American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Aug 2005
Randomized Controlled TrialHemodynamic impact of an ephedra-free multicomponent weight-loss supplement.
The effect of Metabolife Ephedra-Free on blood pressure (BP) and hemodynamics was studied. ⋯ Single doses of Metabolife Ephedra-Free did not affect BP in healthy young volunteers. SVRI did not exceed the normal range but was elevated at five hours compared with SVRI in placebo recipients.
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Aug 2005
Clinical and economic outcomes of pharmacist-managed aminoglycoside or vancomycin therapy.
The associations between pharmacist-managed aminoglycoside or vancomycin therapy for hospitalized Medicare patients who had diagnoses indicating probable treatment with these antibiotics and the major health care outcomes of death rate, length of stay, Medicare charges, hearing loss, and renal impairment were explored. ⋯ The presence of pharmacist-managed aminoglycoside or vancomycin therapy was associated with significant improvement in health care and economic outcomes for Medicare patients who received these drugs.
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Jul 2005
Medicare-approved drug discount cards and prescription drug prices.
Prescription drug prices with and without the use of Medicare-approved drug discount card programs (MADDCs) to purchase medications were studied. ⋯ MADDC prices for common prescription medications were generally lower than prices when MADDCs were not used. The highest mail-order MADDC prices were often higher than Internet non-MADDC prices.