Letter to the Editor Dealing with the heparin fiasco

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• Medication errors associated with Cerebyx;
• Consumer safety with creams and ointments;
• Caution regarding color-coded eye medications;
• Strength misread as total dose

• Behavioral changes of paranoia associated with atorvastatin;
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• Hemolytic-uremic syndrome associated with gemcitabine;
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• Daptomycin-induced acute renal failure and hepatic toxicity;
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• Drug-induced liver disease related to citalopram;
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• Unexpected acute hepatic injury in patients treated repeatedly with ketoconazole;
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• Acute hepatotoxicity seen with lamotrigine;
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• Anticholinergic adverse effects in elderly patients
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Cancer Chemotherapy Update Vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide (VAC) regimen J. Aubrey Waddell and Dominic A. Solimando, Jr.

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Off-Label Drug Uses Bortezomib (intrapleural): myelomatous pleural effusion Joyce Generali and Dennis J. Cada

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Protection Against the Extravasation of Anticancer Drugs by Standardization of the Management System The authors discuss the implementation of a standard management system to reduce the occurrence of extravasation of anticancer drugs, as well as to decrease skin damage caused by extravasation. Hiroyuki Watanabe, Hiroaki Ikesue, Minoru Yoshida, Naoko Yamamoto, Setsuko Sakamoto, Tomoichiro Koga, Masanori Sueyasu, Nobuaki Egashira, Ichiro Inoshima, Yoichi Nakanishi, and Ryozo Oishi

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Current FDA-Related Drug Information Danial E. Baker

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• New drugs approved by the FDA;
• Agents pending FDA approval;
• Supplemental applications filed by manufacturer;
• Significant labeling changes

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Director’s Forum Succession planning: the forgotten art Scott M. Mark

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Hospital Pharmacy Pulse Recent publications on medications and pharmacy Jacyntha Sterling

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