PHARMACOTHERAPY

Volume 24 • Number 7 • 821 -- 952


EDITORIAL
821 -- Pharmacotherapy Goes Online
Richard T. Scheife, Pharm.D., and Stephen E. Cavanaugh, B.A.

RESEARCH REPORTS
822 -- A Retrospective Analysis of the Short-Term Effects of Olanzapine and Quetiapine on Weight and Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents
Nick C. Patel, Pharm.D., Jennifer S. Kistler, Pharm.D., Elizabeth B. James, B.S., and M. Lynn Crismon, Pharm.D.

829 -- Potential Drug Interactions with the Percent Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin (%CDT) Test, a New Alcohol Biomarker
Marlon P. Mundt, M.S., Connie K. Kraus, Pharm.D., and Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H.

836 -- Unreliability of International Normalized Ratio for Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulant
Terry K. Rosborough, M.D., and Michele F. Shepherd, Pharm.D.

841 -- Adverse Effects of Atypical Antipsychotic Agents and Their Effects on Quality of Life
Beth M. Dubisar, Pharm.D., Steven C. Stoner, Pharm.D., James Reynolds, M.D., Rintu Khan, M.D., and Leonard Ramlatchman, B.S.

846 -- Potentially Inappropriate Drug Prescribing Among First-Visit Elderly Outpatients in Taiwan
Chia-Ming Chang, M.D., Pheng-Ying Yeh Liu, M.S., Yea-Huei Kao Yang, B.S., Yi-Ching Yang, M.D., M.P.H., Chun-Feng Wu, M.D., and Feng-Hwa Lu, M.D.

REVIEWS OF THERAPEUTICS
854 -- Likelihood and Mechanisms of Cross-Allergenicity Between Sulfonamide Antibiotics and Other Drugs Containing a Sulfonamide Functional Group
Carolyn C. Brackett, Pharm.D., Harleen Singh, Pharm.D., and John H. Block, Ph.D.

869 -- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Pediatric Population
Allyson S. Gaylor, Pharm.D., and Michelle E. Condren, Pharm.D.

877 -- Magnesium for the Treatment and Prevention of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias
Alexandria A. Piotrowski, Pharm.D., and James S. Kalus, Pharm.D.

MINIREVIEW
894 -- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs as a Means to Optimize Antimicrobial Use Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
Robert C. Owens, Jr., Pharm.D., Gilles L. Fraser, Pharm.D., FCCM, and Patricia Stogsdill, M.D.

PRACTICE INSIGHTS
907 -- Development and Preliminary Testing of a Patient Decision Aid to Assist Pharmaceutical Care in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Lyne Lalonde, Ph.D., Annette M. O'Connor, Ph.D., Elizabeth Drake, M.H.A., Pierrette Duguay, R.N., Ilka Lowensteyn, Ph.D., and Steven A. Grover, M.D.

CASE REPORTS
921 -- Extrapyramidal Symptoms Related to Adjunctive Nizatidine Therapy in an Adolescent Receiving Quetiapine and Paroxetine
Nadeem H. Bhanji, B.Sc.(Pharm.), M.D., and Howard C. Margolese, M.D., C.M., FRCP(C)

924 -- Severe and Resistant Hypoglycemia Associated with Concomitant Gatifloxacin and Glyburide Therapy
Michel LeBlanc, B.Sc.(Pharm.), M.Sc., Chantal Bˇlanger, B.Sc.(Pharm.), M.Sc., and Pierre Cossette, M.D., M.Sc., FRCP(C)

930 -- Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia in a Lung Transplant Recipient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Jeremy D. Flynn, Pharm.D., Wendell S. Akers, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Mikael Jones, Pharm.D., Natasa Stevkovic, Pharm.D., Thomas Waid, M.D., Timothy Mullett, M.D., and Salik Jahania, M.D.

937 -- Pamidronate Treatment for Hypercalcemia in an Infant Receiving Parenteral Nutrition
Jason J. Bryowsky, Pharm.D., Mark C. Bugnitz, M.D., and Emily B. Hak, Pharm.D., FCCP

943 -- Azithromycin and Warfarin Interaction
Sarah P. Shrader, Pharm.D., Joli D. Fermo, Pharm.D., and Amy L. Dzikowski, Pharm.D.

ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS
948 -- Transfusion Trigger: A Careless Term That Disregards Pathophysiology
Spiros G. Frangos, M.D., M.P.H.