PHAR 729 - Midterm I Information
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PDR
What is...? - Physician's Desk Reference - compilation of manufacturer's package inserts
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Facts and Comparisons
Written by...? - Non-manufacturer authors who compare and contrast drugs within the same class of drugs using the package inserts as references
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AHFS
Written by...? -
American Hospital Formulary Service
Non-manufacturer authors who write drug monographs and includes current recommendations and guidelines from national and professional organizations and federeal agencies regarding disease state tx guidelines. - Fahrenheit to Celcius
- C = (F-32)(5/9)
- Celcius to Fahrenheit
- F = 32 + (9/5)C
- Creatinine Clearance - CrCl
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Males:
CrCl = [(140-age)*(IBW)]/(72*SCr)
Females = (Male CrCl)*0.85 - Ideal Body Weight - IBW
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Males: 50kg + 2.3kg(Ht(in)>5ft)
Females: 45.5kg + 2.3kg(Ht(in)>5ft) - Body Surface Area - BSA (m^2)
- BSA = sqrt[(cm*kg)/3600]
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Functions of a Drug Information Specialist
Pharmacists Must Know How to:
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1. Retrieve Medical Information
2. Evaluate Medical Information
3. Communicate the information to various audiences - Functions of a Pharmacist as an Information Source
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- answer info requests
- writing patient specific consultations
- communicating information that wasn't requested, but is necessary
- developing criteria/guidelines for drug use - Information Sources Utilized by pharmacists
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- own or other's exp
- own knowledge base
- various resources -- books, journals, online
- utilizing in-depth search - Systematic Approach to Answer Drug Questions
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1. Secure demographics of requestor
2. Obtain background information
3. Determine and categorize ultimate question
4. Develop strategy and conduct search
5. Perform evaluation, analysis, and synthesis
6. Formulate and provide response
7. Conduct follow-up and documentation (important for liability) - Clinical Drug Trials
- Best information from primary resources (journals)
- Clinical Trial: Intervention Types
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Highest rated trials!
Randomized controlled trial:
- Parallel
- Crossover
- Before and After (time series) - Clinical Trials: Observational Type
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Not as strong as intervention type, but still valuable
- Cohort (strongest in class)
- Case Control
- Cross Sectional
- Case series, Case report