OBJECTIVE: To reduce medication errors by using bar code technology.METHODS: By searching the relevant literature about the bar code technology in preventing medication errors,this article systematically introduced the concepts of bar code technology,the FDA's bar code rules and the effect of it in reducing medication errors,as well as the current use of it by providing the relative data,examples and cases.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: Bar code technology can effectively reduce the incidence of medication errors.

OBJECTIVE:To prepare triptolide-loaded sustained release microspheres and investigate its release profile in vivo and in vitro.METHODS:Triptolide-loaded sustained release microspheres were prepared by solvent evaporation method.A motionless method was used to investigate the process of release in vitro.The in vivo release process was investigated by pharmacokinetic experiment in rats.RESULTS:The microspheres were round and smooth examined by optical microscope.The size of triptolide loaded microspheres was(38.2?1.7) ?m and the encapsulation efficiency of triptolide loaded microspheres was(74.7?3.2)%.A constant in vitro release of triptolide-loaded microspheres was noted.The pharmacokinetic parameters of microspheres in vivo were as follows:Cmax was(114.7?31.90) ng?mL-1;tmax was(8.32?4.43) h;AUC was(1 774 282?1 046 152) ng?h?mL-1 and MRT was(596?165) h.In addition,the in vivo-in vitro correlation was good,r=0.955 3(P

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the situation of drug use and occurrence of side effects of drug interactions in the inpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).METHODS:54 medical charts of the inpatients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University diagnosed as having COPD from Oct.2006 to Feb.2007 were randomly collected for analyses of patients' basic information drug utilization.RESULTS:The COPD patients received more than 8 kinds of drugs simultaneously in more then 20% of their hospital days.Side effects of drug interaction occurred in 70% of them.CONCLUSION:The study shows that the drug use in the COPD inpatients is characterized by excessive drug kinds and high incidences of drug interactions,therefore,it is urgent to take further intervention measures on drug use in COPD inpatients.

OBJECTIVE:To develop a simple micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography for determination of theophylline concentration in human plasma. METHODS: The determination of plasma sample(without any pretreatment) was performed on un-coated fused-silica capillaries (at an effective length of 21 cm) in which the cathodic buffer solution (solution A) was 15 mmol?L-1 borax(pH=10) and the running buffer solution(solution B) was sodium dodecyl sufate (SDS)(200 mmol?L-1) -contained solution A. The sample was injected into capillary by pressure with separation voltage of 12 kV;the UV detection wavelength was set at 280 nm;quantitation was performed by external standard peak area method. RESULTS: The average determination time of each sample was 11 min;the linear range of theophylline was 1.25～40 ?g?mL-1 with its lowest detectable limit at 0.5 ?g?mL-1;the average methodological recovery was 90.33%(RSD=2.51%);the intra-day RSD was 2.34%～3.36% and the inter-day RSD was 2.03%～6.51%,respectively. CONCLUSION: The developed method is simple,rapid and sensitive and it is applicable for the therapeutic drug monitoring of theophylline.

OBJECTIVE:To discuss the best hospital online purchase mode.METHODS:3 modes of online purchase were compared in the way of graphic and grid illustrations by referring to relevant literature and evaluating our own experience.RESULTS:Each online purchase mode has its own special characteristics,and hospitals can make their decisions according to the information capacity of themselves and their information system suppliers.CONCLUSION:Online purchase modes are more advantageous than traditional modes,so it should be applied widely.

OBJECTIVE:To develop a HPLC-ECD method for the determination of scutellarin in human plasma.METH-ODS:The plasma sample injection was performed after protein precipitation by methanol.The mobile phase consisted of 0.083mol? L-1 sodium dihydrogen phosphate-methanol-acetonitrile-tetrahydrofuran(60:30:10:0.4),which was added dropwise with H3PO4 in a ratio of 100:106).The column temperature was under room temperature;the detection voltage was 100mV;the protection voltage was 500mV;the flow rate was 1mL? min-1 and the sample size was 20? L.RESULTS:The calib-ration curve was linear in the range of 20.0～ 400.0?g? L-1(r=0.999 9).The methodological recovery was 96.79% ～ 108.50%.Both the intra-day and inter-day RSD were less than 5%.CONCLUSION:This HPLC-ECD method is accurate,sensitive and simple,and suitable for pharmacokinetic study of scutellarin.

OBJECTIVE:To provide a pharmaceutical care model for the practice of patient-centered clinical pharmacy so as to ensure safe,effective and economical clinical medication.METHODS:The concept,desired therapeutic outcomes and the treatment method of hypertension after renal transplantation were expounded;the issue of the key points in pharmaceutical care were decided,and immunosuppressive agents and antihypertensive drugs were administered and the pharmaceutical care plan was made based on patients’ conditions.The therapeutic outcomes were evaluated;the patients were educated to elevate their compliances.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:It is feasible to provide clinical pharmacists with an effective pharmaceutical care mode and method so as to provide better services for patients,doctors and nurses.

OBJECTIVE: To develop in 6-year grade postgraduates the expert knowledge and capability in clinical pharmacy through systematic training and practice. METHODS: In the early post-graduate stage,the postgraduate students were assigned to different specific areas. Training methods such as clinical tutoring system,multi-angle training,regular training etc were taken,and a training procedure of pharmacy practice,clinical practice and joining in specialized subjects etc was set up for the students. RESUTLS: After training,the students had adapted to the routine work in hospital pharmacy,developed the knowledge and skills to provide clinical pharmaceutical care,and mastered the clinical pharmacy research methodologies to set up subjects and solve clinical problems. CONCLUSION: The training program for the 6-year grade postgraduates majored in clinical pharmacy achieved a satisfactory outcome in either practice or scientific research.

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the mode of delivering pharmaceutical care to asthmatic patients.METHODS: Individualized pharmaceutical care plan was established for asthmatic patients by taking into consideration of the advancement in asthma therapy,and the main contents of the pharmaceutical care for asthmatic patients were introduced.RESULTS & CONCLUSION: By providing pharmaceutical care to asthmatic patients,the treatment related problems are able to be identified in time,and the serious consequence can be avoided and the incidence of asthma attack can be kept under control.

OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of 1,6—diphosphate fructose(FDP)in the treatment of heart failure(HF).METHODS:Biomedical databases,including Medline,Embase,Cochrane Controlled Trials Register,CBM and CNKI were searched.Clinical trials were screened according to the inclusion criteria formulated beforehand,quality assessments and meta anylysis of included studies were carried out.RESULTS:14 randomized controlled trial were included,and all of them were carried out in China.Jadad score of the studies were all 1.None of the 14 trials carried out by follow-up domization for long-term effect evulation Meta-analysis of 14 trials showed that FDP can increase effective rate in the treatment of HF,and OR(95%CI)was 3.79(2.58,5.57).5 studies showed that FDP can increase cardic index,and WMD(95%CI)was 0.40(0.34,0.46).6 studies showed that FDP can increase ejection fraction(EF)with WMD(95%CI)8.31(5.51,11.11).4 studies showed that FDP can decrease left ventricular end systolic and diastolic diameter,and WMD was—3.25(—4.74,—1.76)and—3.75(—6.94,—0.56).No long-term effects were reported by the included studies.CONCLUSIONS:According to present evidence,FDP can increase the treatment effective rate when added to the basic treatment of HF.FDP can improve heart function and lefe ventricular construction showed by the indicators.However,the poor quality of the studies decreased the persuasion of the results.Large-scale and well-designed RCTs with enough follow-ups should be carried out to provide further evidence for the use of FDP.