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Health professionals have a new resource to help treat and prevent the crippling nausea and vomiting that can afflict both patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer and patients who have had surgery.

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Pharmacists discuss new medical treatments, trends and technological advances at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, December 6 - 10, 1998.

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Nearly one in 20 prescriptions given to the elderly during visits with physicians at hospital-affiliated outpatient departments involve a medication that experts agree should generally be avoided in the geriatric population, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.

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ASHP endorses the findings of a report on preventing medical errors released Nov. 29 by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

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Pharmacists and other health care professionals discuss the latest developments in pharmacy practice and patient care, advances in pharmaceutical therapies, and advanced technologies at the ASHP 34th Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting in Orlando, December 5-9, 1999.

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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) today proposed a comprehensive, national approach to reducing medication and other medical errors.

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A study testing 20 herbal dietary supplements containing ephedra found significant differences between the actual amount of active ingredient and the amount claimed on the label; dangerous combinations of ingredients were also found (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 5-15-00).

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News tips are given based on research expected to be presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Annual Meeting 2000 Education and Exhibits to be held June 4-7 in Philadelphia.

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Patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy with warfarin are particularly vulnerable to interactions when they also use herbal products (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 7-1-00).

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Pharmacists and other health care professionals discuss the latest developments in pharmacy practice and patient care, advances in pharmaceutical therapies, and advanced technologies at the ASHP 35th Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas.