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Our Team
Editors and Authors:
Jeff Jellin, PharmD
Editor-in-Chief
Sherri Boehringer, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Editor, Vice President Content
Karen Davidson, PharmD
Senior Editor
Tammie Armeni, RPh, PharmD
Editor, Director of Continuing Education
Sandye Chabot, PharmD
Editor
Rachel Maynard, PharmD
Editor
Kimberly Palacioz, PharmD
Editor
Melissa Blair, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPS
Editor
Lori Dickerson, PharmD, FCCP
Editor
Stacy Hester, RPh, BCPS
Associate Editor
Tanveer Khan, PharmD
Associate Editor
Crystal Maric, BSc Pharm, MBA, ACPR
Associate Editor
Mark Graber, MD, MSHCE, FACEP
Associate Clinical Editor
Bethany Bryant, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Vickie Danaher, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Leslie Gingo, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Flora Harp, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Tanner Higginbotham, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Jennifer Nieman, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Brea Rowan, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
James Van, BSc Pharm
Assistant Editor
Don Weinberger, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Marlea Wellein, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Philip J. Gregory, PharmD, MS, FACN
Editor-in-Chief, Natural Medicines
Contributing Editor and Drug Information Consultant, Prescriber's Letter and Pharmacist's Letter
Meredith Worthington, PhD
Associate Editor, Natural Medicines
Marina Shkayeva, PharmD
Assistant Clinical Editor, Natural Medicines
Kelly Flanagan, BA
News Editor & Associate Content Manager, Natural Medicines
Karen Wilson, BA
Manuscript Editor
Minda Paglinawan, BA
Assistant Manuscript Editor
Jenni Mangrum, BS, CPhT
Assistant Education and Accreditation Editor
Consultants:
Jill Allen, PharmD, BCPS
Melanie Cupp, PharmD, BCPS
Katie Lacaria, BSc Pharm, ACPR
Heidi Liston, BSc Pharm, PharmD
Lu-Ann Murdoch, BSc Pharm
Annette Murray, BSc Pharm
Neeta O'Mara, PharmD, BCPS
Jennifer Pennington, RN, BSN
Editorial Advisors:
Christophe Anslinger, PA-C
Thomas A. Barringer, MD, FAHA, FNLA
Christopher Barry, PA-C, MMSc
William Bednar, MD
Larissa Bossaer, PharmD, BCPS
Robert Browne, MD, FAAFP
Stephen Brunton, MD
Holley Bush, PharmD
Peter Carek, MD, MS
Gary Choy, PharmD
Matthew Cline, MD
John Connolly, MD, FACP, FCCP
Sandra Counts, PharmD
Hikmat Fikrat, PhD
Rex Force, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Lawrence Frank, MD, FACP
Peter Garbeff, MD
Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, CGP
Charles Green, RPh
Susan Halasi, MSc Pharm
John Hambright, PharmD
Roland Hart, MD
Kyle Herbold, MD
Patricia Hatton, MD
Sydney Hendry, MD
Raissa Hill, DO
Jerry Jones, MD
Sheela Kapre, MD, FACP, FCCP
Adam Kaye, PharmD, FASCP, FCPhA
William Kehoe, PharmD, MA, FCCP, BCPS
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPh, FACP, SFHM
Stanley Leong, PharmD
Kevin Maeda, PharmD
Christine Marsh, RPh
Eric Matheson, MD, MS
Christina McLaughlin, CPhT, EMT
Kay Niegel, RPh
Mike Pastrick, RPh
Ernest Pieper, PharmD
Daren Primack, MD, FACC
Barbara Rankin, MD
Jenna Reel, PharmD, BCPS, CPP, CDE
George Rishwain, MD
Sandy Robertson, PharmD
Edward Rogan, PharmD, BCACP
Gerald Rubley, MSN, PharmD
Ruth Ruffe, PharmD
AnnieMarie Santos, MD
David Schneider, MD
Allen Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd
Jonathan Szkotak, PharmD, BCACP
Joshua Tessier, DO
Bruce Uch, PharmD
John David Williamson, MD, FAAFP
Raymond Wong, MD
William Yee, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
Kent Yep, RPh
Advisory Board:
Evan Ballard, MD
Founder, Jonesville Family Medical Center
Melvin Baron, PharmD, MPA
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Jan Basile, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Robert Bickerton, MD, FACP
Kevin Brown, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor and OBGYN Clerkship Director for Texas A&M College of Medicine
R. Keith Campbell, RPh, FAADE, FASHP, FAPhA, CDE
Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Diabetes Care/Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University College of Pharmacy
Andrea Darby-Stewart, MD
Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency, HonorHealth
Anthony A. Donato, Jr., MD, MHPE
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine, Reading Health System
Jan Drutz, MD
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC
Founder and President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.
Barry Gidal, PharmD, RPh
Professor of Pharmacy and Neurology, University of Wisconsin
Martin Grajower, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD
Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
Stuart Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, FCCP, FASHP, FAPhA
Professor and Director - Pharmacy Professional Development - University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jefferson Harman, Jr, MD, Col, USAF, MC, FS
B. Mark Hess, MD, FACP
John Holman, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Eric Jackson, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center
Peter Jacobsen, PhD, DDS
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pathology and Medicine, University of the Pacific
Paul Jensen, MD, PharmD, FAAFP
Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center
Steve Kayser, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Global Affairs, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Brian Kessler, DO, FACOFP
Vice President and Dean, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine
Edgar Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Evan L. Lipkis, MD
Mark McConnell, MD
Internal Medicine, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
Stephen L. McKernan, BSc Pharm, ND, DO, FAAFP
Sam Houston State Univ
Steven E. Nissen, MD, MACC
Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Brenden O'Hara, RPh, BCACP
Pharmacy Subject Matter Expert (SME), Ateb, Inc.
Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine, Medicine Clerkship Director, Rathmann Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Patient-Centered Clinical Education, University of Washington School of Medicine
Dan Perri, BSc Pharm, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, McMaster University
Charles Ponte, BS, PharmD, FAADE, FAPhA, FASHP, FCCP, FNAP
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine, West Virginia Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
Vice President, Primary Care and Academic Affairs, Eisenhower Medical Center
Arthur Shinn, PharmD, FASCP
Founder and President, Managed Pharmacy Consultants, LLC
Kelly Anne Spratt, DO, FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Dan Steiber, RPh
Principal, Genesis Pharma Consultants
Tom Vickery, PharmD
Former Senior VP OPTION Care
C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, FAPhA, FASHP, BCPS
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy and Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Oregon Health & Science University
Special Contributors:
May 2017 Issue
Thomas A. Barringer, MD, FAHA, FNLA
Elie F. Berbari, MD
Peter B. Lockhart, DDS
Trisha Nakasone, PharmD, BCPS AQ-ID
Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FACP
Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC
Jeff Jellin, PharmD
Editor-in-Chief
Sherri Boehringer, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Editor, Vice President Content
Karen Davidson, PharmD
Senior Editor
Tammie Armeni, RPh, PharmD
Editor, Director of Continuing Education
Sandye Chabot, PharmD
Editor
Rachel Maynard, PharmD
Editor
Kimberly Palacioz, PharmD
Editor
Melissa Blair, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPS
Editor
Lori Dickerson, PharmD, FCCP
Editor
Stacy Hester, RPh, BCPS
Associate Editor
Tanveer Khan, PharmD
Associate Editor
Crystal Maric, BSc Pharm, MBA, ACPR
Associate Editor
Mark Graber, MD, MSHCE, FACEP
Associate Clinical Editor
Bethany Bryant, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Vickie Danaher, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Leslie Gingo, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Flora Harp, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Tanner Higginbotham, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Jennifer Nieman, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Brea Rowan, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
James Van, BSc Pharm
Assistant Editor
Don Weinberger, PharmD
Assistant Editor
Marlea Wellein, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Editor
Philip J. Gregory, PharmD, MS, FACN
Editor-in-Chief, Natural Medicines
Contributing Editor and Drug Information Consultant, Prescriber's Letter and Pharmacist's Letter
Meredith Worthington, PhD
Associate Editor, Natural Medicines
Marina Shkayeva, PharmD
Assistant Clinical Editor, Natural Medicines
Kelly Flanagan, BA
News Editor & Associate Content Manager, Natural Medicines
Karen Wilson, BA
Manuscript Editor
Minda Paglinawan, BA
Assistant Manuscript Editor
Jenni Mangrum, BS, CPhT
Assistant Education and Accreditation Editor
Consultants:
Jill Allen, PharmD, BCPS
Melanie Cupp, PharmD, BCPS
Katie Lacaria, BSc Pharm, ACPR
Heidi Liston, BSc Pharm, PharmD
Lu-Ann Murdoch, BSc Pharm
Annette Murray, BSc Pharm
Neeta O'Mara, PharmD, BCPS
Jennifer Pennington, RN, BSN
Editorial Advisors:
Christophe Anslinger, PA-C
Thomas A. Barringer, MD, FAHA, FNLA
Christopher Barry, PA-C, MMSc
William Bednar, MD
Larissa Bossaer, PharmD, BCPS
Robert Browne, MD, FAAFP
Stephen Brunton, MD
Holley Bush, PharmD
Peter Carek, MD, MS
Gary Choy, PharmD
Matthew Cline, MD
John Connolly, MD, FACP, FCCP
Sandra Counts, PharmD
Hikmat Fikrat, PhD
Rex Force, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Lawrence Frank, MD, FACP
Peter Garbeff, MD
Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, CGP
Charles Green, RPh
Susan Halasi, MSc Pharm
John Hambright, PharmD
Roland Hart, MD
Kyle Herbold, MD
Patricia Hatton, MD
Sydney Hendry, MD
Raissa Hill, DO
Jerry Jones, MD
Sheela Kapre, MD, FACP, FCCP
Adam Kaye, PharmD, FASCP, FCPhA
William Kehoe, PharmD, MA, FCCP, BCPS
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPh, FACP, SFHM
Stanley Leong, PharmD
Kevin Maeda, PharmD
Christine Marsh, RPh
Eric Matheson, MD, MS
Christina McLaughlin, CPhT, EMT
Kay Niegel, RPh
Mike Pastrick, RPh
Ernest Pieper, PharmD
Daren Primack, MD, FACC
Barbara Rankin, MD
Jenna Reel, PharmD, BCPS, CPP, CDE
George Rishwain, MD
Sandy Robertson, PharmD
Edward Rogan, PharmD, BCACP
Gerald Rubley, MSN, PharmD
Ruth Ruffe, PharmD
AnnieMarie Santos, MD
David Schneider, MD
Allen Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd
Jonathan Szkotak, PharmD, BCACP
Joshua Tessier, DO
Bruce Uch, PharmD
John David Williamson, MD, FAAFP
Raymond Wong, MD
William Yee, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
Kent Yep, RPh
Advisory Board:
Evan Ballard, MD
Founder, Jonesville Family Medical Center
Melvin Baron, PharmD, MPA
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Jan Basile, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Robert Bickerton, MD, FACP
Kevin Brown, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor and OBGYN Clerkship Director for Texas A&M College of Medicine
R. Keith Campbell, RPh, FAADE, FASHP, FAPhA, CDE
Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Diabetes Care/Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University College of Pharmacy
Andrea Darby-Stewart, MD
Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency, HonorHealth
Anthony A. Donato, Jr., MD, MHPE
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine, Reading Health System
Jan Drutz, MD
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC
Founder and President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.
Barry Gidal, PharmD, RPh
Professor of Pharmacy and Neurology, University of Wisconsin
Martin Grajower, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD
Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco
Stuart Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, FCCP, FASHP, FAPhA
Professor and Director - Pharmacy Professional Development - University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jefferson Harman, Jr, MD, Col, USAF, MC, FS
B. Mark Hess, MD, FACP
John Holman, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Eric Jackson, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center
Peter Jacobsen, PhD, DDS
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pathology and Medicine, University of the Pacific
Paul Jensen, MD, PharmD, FAAFP
Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center
Steve Kayser, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Global Affairs, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Brian Kessler, DO, FACOFP
Vice President and Dean, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine
Edgar Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Evan L. Lipkis, MD
Mark McConnell, MD
Internal Medicine, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
Stephen L. McKernan, BSc Pharm, ND, DO, FAAFP
Sam Houston State Univ
Steven E. Nissen, MD, MACC
Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Brenden O'Hara, RPh, BCACP
Pharmacy Subject Matter Expert (SME), Ateb, Inc.
Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine, Medicine Clerkship Director, Rathmann Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Patient-Centered Clinical Education, University of Washington School of Medicine
Dan Perri, BSc Pharm, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, McMaster University
Charles Ponte, BS, PharmD, FAADE, FAPhA, FASHP, FCCP, FNAP
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine, West Virginia Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
Vice President, Primary Care and Academic Affairs, Eisenhower Medical Center
Arthur Shinn, PharmD, FASCP
Founder and President, Managed Pharmacy Consultants, LLC
Kelly Anne Spratt, DO, FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Dan Steiber, RPh
Principal, Genesis Pharma Consultants
Tom Vickery, PharmD
Former Senior VP OPTION Care
C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, FAPhA, FASHP, BCPS
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy and Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Oregon Health & Science University
Special Contributors:
May 2017 Issue
Thomas A. Barringer, MD, FAHA, FNLA
Elie F. Berbari, MD
Peter B. Lockhart, DDS
Trisha Nakasone, PharmD, BCPS AQ-ID
Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FACP
Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC