American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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The implications of recent studies for guidelines that pertain to stress ulcer prophylaxis in the postoperative period are discussed. ⋯ The frequency of clinically important bleeding reported in recent studies is low. The majority of recently published prospective studies and meta-analyses found little significant reduction in bleeding with pharmacologic prophylaxis.
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The effects of wide temperature variations on the stability of atropine, epinephrine, and lidocaine stored under field conditions in advanced life support (ALS) paramedic units were evaluated. ⋯ Atropine, epinephrine, and lidocaine can be stored at temperatures of up to 84.1 degrees F (28.9 degrees C) for up to 45 days and tolerate temperature spikes of up to 125 degrees F (51.7 degrees C) for a cumulative time of 795 minutes (13.25 hours) without undergoing degradation.
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Mar 2004
ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: monitoring and patient education--2003.
Results of the 2003 ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings that pertain to monitoring and patient education are presented. ⋯ Notable improvements in hospital pharmacy practice have been made. The percentage of patients whose medication therapy is monitored by pharmacists has increased, and most hospitals reported that the amount of time pharmacists spent monitoring patients' medication therapy had increased. Internal and external reporting of ADEs has increased, and pharmacist vacancies have decreased from 2002. Staffing has also improved, suggesting an abatement of the critical shortage of pharmacists in the hospital setting.