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Pharmacotherapy Pearls

Pharmacotherapy Top 10 List

Written by Stephen E. Cavanaugh, B.A.

Last year, there were 267,096 views of articles on Pharmacotherapy’s online journal (at http://www.pharmacotherapy.org). Subscribers view articles for free, whereas nonsubscribers view abstracts for free but pay to view the articles. The number of times an individual article is viewed is an unofficial index of the clinical utility and importance of that article. The top 10 Pharmacotherapy articles viewed during 2008 are listed below:

Rank Title (Publication Date) (Number of Views Online) Author(s) Department
1 The Current State of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in North America: Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (February 2008) (2051) Anthony M. Nicasio, Pharm.D., Joseph L. Kuti, Pharm.D., and David P. Nicolau, Pharm.D. MR
2 Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome in Intensive Care Patients (February 2008) (1848) Stephanie Mallow Corbett, Pharm.D., Isaac D. Montoya, Ph.D., and Frederick A. Moore, M.D. MR
3 Antimicrobial Dosing Considerations in Obese Adult Patients: Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (August 2007) (1812) Majunath P. Pai, Pharm.D., and David T. Bearden, Pharm.D. SA
4 Role of Hypertonic Saline for the Management of Intracranial Hypertension After Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury (April 2008) (1304) Lisa L. Forsyth, Pharm.D., Xi Liu-DeRyke, Pharm.D., Dennis Parker, Jr., Pharm.D., and Denise H. Rhoney, Pharm.D. TR
5 Daptomycin versus Vancomycin for Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Clinical and Economic Outcomes (December 2007) (1284) Susan L. Davis, Pharm.D., Peggy S. McKinnon, Pharm.D., Levi M. Hall, Pharm.D., George Delgado, Jr., Pharm.D., Warren Rose, Pharm.D., Robert F. Wilson, Pharm.D., and Michael J. Rybak, Pharm.D. ORA
6 Optimal Dosing of Piperacillin-Tazobactam for the Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Prolonged or Continuous Infusion? (November 2007) (1245) Aryun Kim, Pharm.D., Christina A. Sutherland, B.S., Joseph L. Kuti, Pharm.D., and David P. Nicolau, Pharm.D. ORA
7 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (February 2008) (1214) Sharon See, Pharm.D., and Regina Ginzburg, Pharm.D. TR
8 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure (February 2008) (1210) Christine K. Choy, Pharm.D., Jo E. Rodgers, Pharm.D., Jean M. Nappi, Pharm.D., and Stuart T. Haines, Pharm.D. TR
9 Integrase Inhibitors: A New Treatment Option for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (January 2008) (1198) Todd Correll, Pharm.D., and Olga M. Klibanov, Pharm.D. TR
10 Smoking Cessation: An Overview of Treatment Options with a Focus on Varenicline (November 2007) (1184) Nicole M. Stack, Pharm.D. TR

MR = minireview; SA = special article; TR = review of therapeutics; ORA = original research article.