CLINICAL REPORTS Pharmacists’ interventions
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63 Am J Health-Syst Pharm—Vol 64 Jan 1, 2007 PAMELA LADA, PHARM.D., is Clinical Emergency Medicine Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. GEORGE DELGADO, JR., PHARM.D., is Coordinator, Emergency Pharmacy Services, and Clinical Emergency Medicine Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center, Detroit, MI. Address correspondence to Dr. Lada at the Department of Pharmacy, Boston Medical Center, 88 East Newton Street, H2606, Boston, MA 02118 ([email protected]). Daniel J. Cobaugh, Pharm.D., FAACT, DABAT, is acknowledged for his critical review of this manuscript.
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