BACKGROUND Disease management programs (DMPs) that use multidisciplinary teams and specialized clinics reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life and functional status. Evaluations of cardiac DMPs delivered by home health nurses are required. METHODS Between August 1999 and August 2000 we identified consecutive patients admitted to hospital with elevated cardiac enzymes. Patients ...

A simple and rapid method has been developed for the quantification of Domperidone (DMP) and Ranitidine (RAN) through FT-IR in combined dosage form. The method involves the measurement of peaks of amine (-NH) at 1620 cm -1 (RAN) and carbonyl group (C=O) at 1717 cm -1 (DMP). The method was validated for pharmaceuticals in tablet form and found to be precise with high recovery levels (>99%).

TMPLi (TMP=2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide) reacts with Cu(I) salts in the presence of Et2O to give the dimers [{(TMP)2Cu(X)Li2 (OEt2)}2] (X=CN, halide). In contrast, the use of DMPLi (DMP=cis-2,6-dimethylpiperidide) gives an unprecedented structural motif; [{(DMP)2CuLi(OEt2)}2LiX] (X=halide). This formulation suggests a hitherto unexplored route to the in situ formation of Gilman-type bases that...