P. Brandon Bookstaver

An indispensable guide to the essential principles of pharmacotherapy and their application in real-world clinical practice To deliver the best possible patient-centered care, healthcare professionals must understand how to maximize the effectiveness of medications, minimize adverse reactions, and promote favorable health outcomes. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Seventh Edition provides a strong foundation of evidence-based strategies to educate learners on the process of developing, executing, monitoring, and assessing medication therapy. This comprehensive guide will help you develop a sound understanding of the fundamental principles behind pharmacotherapy for various diseases. This seventh edition reflects the latest findings in the field and includes a new chapter on health equity. The new chapter is followed by five chapters focused on special populations: pediatrics, geriatrics, palliative care, critical care, and global health and travel medicine. An additional 97 predominately disease-based chapters review epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis, nonpharmacologic therapy, and pharmacologic therapy, with emphasis on clear recommendations for medication selection, desired outcomes, dosing, and patient monitoring. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Seventh Edition features:• NEW Chapter: Improving Patient Care by Understanding Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health• Structured learning objectives presented at the beginning of each chapter• Key concepts, identified by icons, highlight the disease state, patient assessment, and treatment• Patient encounters, significantly revised from the previous edition, which facilitatedevelopment of critical thinking skills • Patient Care Process section modeling the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process• Up-to-date literature citations for each chapter• Tables, figures, algorithms, and defined medical abbreviations• Self-assessment questions and answers in the Online Learning Center• Valuable table of common laboratory tests and reference ranges

All the main concepts from the landmark Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach-distilled down to a concise, clinically focused, full-color resourcePharmacotherapy Principles & Practice uses a solid evidence-based approach to teach you how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate medication therapy. Updated with additional content and reflecting the latest findings, this sixth edition provides everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of the underlying principles of the pharmacotherapy of disease-and their practical application. All chapters were written or reviewed by pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assists, and physicians recognized by authorities in their fields. The book opens with an insightful introductory chapter and is followed by five chapters focused on specific populations: pediatrics, geriatrics, palliative care, critical care, and global health and travel medicine. The subsequent 97 disease-based chapters cover epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis, and nonpharmacologic therapy, followed by clear recommendations for medication selection, desired outcomes, dosing, and patient monitoring. Features of the Sixth Edition:Updated patient encounter cases sharpen critical-thinking skills and lend clinical relevant to scientific principlesNew chapters cover: oCritical care pharmacotherapyoGlobal health and travel medicineoSystematic lupus erythematousoNose, mouth, and throat disordersNew content on circulatory shock syndromes, trauma-related anxiety disorder, otic disorders, and antimicrobial stewardshipStructured learning objectives at the beginning of each chapterKey concepts, identified by icons, highlight the disease, patient assessment, and treatmentPatient care process section modeling the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCCP) Pharmacists' Patient Care ProcessUp-to-date literature citations for each chapterTable, figures, algorithms, and defined medical abbreviationsSelf-assessment questions and answers in the Online Learning CenterValuable table of common laboratory tests and reference ranges

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A must read for every pharmacy studentRoadmap to Postgraduate Training in Pharmacy provides the information and expertise pharmacy students need to make confident, informed decisions regarding residency programs, fellowships, and additional degrees. This career-building book includes:Contributions from experienced professionals and new practitioners A timeline for the residency application process includes consideration of programs, preparing for annual meetings, completing applications, the interview process, and forming rank lists Details institutional differences in residency training