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Drug & Therapeutics Newsletter

Featured articles March 2009 (59 KB PDF file)

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Statin Therapeutic Interchange Policy

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Metronidazole Therapeutic Interchange Policy Deletion

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Diltiazem Long-acting Therapeutic Interchange Policy

bullet Top-up Doses
bullet Gentamicin 0.1% Cream Restrictions
bullet Ketorolac IV Restrictions

More articles & previous Issues

 Presentations

What's New

Featured presentations:

Vancomycin in 2008: 52 Years Later...Have We Figured It Out Yet?
Tim T.Y. Lau, Pharm.D., FCSHP
Mary H.H. Ensom, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCCP, FCSHP, FCAHS
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists BC Branch, Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, BC, November 21-22, 2008

FAQ's in Cardiology: Things that Make You Go Hmmm
Elaine Y. Lum, Pharm.D., BCPS
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists BC Branch, Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, BC, November 21-22, 2008

It's Just Not That into You: The No-excuses Truth to Understanding Rejection and Transplant Pharmacology
Erica D. Greanya, Pharm.D.
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists BC Branch, Clinical Symposium, Vancouver, BC, September 24, 2008

Canadian HAP/VAP Guidelines 2008: "Infiltrating" the Data and "Consolidating" the Evidence
Gabriel Loh, Pharm.D., BCPS
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists BC Branch, Clinical Symposium, Vancouver, BC, September 24, 2008

More presentations

bullet *Career Opportunities*
bullet Vancomycin Empiric Dosing Guidelines NEW!
bullet Anti-infective Comparison Card (August 2008 edition) (496 KB PDF file) NEW!
bulletDrugs & Therapeutics Newsletter (March 2009 issue)
bulletDrug Formulary Policies & Prescribing Tools updates  (July 2009)
bullet Once Daily Aminoglycoside Dosing Guidelines
bullet Pharmacy Ward Stock Master List (November 2008) (446 KB PDF file)
bulletParenteral Drug Therapy Manual (PDTM) No longer available on vhpharmsci.com website

 Presentation Handouts

Invasive Pneumococcal Pneumonia: "The Vancouver Downtown Eastside Outbreak"
Tim T.Y. Lau, Pharm.D., FCSHP
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 39th Annual Professional Practice Conference, Toronto, ON, January 26-30, 2008

Tactical Maneuvers to Evade a Brain Attack
Karen Dahri, Pharm.D., BCPS
Update 2008: The 19th Annual Pharmacy Alumni Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development Program, Vancouver, BC, February 23, 2008

Evidence-Based Medicine “The 5 Step Approach”
Richard S. Slavik, Pharm.D., FCSHP
Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Critical Care
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC

IDSA Treatment Guidelines for Candidiasis and Invasive Aspergillosis: Out with the Old and in with the New
Dawn Warkentin, Pharm.D.
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists BC Branch, Spring Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC, April 14, 2008

When "Good" Drugs Go Bad
Karen Dahri, Pharm.D., BCPS
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists BC Branch, Annual General Meeting, Vancouver, BC, November 23-24, 2007

Sliding Scale & Hypoglycaemia Protocol
Anar Dossa, B.Sc.(Pharm.), CDE
Staff Development Coordinator, and
Outpatient Diabetes and Kidney Clinic Pharmacist
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC

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