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The PEC UPDATE is a newsletter published by the PEC to disseminate pertinent information on pharmacoeconomic or pharmacotherapeutic issues relevant to the Military Health System.

March 2004 PEC Update

Special Edition:
Cost Containment Tips
Table of Contents & Editor's Notes Triptans
Purchasing / Logistics Tips Thiazolidinediones (TZDs)
Statins ACE Inhibitors vs. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
Second Generation Antihistamines Calcium Channel Blockers
Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) LHRH Agonists for Prostate Cancer
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Oral Fluouroquinolones
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Putting the Tips to Work: Communicating with Providers
Bisphosphonates Ted's Soapbox: Blood Glucose Test Strips & Betaseron

Download the March 2004 PEC Update as a Microsoft Word file
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PEC Update "Back Issues"
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2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995

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2004

Volume 04-01 - (January 2004) - Welcoming the New Year (Editorial); DoD P&T Highlights, Nov 03; PEC Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmacy Benefit Conference; New Drug Watch; Quick Takes: Guidelines - PDF file

2003

Volume 03-07 - (August-September 2003) - Parting Words (Editorial); Ted's Soapbox-Pharmaceutical Contracting News: Contract guidance; Disease of the Month: Asthma; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner: Using the PDTS Data Warehouse and Business Objects Software to Monitor HEDIS Performance Measures; Quick Takes: New Guidelines - PDF file

Volume 03-06 - (June 2003) - The Root Causes of Peculiar Prescribing (Editorial); Highlights of the May 2003 Meetings of the DoD P&T Committee & Executive Council; Ted's Soapbox - Pharmaceutical Contracting News: Comments about the Triptan Contract & the Future of Blanket Purchase Agreements; Critiquing the Literature: "Trash Can" Article or "Keeper"?; New Drug Watch; Barb's Barbs: Candid Camera: Stalking the Wild Committee; PDTS Corner: Development of the DoD Data Integrity Working Group; Quick Takes: Keeping Track of Drug Trends, JNC-VII, and an Update on RxNET, a Web Forum for DoD Healthcare Professionals - PDF file

Volume 03-05 - (May 2003) - The Cost of Choice (Editorial); Highlights of the March 2003 DoD P&T Meetings; Pharmaceutical Contracting News (Ted's Soapbox): Second Generation Antihistamines and Blanket Purchase Agreements; Statin Update: Focus on the New Statin Contract; New Drug Watch; Barb's Barbs: Tastes Great; PDTS Corner: Data Integrity Examplers - PDF file

Volume 03-04 - (February 2003) - Thoughts from the TRICARE Conference, Among Other Things (Editorial); Update on DoD Procurement Initiatives for Pharmaceuticals; Barb's Barbs: Technological Evaluation of the PEC Staff; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner: Prescription Workload Trends - PDF file

Volume 03-03 - (January 2003) - Where Does All the Money Go? (Editorial); Highlights of the November 2002 Meetings of the DoD P&T Committee and Executive Council; Changes to the BCF & NMOP Formulary; Update on the Changeover to the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy (TMOP) Program; Barb's Barbs: Mumbo-Jumbo; How to Identify the Research Design of a Study; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner (PDTS - Looking Ahead While Glancing Back; PDTS Data Integrity: a 2002 Review; Business Objects Class Schedule; Top 10 Level-1 DDIs; Top 50 Drugs by Point of Service - PDF file

Volume 03-02 - (November/December 2002) - Dare to Make a Difference (Editorial); Contract Award for the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Program; The DoD Pharmacoeconomic Center: What is it, really? (Or, What I did on my November Rotation); Barb's Barbs: Drugs for Donuts: the Second Time Around; 2003 Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacy Benefit Conference Announcement; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner (PDTS Receives Honors for Enhancing Patient Safety, the CSSC at Combined Forces, Top 10 Drug-Drug Interactions) - PDF file

Volume 03-01 - (October 2002) - The Gala Premiere of RxNet: A Web Forum for DoD Health Care; Invest in RxNet: A Good Return on Time & Effort (Editorial); Barb's Barbs: Drugs for Donuts?; 2003 Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmacy Benefit Conference Announcement; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner (A Short Note About Data Integrity; Data Integrity Alerts, Top 10 Drug-Drug Interactions) - PDF file


2002

Volume 02-06 - (September 2002) - Why Evidence Based Medicine?(Editorial); Highlights of the DoD P&T Meetings; Summary of Changes to the BCF & NMOP Formulary; Barb's Barbs: Evidence Based Medicine Links; Generic Metformin; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner (What is PDTS Worth?, New PDTS Connectivity Alerts, Top 10 Drug-Drug Interactions, Top 50 Drugs for July 2002) - PDF file

Volume 02-05 - (August 2002) - Penny-Wise (Editorial); Cost-Effective Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Depression; Simvastatin Labeling Changes; Barb's Barbs: Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy & the WHI and HERS II Studies; Q&A (Notifying Prime Vendors about Usage Requirements, Recent Questions Concerning Blood Glucose Strips); Waiverable Meds in Air Crew Members; New Drug Watch; PDTS Corner (Data Integrity Effort from the Field, On Line Patient Profiling, PDTS Management Reports, Top 10 Drug-Drug Interactions) - PDF file

Volume 02-04 - (June 2002) - Playing Well with Others (Editorial); PDTS Corner - Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (Data Integrity: Drug & Provider Files, On Line Patient Profiling, Top 50 Drugs); DoD P&T Highlights & Summary of Changes to the Basic Core Formulary and National Mail Order Formulary; Barb's Barbs: Obesity Drugs; New Drug Watch; Establishing Clinically Acceptable Contracting/Formulary Strategies - PDF file

Volume 02-03 - (May 2002) - Good Things Come in Large Packages (Editorial); PDTS Corner - Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (Avoiding Drug-Drug Interactions, Data Integrity: Drugs Dispensed by the Package, Top 50 MHS Drugs); Contracting Initiatives in Therapeutic Drug Classes; Barb's Barbs: Humor in Medicine; New Drug Watch - New Drugs from Head to Toe; Editors' Letters ( Formulary solutions for DoD facilities?, What's up with non-sedating antihistamines?, Errata; Blood Glucose Test Strips & the BCF - PDF file

Volume 02-02- (April 2002) - A Matter of Perspective (Editorial); Why Pay More? Choosing a Second Generation Antihistamine; DoD P&T Highlights; Advair: Will Ease of Use Improve Compliance & Outcomes?; Barb's Barbs: Generics vs. Brand Names; Contract Compliance: DoD Mandatory Source Contracts for Generics; PDTS Corner: Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (On-line Patient Profiling in CHCS, PDTS Standard Reports, Data Integrity, Top 50 MHS Drugs) - PDF file

Volume 02-01- (March 2002) - Editors' Letters; Treating to Goal: Statin Usage in DoD; Barb's Barbs; PDTS Corner: Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (the PDTS Customer Service Support Center, Top 50 Drugs by Point of Service, Unique Utilizers, Drug Utilization Reviews, PDTS Transactions, New PDTS Report Request Form) - PDF file


2001

Volume 01-04- (July 2001) - Highlights of the June 2001 DoD P&T Executive Council
Meeting and the DoD P&T Committee Meeting; Non-Sedating Antihistamine Contract: Questions & Answers; Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service; Combination Therapy for Onychomycosis?; In the News

Volume 01-03 - (March 2001) - Highlights of the Feb 2001 DoD P&T Executive Council Meeting and the DoD P&T Committee Meeting; Contract Update; Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service; In the News

Volume 01-02 - (January 2001) - Cost-Effective Use of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), New Drugs and Biologics of 2000, Focus on 8 New Drugs, Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service, In the News: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes

Volume 01-01 - (December 2000) - DoD P&T Committee & DoD P&T Executive Council Meeting Highlights (November 2000), Goserelin vs. Leuprolide for Prostate Cancer, Update on the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service, Contract Update, In the News


Volume 00-05 - (September/October 00) - DoD P&T Committee Meeting Highlights, Contract Update, PDTS Update, In the News (2001 DoD Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmacy Benefit Conference, TRICARE Help E-mail Service), Anticipated Delay in Flu Vaccine Availability

Volume 00-04 (July 00) - The PEC Update Goes Electronic!, Highlights of the DoD P&T Committee Meetings, Summary of the DoD/VA Guideline for Asthma Management in the Primary Care Setting, Contract Update

Volume 00-03 (January 00) - The Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (PDTS) and Customer Service Support Center, Timeline for PDTS, Insulin Contract Update, Generic Contracts, New FDA Approvals - PDF file only

Volume 00-02 (December 99) - Highlights of the DoD P&T Committee Meeting, Cost Comparison of Continuous & Pulse Regimens for Onychomycosis, Contraindication for Concomitant Therapy with Cerivastatin and Gemfibrozil - PDF file only

Volume 00-01 (October 99) - Tobacco Use Cessation in the Primary Care Setting, Relative Cost-Effectiveness of Tobacco Use Cessation Pharmacotherapies, New Generic Contracts, Human Insulin Contract Awarded - PDF file only


1999

Volume 99-09 (9/22/99) - Statin and Proton Pump Inhibitor Contracts Awarded: Special Guidance, Terms and Prices, Anticipated Cost Avoidance with Statin Contract.  Highlights of the August DoD P&T Committee Meeting, Restructuring of the NMOP Formulary: Early Results, Contracting Update, Update on DoD/VA Clinical Guidelines - PDF file only

Volume 99-08  (7/28/99) - Lisinopril contract awarded, Lisinopril Q&A, Tiazac contract update, From the FDA, New Drug Watch - PDF file only

Volume 99-07  (6/18/99)  - New Drug Watch - PDF file only

Volume 99-06  (4/30/99)  - Recent Clinical Guidelines and Consensus Statements, From the FDA, DoD Formulary adoption of Tiazac, New Drug Watch - PDF file only

Volume 99-05 (3/26/99) - Generics on the Horizon, DoD P&T Committee Highlights Feb 1999, New Drug Watch, Diltiazem ER Contract Update - PDF file only

Volume 99-04 (2/26/99) - First Time Generics for 1998, Preventing RSV Infection, Clinical Practice Guideline Update, New Drug Watch, Potential Medication Errors, Cumulative Index Volume 98 - PDF file only

Volume 99-03 (1/20/99) - Low Back Guidelines, Contract Update, Contract Announcements, New Drug Watch - PDF file only

Volume 99-02 (12/15/98) - Highlights from the DoD P&T Committee Meeting, Contract Update, Contract Announcements, New Drug Watch, Clinical Practice Guideline Development - PDF file only

Volume 99-01 (11/16/98) - Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, Diltiazem XR contract terminated for cause, Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs: Focus on warfarin, Contract Update, DoD/DVA Clinical Practice Guidelines Working Group - PDF file only


Volume 98-07 (9/30/98) - Diltiazem XR contract awarded, Diltiazem XR Q&A, Contract Update, DoD/DVA Clinical Practice Guidelines - PDF file only

Volume 98-06 (8/19/98) - Improving the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy - PDF file only

Volume 98-05  (6/17/98)   - The DoD Basic Core Formulary and Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee - PDF file only

Volume 98-04
(5/8/98) - Improving the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - PDF file only

Volume 98-03
(Feb/98) - Comparison of Glipizide and Glipizide XL - PDF file only

Volume 98-02
(Nov-Dec/97) - PDF file only

Volume 98-01 (Oct 97) - PDF file only


1997 (PDF Files)

Volume 97 index (9/15/97)

Volume 97-12 (9/15/97) - Drug Safety Information, Request for Information—Hyperlipidemia Review, In the Literature: Treatment Guidelines, Studies Conducted at MTFs, Cumulative Index

Volume 97-11 (8/15/97) - In the Literature......Meta-Analysis of Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children, MTF Studies, Asthma Information Web Sites, Oral Contraceptives in the Depot, Treatment Guidelines and Consensus Statements from the Literature, Local Use of PEC Update Articles

Volume 97-10 (7/14/97) - Criteria for Omeprazole Therapy: A Multidisciplinary Approach, In the Literature......Additional Practice Guidelines, MEDSITE: A Link to CHCS, Additional Journals on the Web,

Volume 97-09 (6/16/97) - New National Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, National Formulary Development,
In the Literature......Treatment Guidelines, PEC Change of Address

Volume 97-08 (5/16/97) - Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Executive Summary, TSF Revisions—Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Review

Volume 97-07 (4/14/97) - New Bioequivalency Subcategories for Approved Drug Products, In the Literature......Clinical Guidelines, New Asthma Guidelines Under Review at PEC, Medical Journals on the World Wide Web, Tri-Service Formulary Selection for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Volume 97-06 (3/14/97) - Pharmacy Business Process Improvements—Universal Pharmacy Patient Profile, Correction: PEC Update 97-04, In the Literature......Treatment Guidelines & Consensus Statements, 1997 Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Conference, Childhood Immunization Schedule—1997, New Drug Approvals for 1996

Volume 97-05 (2/14/97) - Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Obesity Treatment

Volume 97-04 (1/13/97) - The Uniformed Services Prescription Database Project, Local Use of PEC Update Articles, 1997 Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Conference, FDA Drug Information on the Internet, Request for Information: Acid-Peptic Disease, Major Depression, & Blood Glucose Monitors/Strips, In the Literature......Treatment Guidelines, Medication Error Recommendations

Volume 97-03 (12/13/96) - IV Dilantin® Discontinuation, Sole Source Selections on the TSF, PEC Moving to New Offices, 1997 PEC Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Conference, TSF Quick Reference Guide

Volume 97-02 (11/15/96) - FDA-Approved Drugs for Unlabeled Indications, Correction: PEC Update 96-11, From the Mailbag......PEC Q & A, Home Nebulizer Cost, Peak Expiratory Flow Devices, Cromolyn inhalers and the TSF, Beclomethasone inhalers and the TSF, In the Literature.....Recent Guidelines and Consensus Statements, 1997 PEC Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Conference, Welcome to New Staff Members, PEC Bulletin Board

Volume 97-01 (10/15/96) - Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Addendum to Volume 97-01 (PDF file)


1996 (PDF Files) 

Volume 96 index (index)
Volume 96-12 (9/16/96)
Volume 96-11 (8/16/96)
Volume 96-10 (7/19/96)
Volume 96-09 (6/14/96)
Volume 96-08 (5/17/96)
Volume 96-07 (4/15/96)
Volume 96-06 (3/15/96)
Volume 96-05 (2/12/96)
Volume 96-04 (1/19/96)
Volume 96-03 (12/15/95)
Volume 96-02 (11/17/95)
Volume 96-01 (10/16/95)


8/7/06/b> (PDF Files) 

Volume 95 index (index)
Volume 95-12 (9/15/95)
Volume 95-11 (8/14/95)
Volume 95-10 (7/17/95)
Volume 95-09  (6/16/95)
Volume 95-08 (5/15/95)
Volume 95-07 (4/17/95)
Volume 95-06 (3/17/95)
Volume 95-05 (2/13/95)
Volume 95-04 (1/17/95)
Volume 95-03 (12/15/94)
Volume 95-02
(11/10/94)
Volume 95-01
(10/11/94)

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