Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care - Softcover

Linn, William; Wofford, Marion; O'Keefe, Mary Elizabeth; Posey, L. Michael

9780071456128: Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071456120 ISBN 13: 9780071456128

Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical, 2008

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A complete single-source guide to drug therapeutics for primary care

Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care gives you a uniquely balanced, all-inclusive look at drug therapies for all the conditions commonly seen in primary care and clinical pharmacy -- from cardiovascular to nutritional disorders.

The book's diverse authorship -- comprising both physicians and pharmacists -- ensures that content is delivered in the most complete, relevant, and impartial way possible. Ideal for use at the point of care, this handy resource is conveniently organized by disorder and utilizes a standard template for therapeutic decision-making.

FEATURES

A high-yield, systematic review of the clinical literature that informs pharmacotherapy interventions
Specific recommendations that optimize drug therapy for each disorder covered in the book
Helpful treatment algorithms to speed clinical decision-making
Evidence-based summaries that present the book's insights within the highly practical context of evidence-based medicine
Important emphasis on identifying the variables that go into initial drug therapy decisions--plus key issues related to long-term monitoring, contingency planning, and referral

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From the Publisher:

William D. Linn, PharmD, Associate Professor, Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

Marion R. Wofford, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Director of General Internal Medicine, Hypertension Division, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Mary Elizabeth O'Keefe, MD, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

L. Michael Posey, BPharm, American Pharmacists Association, Washington, DC

About the Author:

William D. Linn, PharmD, Associate Professor, Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX

Marion R. Wofford, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Director of General Internal Medicine, Hypertension Division, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Mary Elizabeth O'Keefe, MD, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

L. Michael Posey, BPharm, American Pharmacists Association, Washington, DC

L. Michael Posey, RPh, is president of Pharmacy Editorial & News Services (PENS) in Athens, Georgia, and an editor for the APhA periodicals Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Pharmacy Today, and APhA DrugInfoLine. He also assists with drug information content for APhA’s cutting-edge Web site, www.pharmacist.com. During a career spanning two decades as a pharmacy communicator, Posey has served as editor of The Consultant Pharmacist and the American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, and is an editor of the textbook Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.
Mary Elizabth O'Keefe is Attending Physician at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Marion R. Wofford, MD, PPH is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

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