CPJ · RPC Canadian Pharmacists Association
Table of Contents 2004 Vol 137, No. 8

OPINION

Editorial
The public trust and access to medication
Polly Thompson

Éditorial
La confiance publique et l'accès à la médication

Commentary
Lessons from patient deaths
Michael Tierney

PULSE - News This Month

Pharmacists and national strategy

New policy increases workload

Coast-to-Coast
HIV-1 drug resistance

NS pharmacists expand primary health care delivery

9% fee increase over three years in Nova Scotia

FEATURES

Needs assessment for enhancing drug utilization review messaging
Certina Ho, Tommy Cheung, Kris Wichman

Carpal tunnel syndrome in the pharmacy
Maureen Ashe

Computer networking to enhance pharmacist-physician communication: a pilot demonstration project in community settings
Connie Sellors, John Sellors, Mitchell Levine, David Chan, Lisa Dolovich, Michelle Howard

Oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to prevent contrast-induced nephrotoxicity: is NAC the answer?
Lori D. Wazny

DEPARTMENTS

Medications in the News
Will Koteff

Product Update
Denis Bélanger

Focus on Error Prevention
Deactivate old prescription to prevent error or duplication
Ian Stewart

Focus on Patient Care
Antidepressant use and breastfeeding
Brent Ruddock

Payer Perspectives
Trial Prescription Programs - onerous requirements are unworkable
Derek Desrosiers

Alternative Medicine
Bitter melon and glucose regulation
Mario Bédard

Journal Club
High-dose statins - balancing benefits, side effects
Susan Pierce

SPONSORED COLUMNS

Dialogue on Diabetes
Discipline and desire of an Olympic rower
Don Rusnak

Ask Your Pharmacist
How to use an MDI
Lily Lum

How to use eye drops
L. Nicky Corkum

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