Integrating a pharmacist into a home healthcare agency care model: impact on hospitalizations and emergency visits.

Medication regimens can be complicated during the transition from hospital to home for a variety of reasons. The primary purpose of this retrospective study was to measure the impact of integrating a pharmacist into a model of care at a Medicare-certified home healthcare agency for clients recently discharged from the hospital. The secondary purpose was to describe the medication-related problems among clients receiving services from the model of care involving a pharmacist.

The role of a pharmacist on the home care team: a collaborative model between a college of pharmacy and a visiting nurse agency.

Medication-related problems are common among home care clients who take many medications and have complex medical histories and health problems. Helping clients manage medications can be a challenge for all home care clinicians. By partnering with a college of pharmacy at a large university in the community, the agency successfully included a pharmacist as a member of their home care team.

Safety of influenza vaccinations administered in nontraditional settings.

Nontraditional settings (NTS) are increasingly utilized for adult vaccination but concerns exist about their safety. We conducted this analysis of 542,445 persons vaccinated at an NTS in Minnesota to assess the safety of influenza vaccination in NTS. A total of 112 adverse events (AEs) were reported, 95 immediate and 17 late.

Metabolic fate of glucose on 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with grape seed-derived procyanidin extract (GSPE). Comparison with the effects of insulin.

In this paper we investigate the effects of a grape seed procyanidin extract (GSPE) on the metabolic fate of glucose in adipocytes. Differentiated 3T3-L1 cells were treated with 140 mg/L GSPE or 100 nM insulin for a short period (1 h, acute treatment) or for a long period (15 h, chronic treatment). 2-Deoxy-[1-(3)H]glucose uptake and [1-(14)C]glucose incorporation into cells, glycogen, and lipid were measured.