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• Status of OTC Epinephrine Inhaler

• Drugs and Taste Disturbances

• New Drugs of 2005

• Recommendations against Amantadine and Rimantadine for Influenza

• The Safety of Artificial Sweeteners

• Thyroid Boosters

• Alternatives to Pseudoephedrine 1005
  Lead author: Gayle Nicholas Scott, Pharm.D., BCPS, ELS, Assistant Editor

• Cardiovascular Safety of Viagra 1005
  Lead author: Kathy Hitchens, Pharm.D., MSBA

• High-dose, Short-course Levaquin (Leva-pak) for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis1005
  Lead author: Wan-Chih Tom, Pharm.D.

• Influenza Update 1005
  Reprinted from the CDC's recommendations for the prevention and control of influenza (July 29, 2005)

• Treatments for Insomnia
  Lead authors: Kelly M. Shields, Pharm.D. and Beth A. Lesher, RPh, Pharm.D., BCPS

• Sublingual Viagra (Sildenafil)
  Lead author: Cynthia Borda, Pharm.D., MBA

• Effects of Heat on Transdermal Drug Patches
  Lead Author: Wan-Chih Tom, Pharm.D.

• Zmax (Azithromycin Extended Release for Oral Suspension)
  Lead author: Neeta Bahal O'Mara, Pharm.D., BCPS

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
  Lead author: Gayle Nicholas Scott, Pharm.D., BCPS, ELS, Assistant Editor

• Pharmacogenomics: An Update
  Lead author: Beth A. Lesher, Pharm.D., BCPS

• STATISTICALLY significant or CLINICALLY significant?
  Worksheet* to Evaluate Drug Studies

• Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  Lead author: Neeta Bahal O'Mara, Pharm.D., BCPS

• Viagra and Vision Loss
  Lead author: Cynthia Borda, Pharm.D., MBA

• New Drug: Tygacil (Tigecycline)
  Lead author: Kathy Hitchens, Pharm.D., MSBA

• FDA Announces Important Changes and Additional Warnings for COX-2s and NSAIDs
  From the FDA's Public Health Advisory concerning new changes and warnings for COX-2s and NSAIDs (April 7, 2005).

• A Different Drug, a Different Country, but the Same Brand Name?
  Lead author: Joseph A. Woelfel, Ph.D., FASCP, R.Ph

• FDA Public Health Advisory on Crestor (rosuvastatin)
  Evaluation and Research, concerning the revised labeling as well as muscle and kidney safety review for Crestor, March 2, 2005.

• Ibuprofen and the Risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
  Lead author: Neeta Bahal O'Mara, Pharm.D., BCPS

• Supplements for Migraine
  Lead author: Gayle Nicholas Scott, Pharm.D., BCPS, ELS

• Sports Injuries Are on the Rise
  Guido R. Zanni, PhD, and Jeannette Yeznach Wick, RPh, MBA

• Update on the Safety and Use of COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional NSAIDs
  Lead author: Beth A. Lesher, Pharm. D., BCPS

• Community-Acquired MRSA 1104
  Lead author: Narinder M. Duggal, BSc(Pharm), CDE, MD, FRCPC, FASCP

• Influenza Antiviral Medications
  Excerpts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Safety of COX-2 Inhibitors
  Lead author: Beth A. Lesher, PharmD, BCPS

• CDC Warns Against Resistant Staph Strain
  NATA News

• Beckett points finger at blister ointment
  BY SARAH TALALAY
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel

• Oral versus Topical NSAIDs in Rheumatic Diseases: A Comparison
  Catherine A. Heyneman,1 Cara Lawless-Liday1 and Geoffrey C. Wall2
  1 Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
  2 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University College of Pharmacy, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

• Iontophoresis
  Prepared by Ryan Hansen, Pharm D. Candidate Edited by Mike Pavlovich, Pharm D. Produced by Robert Nickell, Pharmacist

• Adherence to Drug-Dispensation and Drug-Administration Laws and Guidelines in Collegiate Athletic Training Rooms
  Leamor Kahanov; David Furst; Sam Johnson; Jeff Roberts

• Federal Regulations specific to the management of prescription medications in the athletic training medical facility.

• The pitch: No more blisters
  A potion cooked up by a Dodger trainer is catching on among ballplayers and other athletes.
  By Shari Roan, Times Staff Writer

• Tissue Rubs™ Diadermals™ LipoDermals™
  Documented by Bhavesh Desai, InternPharmacist Edited by Mike Pavlovich, Pharm.D.
  Produced by Robert Nickell, Pharmacist

• True stories of violations and abuses.