Publications by authors named "Goldina Ikezuagu Erowele"
Article Synopsis
- The Harris County Hospital District in Houston operates a publicly funded pharmacy department with a focus on cost-effective medication management, utilizing a closed formulary system and a $75 million budget.
- The formulary management involves the Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee and five therapeutic subcommittees, which facilitate decision-making and ensure the safe use of medications across various specialties.
- The strategies used in this hospital system may serve as beneficial models for other pharmacy departments serving low-income populations, aiming to improve formulary management and cost-effectiveness.
Clevidipine: a new intravenous option for the management of acute hypertension.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
March 2010
Purpose: The pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, dosage and administration, and place in therapy of clevidipine are reviewed.
Summary: Clevidipine is a new lipophilic, short-acting, third-generation dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB) approved for use in the management of acute hypertension when oral agents are not feasible. It exerts its hemodynamic effects through selective arterial vasodilation without effects on the venous circulation.