Pharmacotherapy Handbook - Softcover

Wells, Barbara G.; DiPiro, Joseph T.; Schwinghammer, Terry; Hamilton, Cindy; Schwinghammer, Terry L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071364757 ISBN 13: 9780071364751

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2002

Synopsis

This companion to the new fifth edition of DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy is an excellent stand-alone reference that provides quick critical information to alphabetized disorders in an easy-to-read, easy-to-find bulleted format. With coverage of more than 85 of the most common disorders this handbook provides readers with a portable, readable guide that is integral to any clinical setting.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Access key pharmacotherapy information at a glance!
This convenient handbook is alphabetically organized by organ system and disease state. An ideal companion to the best-selling DiPiro's et al.'s Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach or an excellent stand-alone item, this handbook combines an outline format with tables, charts, and algorithms. Each disease is presented in a consistent style, including Definition, Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Desired Outcome, Treatment, and Evaluation of Therapeutic Outcomes.

FEATURES:
*Key information on more than 85 common diseases and disorders
*Outline format with tables, charts, and algorithms
*Alphabetically organized by organ system and disease state
*Bulleted format for quick reference
*Bold-face type used for drug names

With 6 Tabbed Appendices—
Allergic and Pseudoallergic Drug Reactions
Drug-induced Hematologic Disorders
Drug-induced Liver Disease
Drug-induced Pulmonary Disorders
Drug-induced Skin Disorders
Drug-induced Renal Disease

About the Author:

Barbara Wells, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP, Dean and Professor, Executive Director, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Josepth DiPiro, PharmD, FCCP, Professor and Exectutive Dean, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, and University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Terry L. Schwinghammer, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Cecily V. DiPiro, PharmD, Consultant Pharmacist, Mount Pleasant, SC

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0071364757
• ISBN 13: 9780071364751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 958