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Dec 2000 ASHP Clinical Midyear Meeting Abstracts
Accuracy of Splitting Sertraline Tablets
Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions among 6 Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Antihypertensive Medication Compliance in a Veterans Affair Health Care System 
Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Are Atypical Antipsychotics Less Likely to Cause Tardive Dyskinesia than Typical Antipsychotics?
Assessment of Quality of Life for Veteran Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Barcode Medications Administration: Quality Management and Medication Error Evaluation Following Implementation
Case Studies Use of Clinical Pharmacy Technicians at the Phoenix VA Medical Center
Characteristics of Psychotropic Medication Usage amongst Australian Vietnam War Veterans
Clinical Outcome and Cost Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Class in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Comparison in the Reduction of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol in Patients Receiving Treatment from a Lipid Clinic Compared to a Primary Care Clinic
Comparison of Lipid Outcomes of Diabetes Patients Between Usual Medical Management and Integrated Management
Cost Analysis of the 90 day Fill System
Cost Benefits of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions in a VA Primary Care Setting
Description of Decreased Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Susceptibilities to Fluoroquinolones Associated with Increased Fluroquinolone
Development and Implementation of a Hepatitis C Clinic
Development for Criteria for use of Lansoprazole: Investigation of Once Daily Dosing in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Effect of Educational Efforts to Reduce the Use of Meperidine in  a Veterans Affairs Facility
Effect of Medical Record Checklists on Glycemic Control and Preventative Care Measures in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Effectiveness of the Department of Veteran Affairs Pharmacologic Management of Hyperlipidemia Guidelines in Achieving Defined Cardiovasular Risk Factor Endpoints in Diabetes
Evaluating Anticoagulation Management among Patients with Supratherapeutic International Normalized Ratio in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Diabetic Veteran Patient
Evaluation of Clinical Practice Outcome Measures in a Population of Diabetic Veteran Patients Followed by Clinical Pharmacists in a Primary Care Setting
Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Costs of a Step Down Therapy Program for Proton Pumps
Has There Been an Increase in Resistance to the Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in the Tampa/St. Petersburg Metropolitan Area for Pseudomonas  Aeruginosa, Staphylococcus Aureus, and Enterococcus Species
Impact of Diabetes Complications Screening Clinic on Provider Practice Patterns
Impact of a Vancomycin Surveillance Program on Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Incorporation of Important Lab Results on Prescription Renewal Forms
Initial Experience with COX-2 Inhibitor Utilization in a Veterans Long Term Care Facility 
Lansoprazole Use Evaluation in A veterans Affairs Medical Center
Medication Errors Documentation, Review and Resolution: Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Approach to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Medication Errors Report
Multicenter Comparison of Antidepressant use among Southwest Veterans Affairs Medical Center - VISN 18
Optimizing Drug Therapy in Cardiovascular Patients: Impact Of Pharmacist Managed Pharmacotherapy Clinics
Oral Anticoagulation in Veterans Hospital: Implications for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Pharmacy Doctors and Medical Doctors
Outcome Evaluation and Cost Reduction of an Amended Non-Formulary Request Form Necessitating Pharmacist Review and  Recommendation in a Veterans Affairs Primary Care Setting
Outcomes Associated with Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) Step Down Therapy
Patient Satisfaction with Internal Conversion from Amlodipine to Felodipine
Pharmacist Involvement in a VA Community Based Clinic
Pharmecists' Clinical Interventions as a Tool to Improve Patient Outcomes in the Veteran Population
Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Once Daily Vs. Conventional Dosing for Aminoglycoside Administration
Pharmacoeconomic Treatment Analysis of Erectile Dysfunction in a VA Medical Center Clinic
Proactive Clinical Pharmacy Involvement to Improve compliance with Metformin Monitoring Guidelines
Proton Pump Inhibitor Formulary Choice
Retrospective Chart Review of Metformin Use in a Veterans Affairs Setting
Role of a Clinical Pharmacist in a Hepatitis C Clinic
Strategies to Improve the Timing of Surgical Antibiotics Prophylaxis in a Veterans Affairs Facility
Telepharmacy: Moving the Profession to New Roles in Ambulatory Care Practice
Treatment of Hypercholestrolemia Among Older Diabetes Patients in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Underutilization of Cardiac Medication Therapy in Diabetic Elderly Outpatients at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Utilization of Criteria for Non-Formulary Drug Use in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Utilizing HOPE Criteria to Evaluate Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Usage in a Veterans Affairs Patient Population

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