Kevin T Bain

Summary

Affiliation: ExcelleRx Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Medication inappropriateness for older adults receiving hospice care: a pilot survey
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Consult Pharm 22:926-34. 2007
  2. ncbi Deficiencies in immunization education and training in pharmacy schools: a call to action
    Kevin T Bain
    Drexel University School of Public Health, USA
    Am J Pharm Educ 73:110. 2009
  3. ncbi Hospice use among patients with heart failure
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc, 1601 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Am Heart J 158:118-25. 2009
  4. ncbi Discontinuing medications: a novel approach for revising the prescribing stage of the medication-use process
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx Inc, An Omnicare Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1946-52. 2008
  5. ncbi Adverse drug reactions and current state of drug regimen review in nursing facilities: need for a change?
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, Omnicare Company, PA 19102, USA
    Consult Pharm 22:586-92. 2007
  6. ncbi Management of chronic insomnia in elderly persons
    Kevin T Bain
    excelleRx, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 4:168-92. 2006
  7. ncbi Actual and potential drug interactions associated with methadone
    Douglas J Weschules
    excelleRx, Inc, An Omnicare Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Pain Med 9:315-44. 2008
  8. ncbi A systematic review of opioid conversion ratios used with methadone for the treatment of pain
    Douglas J Weschules
    excelleRx, Inc, An Omnicare Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
    Pain Med 9:595-612. 2008
  9. ncbi Toward evidence-based prescribing at end of life: a comparative analysis of sustained-release morphine, oxycodone, and transdermal fentanyl, with pain, constipation, and caregiver interaction outcomes in hospice patients
    Douglas J Weschules
    excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Pain Med 7:320-9. 2006
  10. ncbi Toward evidence-based prescribing at end of life: a comparative review of temazepam and zolpidem for the treatment of insomnia
    Kevin T Bain
    excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am J Hosp Palliat Care 20:382-8. 2003

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Medication inappropriateness for older adults receiving hospice care: a pilot survey
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Consult Pharm 22:926-34. 2007
    ..To test the feasibility and reliability of a tool and methodology for evaluating expert clinicians' perceptions about the application of the Beers criteria in hospice...
  2. ncbi Deficiencies in immunization education and training in pharmacy schools: a call to action
    Kevin T Bain
    Drexel University School of Public Health, USA
    Am J Pharm Educ 73:110. 2009
    ..We recognize that implementation of these recommendations will require sufficient resources and that it will take time to change the curricula in colleges and schools of pharmacy...
  3. ncbi Hospice use among patients with heart failure
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc, 1601 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Am Heart J 158:118-25. 2009
    ..Hospices provide end-of-life care for heart failure (HF) patients, but hospice is underused for these patients, and its use has not been well described...
  4. ncbi Discontinuing medications: a novel approach for revising the prescribing stage of the medication-use process
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx Inc, An Omnicare Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1946-52. 2008
    ..This framework has substantial practice and research implications, especially for the clinical care of older persons, who are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of medications...
  5. ncbi Adverse drug reactions and current state of drug regimen review in nursing facilities: need for a change?
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, Omnicare Company, PA 19102, USA
    Consult Pharm 22:586-92. 2007
    ..To review the salient issue of adverse drug reactions in nursing facilities...
  6. ncbi Management of chronic insomnia in elderly persons
    Kevin T Bain
    excelleRx, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 4:168-92. 2006
    ..Chronic insomnia is common among the elderly These elderly patients are often viewed as difficult to treat, yet they are among the groups with the greatest need of treatment...
  7. ncbi Actual and potential drug interactions associated with methadone
    Douglas J Weschules
    excelleRx, Inc, An Omnicare Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Pain Med 9:315-44. 2008
    ..To identify and characterize methadone-related drug interactions, as well as factors accounting for the variability in manifesting these interactions clinically...
  8. ncbi A systematic review of opioid conversion ratios used with methadone for the treatment of pain
    Douglas J Weschules
    excelleRx, Inc, An Omnicare Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
    Pain Med 9:595-612. 2008
    ..Review and analyze the evidence base comprising methadone conversion methods and associated dosing ratios for the treatment of pain...
  9. ncbi Toward evidence-based prescribing at end of life: a comparative analysis of sustained-release morphine, oxycodone, and transdermal fentanyl, with pain, constipation, and caregiver interaction outcomes in hospice patients
    Douglas J Weschules
    excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Pain Med 7:320-9. 2006
    ..The outcomes examined include: pain score, constipation severity, and ability of the patient to communicate with caregivers...
  10. ncbi Toward evidence-based prescribing at end of life: a comparative review of temazepam and zolpidem for the treatment of insomnia
    Kevin T Bain
    excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am J Hosp Palliat Care 20:382-8. 2003
    ..After review of the primary literature and the prescribing patterns in our setting, there is currently no evidence in our patient population to support that zolpidem is superior to benzodiazepines for the treatment of insomnia...
  11. ncbi A patient-activated iontophoretic transdermal system for acute pain management with fentanyl hydrochloride: overview and applications
    Kevin T Bain
    Department of Quality Outcomes, excelleRx, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    J Opioid Manag 2:314-24. 2006
    ..The objectives of this article are to describe the method of transdermal iontophoretic medication administration and to review the literature pertaining to the fentanyl ITS...