-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Life-threatening sepsis caused by Burkholderia cepacia from contaminated intravenous flush solutions prepared by a compounding pharmacy in another state.
   Pediatrics, 118(1): e212-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Trends in controlled-release oxycodone (OxyContin) prescribing among Medicaid recipients in Kentucky, 1998-2002.
   J Rural Health, 22(3): 276-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The DERP: is it an effective methodology?
   Health Aff (Millwood), 25(4): W276-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The controller-to-total asthma medication ratio is associated with patient-centered as well as utilization outcomes.
   Chest, 130(1): 43-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. The effect of a multidisciplinary program on HAART adherence.
   AIDS Patient Care STDS, 20(7): 511-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Validation of administrative data used for the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal events following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug prescription.
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 24(2): 299-306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Long-term efficacy and cost-effectiveness of polyethylene glycol 3350 plus electrolytes in chronic constipation: a retrospective study in a disabled population.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 22(6): 1227-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Development and verification of a "virtual" cohort using the National VA Health Information System.
    Med Care, 44(8): S25-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. United States medical practice summary: innovative off-label medication use.
    Am J Med Qual, 21(4): 246-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Survey of medical ethnobotanicals for dental and oral medicine conditions and pathologies.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 107(1): 134-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The frequency of workplace exacerbation among health maintenance organisation members with asthma.
    Occup Environ Med, 63(8): 551-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Patient support and education for promoting adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3: CD001442. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Hospital pharmacology: An alternative model for practice and training in clinical pharmacology.
    J Clin Pharmacol, 46(8): 850-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Adherence with isoniazid for prevention of tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults in South Africa.
    BMC Infect Dis, 6: 97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Racial and ethnic disparities in the control of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Southwest American veterans with type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes Outcomes in Veterans Study.
    BMC Health Serv Res, 6: 58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Adapting the Rx-Risk-V for mortality prediction in outpatient populations.
    Med Care, 44(8): 793-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Effect of using information from only one system for dually eligible health care users.
    Med Care, 44(8): 768-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. A longitudinal study of syringe acquisition by Puerto Rican injection drug users in New York and Puerto Rico: implications for syringe exchange and distribution programs.
    Subst Use Misuse, 41(9): 1313-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Second-generation antidepressant discontinuation and depressive relapse in adult patients with bipolar depression: results of a retrospective database analysis.
    Clin Ther, 28(6): 979-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Menstrual bleeding patterns following levonorgestrel emergency contraception.
    Contraception, 74(2): 118-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Supply problems of unlicensed and off-label medicines after discharge.
    Arch Dis Child, 91(8): 686-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. A multi-method assessment of treatment adherence for children with cystic fibrosis.
    J Cyst Fibros, 5(3): 177-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Pilot project for education of patients with type 2 diabetes by pharmacists.
    Acta Diabetol, 43(2): 37-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Reversal of elevated international normalized ratios and bleeding with low-dose recombinant activated factor VII in patients receiving warfarin.
    Pharmacotherapy, 26(8): 1091-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Outcomes associated with vasoactive therapy in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
    Pharmacotherapy, 26(8): 1078-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Increased access to unrestricted pharmacy sales of syringes in Seattle-King County, Washington: structural and individual-level changes, 1996 versus 2003.
    Am J Public Health, 96(8): 1347-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Decreased patient charges following implementation of point-of-care cardiac troponin monitoring in acute coronary syndrome patients in a community hospital cardiology unit.
    Clin Chim Acta, 370(1): 191-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Use of major and minor tranquilizers with older patients in an acute care hospital: an exploratory study.
    J Adv Nurs, 55(2): 135-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Use of an online surveillance system for screening drug interactions in prescriptions in community pharmacies.
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 62(8): 661-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Patterns of asthma-related health care resource use in children treated with montelukast or fluticasone.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 22(8): 1453-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Agreement of immunosuppression regimens described in medicare pharmacy claims with the organ procurement and transplantation network survey.
    J Am Soc Nephrol, 17(8): 2299-306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Comparison of the effects of two antidepressants on exercise performance of the female patients with fibromyalgia.
    Clin Rheumatol, 25(4): 495-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Longitudinal study of new and prevalent use of self-monitoring of blood glucose.
    Diabetes Care, 29(8): 1757-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. A comparative evaluation of pharmacy services in single and no pharmacy towns.
    Aust New Zealand Health Policy, 3: 8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. A 10 year asthma programme in Finland: major change for the better.
    Thorax, 61(8): 663-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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