Fostering cultural sensitivity amongst students of pharmacy through an interprofessional book club activity.

Background And Purpose: To describe a large-scale, cultural sensitivity-focused interprofessional book club activity that is required in the first-professional year of an accelerated pharmacy curriculum.

Educational Activity And Setting: An interprofessional book club activity, focusing on the need for cultural sensitivity in health care, is conducted annually for students in the acupuncture, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and sonography programs. Each year over 400 students are required to attend and are assigned to interprofessional groups to discuss guided questions pertaining to the book written by Anne Fadiman, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures.

Deoxycholic Acid (ATX-101) for Reduction of Submental Fat.

Objective: To review trials evaluating purified synthetic deoxycholic acid (DCA; ATX-101) for the reduction of submental fat (SMF).

Data Sources: A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE (1946 to week 4 of April 2016) and Evidence Based Medicine Database (1974 to 6 May, 2016). Keywords searched included deoxycholic acid, ATX-101, and submental fat.

An update in options for the treatment of pain: a review of new opioid formulations.

In the past 2 decades, there has been a significant increase in the use of opioids for the management of chronic nonmalignant pain. This increase in usage has led to concerns of misuse and abuse of opioids. Also, many of the available opioid options were previously only available as oral tablets or capsules, further limiting treatment options for health care providers.

Considerations for the use of proton-pump inhibitors in older adults.

Objective: To investigate current concerns regarding the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in older adults.

Data Sources: A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE (1948 to April week 3 2011) to identify relevant publications. Key words searched included proton-pump inhibitor, safety, adverse events, elderly, and older adults.

Treatment options for osteoarthritis: considerations for older adults.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and the leading cause of disability among older adults in the United States. Treatment options such as acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most widely used agents to manage mild-to-moderate pain. Treatment with tramadol or opioids is usually reserved for severe pain associated with OA.

Special considerations for the use of insulin in older adults.

Objective: The goal of this article is to provide guidance in prescribing insulin for older adults.

Background: The prevalence of diabetes increases with age, with almost 30% of the elderly population diagnosed with this metabolic disorder. Along with the well-documented microvascular and microvascular complications of diabetes, older adults are at increased risk of numerous other complications, such as dementia, risk of falling, frailty, and incontinence.

Osteoarthritis: a review of treatment options.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and the leading cause of disability in the United States, especially among older adults. Treatment options have primarily focused on alleviating the pain often associated with this condition. Acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are often employed for relief of mild-to moderate pain associated with OA.

The role of pramlintide for weight loss.

Objective: To evaluate the weight-loss effects of pramlintide.

Data Sources: A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE (1950-October week 4, 2009), International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970-October 2009), and Evidence Based Medicine Database (1991-2009 week 44) to identify relevant publications. Key words searched included pramlintide, weight loss, obesity, and overweight.

Role of huperzine a in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Objective: To review the role of huperzine A in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Data Sources: A literature search was conducted through MEDLINE (1950-September week 2, 2008), EMBASE (all years), Google Scholar, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, and a bibliographic review of relevant articles. Key words included huperzine, huperin, Huperzia serrata, and Alzheimer's disease.

Role of metformin for weight management in patients without type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of metformin for weight management in overweight and obese patients without type 2 diabetes.

Data Sources: Literature was obtained through MEDLINE Ovid (1950-February week 3, 2008), EMBASE (all years), and a bibliographic review of relevant articles. Key words included metformin, obesity, overweight, and weight loss.

Pharmacotherapeutic options for overweight adolescents.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of current pharmacotherapeutic options for weight loss in overweight adolescents.

Data Sources: Literature was obtained through MEDLINE Ovid (1996-April 2007) and EMBASE Drugs and Pharmacology (1991-2nd quarter 2007) searches and a bibliographic review of published articles. Key words included adolescents, overweight, obesity, anti-obesity agents, drug therapy, orlistat, sibutramine, and metformin.

The role of olanzapine in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Objective: To evaluate the role of olanzapine in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Data Sources: Literature was obtained through searches of MEDLINE (1966-December 2006), EMBASE (1980-4th Quarter 2006), and PsycINFO (1985-December 2006) and a bibliographic review of published articles. Key terms used in the searches included anorexia nervosa, antipsychotics, eating disorders, olanzapine, and Zyprexa.