IMPROVING QUALITY

April 1997

We're just back from the American Pharmaceutical Assoc's annual meeting. Hot topic this year, IMPROVING QUALITY.

And related issues...medication errors and workplace problems.

Hospitals, chains, independents, etc are responding to managed care...cutting costs. It's leading to workplace problems...twelve hour days...insufficient breaks...too many Rxs...not enough help.

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IMPROVING QUALITY
Cardiology New drug for hypertension, Diovan (valsartan)
Cardiology Using Cozaar (losartan) for heart failure
Cardiology Whether digoxin really is useful for patients with heart failure
Interactions Drugs that interact with grapefruit
Dermatology Retin-A Micro, a new tretinoin gel for acne
Dermatology Proscar (finasteride) stimulating hair growth
Infectious Diseases Monurol (fosfomycin), a SINGLE dose antibiotic for bladder infections
Infectious Diseases Zagam (sparfloxacin), a new quinolone antibiotic
Infectious Diseases Sporanox (itraconazole) ORAL SOLUTION
Infectious Diseases Viracept (nelfinavir) for treating HIV in both children and adults
Osteoporosis Fosamax (alendronate) to be promoted to PREVENT osteoporosis
Osteoporosis New drug to inhibit bone loss called Skelid (SKEL-id, tiludronate)
Anticoagulants First HOME monitor for patients on warfarin (Coumadin)
Women's Health New estrogen patches will be hitting the market
Women's Health Vagistat-1 (tioconazole) ointment is now approved for OTC use
Asthma New asthma guidelines
Asthma Too many asthmatics still AREN'T using inhaled steroids
Cholesterol Cholestin, a new dietary supplement to lower cholesterol

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