Enteral tube administration of oral chemotherapy drugs.

Objective: Patients receiving oral chemotherapies face treatment interruptions if they require placement of an enteral tube for nutrition, potentially leading to adverse outcomes in cancer treatment. Enteral tube medication administration can provide a suitable alternative. The purpose of this review is to compile available data that describe enteral tube administration of oral chemotherapy agents.

Erectile Dysfunction Medication Use in Veterans Eligible for Medicare Part D.

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) medications are therapeutically effective and associated with satisfaction. Medicare Part D included ED medications on the formulary during 2006 and inadvertently in 2007-2008.

Objective: To characterize phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE-5) medication use among veterans who were dually eligible for Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare Part D benefits.

Influence of CYP2C8*2 on the pharmacokinetics of pioglitazone in healthy African-American volunteers.

Study Objectives: To determine the influence of the Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C8*2 polymorphism on pioglitazone pharmacokinetics in healthy African-American volunteers.

Design: Prospective, open-label, single-dose pharmacokinetic study.

Setting: University of Colorado Hospital Clinical and Translational Research Center.