Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach

by Dipiro, Joseph T.; Talbert, Robert L.; Yee, Gary C.; Matzke, Gary R.; Wells, Barbara G.

• ISBN13: 9780071478991
• ISBN10: 007147899X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

The seventh edition of the benchmark evidence-based pharmacotherapy text--now in full color!IncludesOnline Learning Center--that features 11 additional chapters, learning objectives, interactive questions, and more!A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE!4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book is, by far, one of the best in pharmacy. It is an exceptionally useful reference for both pharmacists and pharmacy students. It communicates a wealth of information that is well researched and referenced. The seventh edition is a much needed update."--Doody's Review ServiceWhen it comes to helping you develop a mastery of evidence-based medicine for optimal patient outcomes, no book can matchPharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. Like the discipline it covers, the scope of this trusted resource goes beyond drug indications and dosages to include the initial selection, proper administration, and monitoring of drugs.Pharmacotherapydelivers everything you need to know to provide safe, effective drug therapy across the full range of therapeutic categories.The book also delves into psychosocial issues that affect compliance--topics related to a patient's ability to understand and manage often-complex therapy--and lifestyle changes that may reduce the need for drug therapy or improve pharmacotherapeutic outcomes.FEATURES Key Conceptsin each chapter Critical Presentation boxesthat summarize common disease signs and symptoms Clinical Controversies boxesthat examine complicated issues you face when providing drug therapy Therapeutic recommendationsin each disease-specific chapter Evaluation of Therapeutic Outcomes Informationin each disease-specific chapter containing key monitoring guidelines NEW MATERIAL!including chapters on Pulmonary Hypertension, Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorous Homeostatis, and Multiple Myeloma NEW!Expanded evidence-based recommendations NEW!Extended coverage of the timely issue of palliative care and pain medicine

Author Biography

Joseph T. DiPiro, PharmD, FCCP, Executive Dean, South Carolina School of Pharmacy, Charleston and Columbia, SC

Robert L. Talbert, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Professor, University of Texas, Austin and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Gary C. Yee, PharmD, FCCP, Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska Medicial Center, Omaha

Gary R. Matzke, PharmD, FCP, FCCP Associate Dean for Clinical Research and Public Policy, Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Barbara G. Wells, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP, Dean, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MI

L. Michael Posey, BS Pharm, President, PENS Pharmacy Editorial and News Service, Athens, GA