Alteplase infusion versus dwell for clearance of partially occluded central venous catheters in critically ill pediatric patients.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of alteplase infusions and alteplase local instillations (dwells) to clear partially occluded central venous catheters in critically ill children.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: PICU in a single, tertiary care, academic children's hospital.

Attitudes of matriculating first-year pharmacy students toward a mandatory, random drug-screening program.

Objective: To determine the attitudes of incoming pharmacy students toward a mandatory, random urine drug-screening program.

Methods: This was an anonymous, voluntary survey of students at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy (MSOP) using an instrument composed of 40 items. The instrument was administered during orientation week prior to the session during which the policies and procedures of MSOP's drug-screening program were to be discussed.