Bonnie S Bachenheimer Author

Bonnie S. Bachenheimer, BS, PharmD , is the Drug Information Clinical Specialist at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA. She received her BS in Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin - Madison College of Pharmacy in 1991 and her Doctor of Pharmacy with high honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1999. She completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in 1992. She was a Drug Information Clinical Specialist at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center from 1992-1999. She is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor for the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Creighton University College of Pharmacy, and Butler University College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Bachenheimer is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP), and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She served as editor of ICHP's monthly newsjournal, KeePosted, from 1999-2006. She has been a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacy. She has given numerous presentations and authored articles and chapters on a variety of topics. Her interests are in the areas of drug information, formulary management, adverse drug reactions and medication safety.

Barbara Lacher BS, R.Ph.Tech., CPhT is an Assistant Director of the Pharmacy Technician Program at North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council.