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OTC Focus 22 Supplements for Cardiovascular Health: Navigating Crowded Shelves Patients require guidance on the proper selection and use of nutri- tional supplements to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease, which claims more lives than all forms of cancer combined. YVETTE C. TERRIE, BSPHARM, RPH 26 OTC CASE STUDIES Self-Care for Heart Health MARY BARNA BRIDGEMAN, PHARMD, AND RUPAL PATEL MANSUKHANI, PHARMD 30 OTC Product News Rx Focus 32 Rx-to-OTC Medications: Year in Review As prescription medications show up on OTC shelves, pharmacists need to be prepared to counsel patients on them, as well as under- stand the implications these switch- es will have on health care. ANYSSA GARZA, PHARMD 44 MEDICATION SAFETY ISMP Safety Briefs MICHAEL J. GAUNT, PHARMD 46 DRUG INTERACTIONS Drug Interactions with CYP3A4: An Update JOHN R. HORN, PHARMD, FCCP, AND PHILIP D. HANSTEN, PHARMD 48 Rx PRODUCT PROFILE Prestalia MONICA HOLMBERG, PHARMD, BCPS 49 Rx Product News PHARMACIST to Pharmacist 48A Closing the Vitamin and Mineral Intake Gap: How Pharmacists Can Help According to the 2015 Pharmacy Times Survey of Pharmacists' OTC Recommendations, pharmacists provide patients with recommen- dations regarding multivitamins an estimated 1.4 million times per month. FEATURE Focus 50 Stand Up for Health: The Dangers of Sitting More than half of the average person's waking hours are spent sit- ting, which can lead to significant health issues, including heart dis- ease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and even some types of cancer. KATHLEEN KENNY, PHARMD, RPH COUNSELING Focus 52 Acute Coronary Syndrome: How to Empower Patients Patients with a new diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome often do not know much about their disease, its treatment, or the lifestyle chang- es needed to prevent recurrence. DEBRA FREIHEIT, RPH CONTENTS DECEMBER • Heart Health Pharmacy Times (ISSN 0003-0627, USPS 0808-740) is published monthly as a registered trademark of Pharmacy & Healthcare Communications, LLC, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. Periodical postage paid at Plainsboro, NJ, and additional mailing offices. Pharmacy & Healthcare Communications, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Phone: 609-716-7777. Fax: 609-716-4747. Send all subscription inquiries or requests and all address changes to: Pharmacy Times, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Include most recent mailing label and allow 6 weeks for any changes to be implemented. Subscription rates: Individual $139.00/year; retired/student pharmacists (with documentation): $69.00/year; Institution $259.00/year. Individual outside the US $399.00/year; Institution outside the US $364.00/year payable in US funds. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for receipt of first issue. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Pharmacy Times, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement Number 40813549. Canada Postmaster: Send address changes to: Pharmacy & Healthcare Communications, LLC, PO Box 456, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S8. Articles are accepted for publication with the understanding that they are contributed solely to this publication and will be of interest to pharmacists. Published articles reflect the view of the author, and not necessarily that of Pharmacy Times. Guidelines for authors are available by writing to Pharmacy Times at 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, or by calling the editor (609-716-7777). Reprints available in quantity: Contact John Burke, Pharmacy Times, jburke@mdng.com (609-716-7777). Contents may not be reproduced without permission of the publisher. Microfilm copies of articles available through University Microfilms Inter national, 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. ONLINE RESOURCE: PHARMACY TIMES.COM ® page 4 Vol. 81, No. 12 Free App ® V l N 1 2 ® Download the free Pharmacy Times December issue. For references and additional information, please go to our December issue online at PharmacyTimes.com/ publications/issue. 2 PharmacyTimes.com December 2015 n A r b o r , M I 4 8 1 0 6 . 50