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Impact Of Preadmission Beta-Blocker Use On Cardiac Abnormalities And In-Hospital Mortality In Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Toshimasa Okabe, Md, Anushya Jeyabalan, Md, Benjamin E. Leiby, Phd, Fred Rincon, Md, Walter K. Kraft, Md

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers

Introduction:

Various cardiac abnormalities, including dysrhythmias, left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and myocardial injury, are commonly seen after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In patients taking a beta-blocker (BB) chronically, the medication is generally discontinued after hospitalization due to the concern of compromising cerebral perfusion. We hypothesized that sudden BB discontinuation might inadvertently lead to an increased incidence of composite cardiac abnormalities and higher in-hospital mortality in patients presenting with nontraumatic SAH.

Ethanol Pharmacokinetics In Neonates And Infants, Elizabeth Marek, Pharmd., Walter K. Kraft, Md

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers

Introduction:

Ethanol has been used for years in neonatal and infant liquid medications, yet the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of ethanol in this vulnerable population have not been well characterized. The purpose of this review is to raise awareness of ethanol use as an excipient in neonatal and infant medications and to provide insight, based on the available evidence, into clearance rates of ethanol in babies. We also discuss ethanol pharmacokinetics in adults, theoretical pharmaco-kinetic changes in neonates and infants as it may apply to ethanol disposition, and case reports involving ethanol exposure in neonates and infants.

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Outcomes Of Third-Year Pharmacy Students Using Technology For Instruction In An Infectious Diseases Elective Course, Joanna Headley, Pharmd, Candidate 2015, Bhavik Shah, Pharmd, Bcps, Aahivp, Jason J. Schafer, Pharmd, Mph, Bcps, Aahivp

College of Pharmacy Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND

• The use of technology both inside and outside the classroom is integral to the facilitation of pharmacy students’ learning.¹

• Technology is allowing education to restructure classroom time for something other than simple transmission of factual information and to adopt an evidence-based approach to instructional innovation and reform.¹

• Pharmacy colleges and schools should incorporate technologies that students frequently use and that positively impact learning.²

• Limited assessment of the impact of technology on student performance is available including teaching and learning from peers.^1,2

• An infectious diseases elective course developed at the Jefferson School of Pharmacy incorporated the …

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