Removing barriers to insulin use.

Patients with type 2 diabetes and their physicians are often reluctant to begin insulin therapy--despite evidence of its efficacy. Here's help in overcoming this other form of "insulin resistance."

Pharmacy students provide care comparable to pharmacists in an outpatient anticoagulation setting.

Objective: To evaluate whether student participation in ambulatory clinics influenced the percentage of therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) results among patients on chronic warfarin therapy.

Methods: Medical records in outpatient anticoagulation clinics managed by pharmacists under physician protocol were reviewed retrospectively in 2 university-affiliated clinics in Amarillo and Lubbock, TX. Pharmacy student activities included patient interviews, vital sign measurements, fingersticks, counseling, and documentation.