Factors associated with the publication of scholarly articles by pharmacists.

Purpose: Factors associated with the publication of scholarly articles by pharmacists were evaluated.

Methods: A Web-based survey was distributed to all pharmacists who published at least one scholarly article in selected pharmacy and medical journals in 2008. All scholarly works published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, and Pharmacotherapy during the study period were categorized by study design using a predetermined algorithm.

Evaluation of contraindicated drug-drug interaction alerts in a hospital setting.

Background: Risks associated with contraindicated drug-drug interaction alerts (CDDIAs) should always outweigh benefits. Misclassified CDDIAs should be eliminated.

Objective: To review CDDIAs and determine if they are contraindicated according to Food and Drug Administration-approved product labeling and if there are circumstances in which contraindicated interactions are acceptable.