Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Amiodarone Monitoring Program
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Evaluation of a pharmacist-managed amiodarone monitoring program.
BACKGROUND Because of the potential for serious adverse effects, patients treated with amiodarone must be carefully screened and routinely monitored for potential liver, thyroid, and pulmonary toxicity. However, laboratory and pulmonary monitoring rates have been found to be substantially lower than recommended in guidelines, including those of the North American Society of Pacing and Electroph...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1083-4087,1944-706X
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2011.17.7.513