Implementation of a collaborative drug therapy management service for inpatients receiving direct thrombin inhibitors

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1297-1303

  Cooper, Tanna ^a   Taber, David ^a   Mazur, Joseph ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Certification; Dosage; Errors, medication; Heparin; Hospitals; Medication orders; Methodology; Pharmacists, hospital; Protocols; Thrombocytopenia; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALBUTOIN; ARGATROBAN; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LEPIRUDIN; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 67650973757     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080346     Document Type: Article

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