A patient with previously well-controlled diabetes is suspected to be nonadherent with medication and diet. During the patient's last visit, the pharmacy student attempt to review education materials. However, the patient said that he forgot his reading glasses and asked if he could read through the information when he got home?
Which of the following is the best course of action for the patient at his next visit?

A patient with hepatic encephalopathy is being treated with lactulose 15 mL four times daily.
Over the next 72 hours, the patient becomes less agitated but remains disoriented. Which of the following should be the next step?

What provides the best economic justification of the addition of a clinical pharmacist to a 200- bed - community hospital?

A 28 year old patient presents to a physician and reports persistent nasal discharge and facial tenderness for the past 15 days. The patient has no known drug allergies. Which recommendation would be best for treating this acute sinusitis?

A study shows that the participants who received 6 months of a new oral anticoagulant after a venous thromboembolism were randomized to continue with the new oral anticoagulant (n =
612) or to placebo (n = 611) for 18 months. Thromboembolism recurred in 12 subjects in the new oral anticoagulant group and 71 subjects in the placebo group (hazard ratio 0.17; 95% CI, 0.09-
0.30; p < 0.001).
Which of the following statements regarding these results is correct?